Friday October 28, 2011: on this day

October 28, 2011 was a Friday and it was the 301st day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 28, 2011 can also be written as 10/28/2011 in the US and as 28/10/2011 in UK and Europe.

October 28, 2011 in October 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on October 28, 2011:

• Two people were injured when a wahhabi islamist, equipped with hand grenades, opened fire on the united states embassy in sarajevo.
• After six years of renovations, the bolshoi theater in moscow is now open.
• Marzieh vafamehr, an iranian actress, is freed from prison after her sentence for acting as a villain in the film "my tehran for sale" was reduced.
• According to john riccitiello, electronic arts ceo, 10 million copies have been shipped of battlefield 3 since october 25, according electronic arts ceo john riccitiello.
• The united states celebrates the 125th anniversary of the dedication of new york city's statue of liberty.
• Samsung, a south korean manufacturer of smartphones, surpasses apple to become the largest smartphone maker in the world.
• At a depth 35 km, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck 51 kilometers south-west from the city of ica, peru. there are no reports of casualties. news.com.au
• The commonwealth of nations' heads of government meet in perth, western australia.
• Leaders from 16 countries that have the british monarch as their head agree to amend succession laws so that the sons and daughters the monarch have equal succession rights, and can marry a roman catholic.
• Due to start in zagreb on september 1, the trial of ivo sanader, former prime minister of croatia, has been postponed due to health reasons.
• Vincent tabak, a dutch engineer, is convicted in the murder of joanna yeates, a british landscape artist. he is sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Protests against occupy london
• After being closed for a week, st paul's cathedral is now open to the public. it was shut down by occupy london protestors who had established camp in its churchyard.
• Nine thai soldiers are being held on suspicion of murdering 13 chinese sailors in an area of the mekong river that borders thailand, laos, and myanmar.
• Elections in ireland
• Michael d. higgins is elected president of ireland. (the telegraph),
• The count begins also in the dublin west byelection 2011, 2011 to elect a replacement of the late fianna fail teachta dala, td, and former minister for finance brian lenihan jnr.
• The obama administration orders an independent review of department of energy ampquotclean-energyampquot loans following the bankruptcy of solar energy company solyndra.
• Nasa launches the npoess preparatory project satellite (npp), which will send back data about weather and climate conditions.
• After failing to resolve the 2011 nba lockout, the north american national basketball association has cancelled all basketball games up to november 30, 2011.
• The st. louis cardinals won the 2011 world series by defeating the texas rangers, 6-2, in game 7.
• Protesters representing occupy perth and the chogm network gather at a central perth protest.
• Occupy london protests :: st paul's cathedral opens to the public after being closed for a week due to occupy london protesters setting up camp in its churchyard. (bbc). the city of london corporation plans to take legal action against the protestors from st paul's.
• The city of london corporation announced plans to initiate legal action against the protesters at st paul's.
• Premiere of puss in boots: the movie
• From the creators of kung fu panda, how to train your dragon
• Shrek 2 (2004) and shrek the third (2006) are two spin-offs. shrek forever after is the third.
• After only 18 votes, ruth coppinger of the socialist party and david mcguinness of fianna fail were separated in dublin west's by-election. a complete recount was ordered.

October 28, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 28, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.99
• Apple AAPL: opens at $403.00
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.14
• General Electric GE: opens at $17.18
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $185.57

Exchange Rates on October 28, 2011:

• 1 USD = 75.81 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9917 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.8627 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.358 CNY
• 1 EUR = 107.23 JPY

October 28, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Freiburg - Leverkusen : 0 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Bochum - Aachen : 1 - 0
• Hansa Rostock - Cottbus : 1 - 1
• Union Berlin - St Pauli : 0 - 2

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Bastia - Arles : 3 - 0
• Chateauroux - Monaco : 2 - 1
• Clermont - Troyes : 1 - 1
• Guingamp - Angers : 1 - 0
• Istres - Le Havre : 1 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Ascoli - Modena : 0 - 1
• Bari - Pescara : 0 - 2

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 28th is Scorpio.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 28, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 28, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 28, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 28, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 28, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 14% full, rising at 09:35 am and setting at 08:17 pm.

The previous full moon was on Oct 12, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Nov 10, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on October 28, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on October 28th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on October 28th:

• Julia Roberts

  American actress.

• Joaquin Phoenix

  Joaquin phoenix is a highly acclaimed actor known for his roles in films such as 'gladiator', 'walk the line', and 'joker'.

• Frank Ocean

  Frank ocean is a grammy-winning singer-songwriter known for his soulful r&b music and for being one of the first major artists to come out...

• Eros Ramazzotti

  Italian guitarist and singer-songwriter.

• Dennis Franz

  Dennis Franz is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Andy Sipowicz on the television series NYPD Blue.

• Troian Bellisario

  American singer and actress, best known for her role as spencer hastings on abc family's pretty little liars.

• Lauren Holly

  Bristol, pennsylvania -- actress (picket fences).

• Daphne Zuniga

  San francisco, california -- actress.

• Evelyn Waugh

  British novelist, best known for his book "decline and fall", published in september 1928.

• Annie Potts

  American actress with supporting and light leading roles.

See more famous people and celebrities born on October 28th

You are 12 years 5 months old,

or 149 months and 20 days old,

or 650 weeks and 5 days old,

or 4555 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 28, 2011?

There are 195 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday October 28th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 28, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 28, 2011.

Famous people died on October 28, 2011:

• Tom Addington

  English soldier (b. 1919).

• Yoland Lévèque
• Jiří Gruša
• Willy De Clercq
• Juan María Bandrés
• Len Killeen

What famous deaths happened on October 28th?

Famous deaths on October 28th:

• Matthew Perry

  Canadian-American actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends.

• James MacArthur

  American actor (born 1937).

• Morey Amsterdam

  American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996).

• Alice Brady

  Actress (my man godfrey gay divorcee), died at 46.

• Constance Dowling

  Actress (blind spot) dies at 49 from cardiac arrest.

• Gerard Kelly

  Scottish actor (born 1959).

• Jimmy Makulis

  Greek-german singer (d. 2007).

• Cicilia Chiang

  Renowned Chinese-American restaurateur and cookbook author.

• Savita

  Indian dentist who died tragically in Ireland due to complications from a septic miscarriage, sparking debates on abortion laws.

• Kathleen Booth

  Pioneering computer scientist known for her work on compilers and programming languages.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on October 28th

Holidays on October 28, 2011:

• St. Anastasia II
• St. Remigius
• Greece - Oxi (No) Day
• Czechoslovakia - gains its independence from Austria-Hungary (1918); Holiday in the Czech Republic, Remembrance Day in Slovakia.
• Also see October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• St. Salvius
• St. Abraham
• R.C. Saints - October 28th is the feast day of the following Roman Catholic Saints: Saint Jude (a.k.a Saint Thaddaeus or "of James")
• St. Eadsin
• St. Simon the Zealot (erroneously a.k.a. "the Canaanite")

Saints celebrated on October 28, 2011:

• Saint Godwin

October 28, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 28, 2011 was Someone Like You by Adele, according to the music chart for the week October 24th and October 30th.

October 28, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on October 28, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week October 24th and October 30th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Adele - Someone Like You
2. Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
3. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
4. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
5. Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts

October 28, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 28, 2011 was She Will by Lil Wayne Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week October 24th and October 30th.

October 28, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on October 28, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week October 24th and October 30th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Lil Wayne Featuring Drake - She Will
2. Drake - Headlines
3. Jay Z Kanye West - Ni**as in Paris
4. Wale Featuring Jeremih & Rick Ross - That Way
5. Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash - Marvin & Chardonnay

October 28, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on October 28, 2011 was Promise by Romeo Santos Featuring Usher, according to the Latin music chart for the week October 24th and October 30th.

October 28, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on October 28, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week October 24th and October 30th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Romeo Santos Featuring Usher - Promise
2. Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
3. Don Omar - Taboo
4. Ricardo Arjona - El Amor
5. Pitbull Featuring Marc Anthony - Rain Over Me