Wednesday October 28, 2015: on this day

October 28, 2015 was a Wednesday and it was the 301st day of the year 2015 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 28, 2015 can also be written as 10/28/2015 in the US and as 28/10/2015 in UK and Europe.

October 28, 2015 in October 2015 calendar

Here's what happened on October 28, 2015:

• Afghanistan war (2001-present). taliban insurgents take the darqad district, in the northeast takhar province close to the border with tajikistan. six afghan soldiers are killed during the fighting. (reuters) (ap via the daily mail). secretary of state for defence, michael fallon, announced that more than 400 troops would remain in afghanistan until 2016. they will provide training for afghan troops and support nato operations in kabul.
• Taliban insurgents take the darqad district of the northeast takhar province, near the border to tajikistan. six afghan soldiers are killed during the fighting.
• Michael fallon, secretary for state for defence of the united kingdom, announced that more than 400 troops will remain in afghanistan until 2016. they will provide training for afghan troops and support nato operations in kabul.
• Boko haram insurgency. 14 civilians were killed by suspected boko haram militants in the diffa region of niger, near the nigerian border. in a bid for security, the nigerien government approved recently a law that extends the 15-day emergency in diffa by three months.
• 2015 ankara bombings. ankara's chief prosecutor says there is "strong evidence" that the ankara islamic state group, based in gaziantep near the syrian border, was behind the bombings that took place at the ankara peace rally this month, killing 102 people. there have been four other attacks on turkey since may, which mainly targeted pro-kurdish supporters.
• Ankara's chief prosecutor says there is strong evidence that the ankara islamic state group, based in gaziantep near the syrian border, was behind the bombings that claimed 102 lives at the ankara peace rally.
• 2015 hindu kush earthquake. aid workers warn that earthquake survivors are at high risk of death due to exposure as temperatures fall to freezing in afghanistan and pakistan. (time) monday's earthquake has claimed 385 lives.
• Aid workers warn earthquake survivors that they are at high risk of death due to exposure to cold temperatures in afghanistan and pakistan.
• Monday's earthquake has claimed 385 lives.
• The united states army's military jlens blimp broke free from its moorings at aberdeen proving ground, maryland and drifted more than 16,000 feet above pennsylvania. f-16 fighter jets were dispatched to track the blimp, which has since collapsed. this caused widespread power outages due to the long cable that it was dragging along the ground.
• European migration crisis: the greek coastguard claims they saved 242 migrants whose boat was damaged north of lesbos. however, at least three others drowned, including two boys.
• Miro cerar, slovenia's prime minister, says that if the eu plan to stop migrants crossing the balkans fails, slovenia will be ready to construct a fence at its border with croatia.
• When austrian chancellor werner faymann was discussing managing the flow of migrants, he spoke of "technical security" measures, but insisted that there would be no fence at the slovenian border. this is in direct contrast to johanna mikl leitner, the interior minister who had earlier spoken of plans to build a "fence at the slovenian border". austria was one of the most vocal critics of hungary's decision for a fence to be built at its serbian border.
• The government of japan has invalidated a decision made by takeshi onaga (the governor of okinawa) to stop the expansion of a u.s. military station on the island.
• According to the world health organization, tuberculosis is now the leading cause for death worldwide. this is despite the fact that the rate of tuberculosis deaths has been reduced in half over the past 25 years. researchers believe that tuberculosis can be prevented in most cases, although treatment and detection are not progressing fast enough.
• Turkish police stormed kanalturk tv and bugun and closed them down. these stations were critical of the justice and development party (akp), ahead of a general election scheduled for november 1. baris yarkadas (a lawmaker from the main-opposition republican people's party) stated that "we are witnessing police entering news organisations, delivering declarations, and taking over journalists' chairs--just as junta periods. this is called a police state."
• One student in scotland has died from injuries and another was arrested following a stabbing at cults academie.
• Dennis hastert (1999-2007) was the former speaker of the house of representatives. he pleaded guilty in a federal financial case involving hush money. the case was based on sexual misconduct allegations. the sentencing hearing will take place on february 29, 2016. this crime can result in a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. prosecutors recommend a minimum of six months imprisonment.
• 2015 ivorian presidential election: official results of sunday's presidential election show that president of ivory coast alassane pouattara was reelected.
• After the publication of the damning report on the problems with fyra's international high-speed railway service, wilma mansveld, the netherlands undersecretary for infrastructure and environment, resigned.
• The republican party in the united states house of representatives has nominated paul ryan of wisconsin as the speaker of the house. ryan will replace john boehner of ohio. on thursday, the house will hold a formal vote.
• Myanmar general election 2015: a united nations rights investigator raised concerns that myanmar's election scheduled for november 8th 2015 could not be considered fair and free because of the disqualification of dozens of candidates and the exclusion of hundreds of thousands of voters.
• An un rights investigator raised concerns that myanmar's november 8th 2015 election could not be considered fair and free because of the disqualification of dozens of candidates and the exclusion of hundreds of thousands of voters.
• Elections in nepal: by a vote of 327 votes to 214, the nepalese parliament elects bidhya devi bhandari as vice-chairperson of the communist party of nepal (unified marxist-leninist).
• By a vote of 327 votes to 214, the nepalese parliament elects its first female president, bidhya devi bhandari (communist party of nepal) vice-chairperson.
• Cassini passes close to saturn's sixth-largest moon enceladus. it is approximately 49 km (30 miles) away from the surface. the plume transit was the longest to date. within 48 hours, photographs and other data will be available from the mission.
• An article published in nature reports high levels of molecular oxygen found by the rosetta space probe on comet 67p/churyumov-gerasimenko. this discovery could have implications on theories about the origin of our solar system.

October 28, 2015: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 28, 2015:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $81.31
• Apple AAPL: opens at $116.93
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $53.54
• General Electric GE: opens at $29.33
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $137.92

Exchange Rates on October 28, 2015:

• 1 USD = 0.9146 EUR
• 1 USD = 121.085 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.6548 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.4076 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3191 CAD

October 28, 2015: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

• Atalanta - Lazio : 2 - 1
• Frosinone - Carpi : 2 - 1
• Milan - Chievo : 1 - 0
• Napoli - Palermo : 2 - 0
• Roma - Udinese : 3 - 1

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Club Brugge - Oud-Heverlee Leuven : 2 - 0
• Standard - Mechelen : 2 - 1
• Waasland-Beveren - Charleroi : 0 - 1
• Waregem - St Truiden : 4 - 0

Futbol Ligi 1 - Football (Turkey)

• Bursaspor - Sivasspor : 1 - 0
• Kayserispor - Rizespor : 0 - 0
• Trabzonspor - Gaziantepspor : 2 - 2

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

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October 28, 2015: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 28, 2015 is Goat and the associated element is Wood.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 28, 2015 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 28, 2015 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, 2015 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 93% full, rising at 07:12 pm and setting at 09:36 am.

The previous full moon was on Oct 27, 2015 while the next full moon would come on Nov 25, 2015.

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Your place in the Universe on October 28, 2015

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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 8 years 5 months old,

or 101 months and 23 days old,

or 442 weeks and 3 days old,

or 3097 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 28, 2015?

There are 191 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, 2015?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on October 28, 2015.

Famous people died on October 28, 2015:

• Ian Murdoch

  Founder of the Debian project.

• Jorge Scarso
• Nicolás Fuentes

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, 2015:

• 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, 2015:

• Saint Godwin

October 28, 2015: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 28, 2015 was The Hills by The Weeknd, according to the music chart for the week October 26th and November 1st.

October 28, 2015: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on October 28, 2015 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week October 26th and November 1st. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. The Weeknd - The Hills
2. Drake - Hotline Bling
3. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
4. Fetty Wap Featuring Remy Boyz - 679
5. Shawn Mendes - Stitches

October 28, 2015: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 28, 2015 was The Hills by The Weeknd, according to the R&B music chart for the week October 26th and November 1st.

October 28, 2015: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on October 28, 2015 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week October 26th and November 1st. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. The Weeknd - The Hills
2. Drake - Hotline Bling
3. Fetty Wap Featuring Remy Boyz - 679
4. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
5. Silento - Watch Me

October 28, 2015: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on October 28, 2015 was Ginza by J Balvin, according to the Latin music chart for the week October 26th and November 1st.

October 28, 2015: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on October 28, 2015 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week October 26th and November 1st. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. J Balvin - Ginza
2. Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias - El Perdon
3. Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente
4. Farruko Featuring Shaggy & Nicky Jam - Sunset
5. Gente de Zona Featuring Marc Anthony - La Gozadera