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October 28

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Birthday

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor

Heinrich III

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, Italy & Burgundy (Salian Dynasty)

Germany History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1017 — Oct 5, 1056

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Birthday

Francis Borgia

San Francisco de Borja y Aragón

4th Duke of Gandía, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus & Saint

Spain History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1510 — Sep 30, 1572

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Birthday

Stanislaus Kostka

Stanisław Kostka

Polish Jesuit Novice & Patron Saint of Students and Youth

Poland History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1550 — Aug 15, 1568

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Birthday

David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes

Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes

Scottish Judge, Historian, Advocate & Luminary of the Scottish Enlightenment

United Kingdom History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1726 — Nov 29, 1792

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Birthday

Caroline Unger

Caroline Unger-Sabatier

Historic Austrian Contralto Singer (Premiered Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony)

Austria Music & Arts

Oct 28, 1803 — Mar 23, 1877

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Birthday

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

徳川慶喜

Statesman & Last Shogun of Japan

Japan History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1837 — Nov 21, 1913

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Birthday

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson

19th-Century Abolitionist, Women’s Rights Pioneer & Civil War Orator

United States History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1842 — Oct 22, 1932

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Birthday

Kano Jigoro

嘉納治五郎

Educator & Founder of Judo

Japan Sports & Martial Arts

Oct 28, 1860 — May 4, 1938

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Birthday

Sister Nivedita

ভগিনী নিবেদিতা

Social Worker, Author & Educational Pioneer

India / Ireland Philosophy & Social Reform

Oct 28, 1867 — Oct 13, 1911

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Birthday

Gilbert H. Grosvenor

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor

Editor & President of the National Geographic Society ("Father of Photojournalism")

United States History & Leadership

Oct 28, 1875 — Feb 4, 1966

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Birthday

Edith Head

Edith Claire Posener

Legendary Costume Designer & 8-Time Academy Award Winner

United States Cinema & Arts

Oct 28, 1897 — Oct 24, 1981

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Birthday

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester

Two-Time Academy Award-Nominated Actress (The Bride of Frankenstein & Mary Poppins)

United Kingdom Cinema & Arts

Oct 28, 1902 — Dec 26, 1986

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Birthday

Evelyn Waugh

Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh

English Satirist, Novelist, Travel Writer & Literary Master

United Kingdom Literature & Journalism

Oct 28, 1903 — Apr 10, 1966

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Birthday

Richard Doll

Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll

Eminent British Epidemiologist & Physician (Proved Link Between Smoking & Lung Cancer)

United Kingdom Science & Medicine

Oct 28, 1912 — Jul 24, 2005

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Birthday

Jonas Salk

Jonas Edward Salk

Virologist & Medical Researcher

United States Science & Medicine

Oct 28, 1914 — Jun 23, 1995

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Birthday

Garrincha

Manuel Francisco dos Santos

Legendary Brazilian Footballer & Two-Time World Cup Champion

Brazil Sports & Athletics

Oct 28, 1933 — Jan 20, 1983

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