Daily Calendar – October 28

The 301st day of the year; 64 days remain until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Commemoration of the Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica (889); the Venerable Martyr Lucian, a priest from Antioch (312); the Martyrs Sarbelius and Bebea (2nd century); and Saint Sabianus, Bishop of Catania (760).

Born:

1720 – Anton I (born Teimuraz Bagrationi), Catholicos of Georgia, writer, and scholar. Died in 1788.

1848 – David Sarajishvili, entrepreneur, founder of the Georgian cognac industry, and philanthropist. Died in 1911.

1880 – Grigol Robakidze, prominent writer. Died in 1962.

1904 – Hertsel Baazov, writer. Died in 1938.

1914 – Jonas Salk, American physician, creator of the polio vaccine.

1923 – Marcello Mastroianni, Italian film actor. 1947 – Naira Gelashvili, Georgian writer, translator, and publicist.

1967 – Julia Roberts, American film actress.

Deaths:

1899 – Ottmar Mergenthaler, an American inventor of German origin, creator of the Linotype—a machine for casting lines of type.

2023 – Tengiz Archvadze, Georgian actor (b. 1932).

Events:

1492 – Christopher Columbus's expedition discovered the island of Cuba.

1636 – Harvard University was founded.

1919 – The U.S. Congress enacted the "dry law" (Prohibition).

1943 – By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the following groups were deported to the Far East: Kalmyks (140,000), Tatars (200,000), Chechens (400,000), Ingush (100,000), Karachays (80,000), and Balkars (40,000).

1965 – Pope Paul VI absolved the Jewish people of collective blame for the crucifixion of Christ. 1990 – Multiparty parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. The "Round Table – Free Georgia" bloc won.

1995 – A fire occurred in the Baku Metro, resulting in 286 deaths.

2001 – The 10th International Conference on the fight against AIDS opened.

Notable days:

Czech Republic — Independence Day.

Greece — National Holiday.