Historical Events
- NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner & Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league
Famous Deaths
- Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter (b. 1915)
- Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71
Died in 1997 1997 Highlights
About October 28, 1997
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 26 years and 6 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Scorpio
Music Charts
#1 Song: Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John
#1 Song: Barbie Girl - Aqua
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot