Historical Events
- Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beats LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 5 at Dodger Stadium to win 9th title in franchise history; MVP: Boston utility Steve Pearce
F1 World Champion
British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 4th in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez to clinch his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
- Michael D. Higgins is re-elected Irish president
- Political crisis in Sri Lanka after President Sirisena sacks Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe and the cabinet, suspends parliament for two weeks with one man killed in protests
- Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina registers biggest win of her career when she rallies for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over American Sloane Stephens in a classic WTA Finals title decider in Singapore
Famous Deaths
- Richard James Gill, Australian conductor and music educator, dies from cancer at 76
Died in 2018 2018 Highlights
About October 28, 2018
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 6 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio