Historical Events
Sports History
Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost pct .636) returns to New York, replacing Billy Martin
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Aki Hakala, Finnish rock drummer (The Rasmus), born in Espoo, Finland
- Jawed Karim, Bangladeshi-German-American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur (co-founder of YouTube), born in Merseburg, East Germany
- Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
About October 28, 1979
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 44 years and 6 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Scorpio
Music Charts
#1 Song: Pop Muzik - M
#1 Song: One Day At A Time - Lena Martell
