Historical Events
- Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee
- Second Battle at Fair Oaks, Virginia, ends with 1554 casualties
- Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri
Famous Birthdays
- Adolfo Camarillo, American prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher, born in Ventura, California (d. 1958)
- Dmitry Ivanovsky, Russian botanist who discovered the organisms that came to be known as viruses, born in Gdov, Russia (d. 1920)
About October 28, 1864
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 159 years, 6 months and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Scorpio
