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What happened in history on this day: October 28?
On October 28 in ...
- 1890 - Last National League-AA World Series game; Brooklyn ties Louisville three games and one tie.
- 1900 - After over five months, the Paris Olympic Games close.
- 1911 - Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks ten singles in a game.
- 1922 - First US coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game.
- 1924 - Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend.
- 1934 - Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play a penalty free NFL game.
- 1953 - Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts five passes (record).
- 1959 - Buffalo Bills enter the AFL.
- 1961 - Ground broken for Municipal (Shea) Stadium for New York Mets.
- 1962 - New York Giants' Y.A. Tittle passes for seven touchdowns versus Washington Redskins (49-34).
- 1966 - Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12.8 miles in one hour.
- 1970 - NBA Cleveland Cavaliers first home game, lose to San Diego Rockets 110-99.
- 1973 - Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game (NBA record).
- 1974 - First time two New York Islanders hat tricks in same game-MacMillian and Westfall.
- 1976 - Billy Martin named American League Manager of the Year (New York Yankees).
- 1978 - Donald Ritchie runs the fastest 100km ever, doing it in 7.2722 seconds.
- 1979 - Billy Martin is fired as New York Yankees' manager (second time), replaced by Dick Howser.
- 1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees 9-2, to capture the World Championship in six games.
- 1989 - The Oakland Athletics sweep of the San Francisco Giants winning baseball's World Series.
- 1995 - The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
- 2007 - The Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies.
- 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats San Jose Sharks by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats Minnesota Wild by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Vancouver Canucks by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Boston Bruins by score 3-0.
- 2021 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-1.
Births of sports figures on October 28
- 1910 - Birth of Marie Dollinger in Germany; dropped baton in 1936 Olympic sprint.
- 1926 - Birth of Bowie Kuhn; American baseball commissioner (1969-1984).
- 1934 - Birth of Jim Beatty; track runner (first sub-4 minute indoor mile).
- 1937 - Birth of Lenny Wilkins; NBA player, coach (Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1949 - Birth of Bruce Jenner; American decathalete (Olympic-gold-1976).
Deaths of sports figures on October 28
- 1957 - Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of San Francisco 49ers, dies while watching a game.
- 2017 - Death of Manuel Sanchís Martínez, Spanish footballer (born 1938).
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