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Events to remember on october 28

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Published: 28 Oct 2018 › Updated: 28 Oct 2018Events to remember on october 28

Events to remember on october 28

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Feast day of Jude the Apostle (Western Christianity)

1707 – The Hōei earthquake ruptured all of the segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously – the only earthquake known to have done this.

1886 – In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France, to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.

1940 – World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.

1995 – A fire in the Baku Metro, Azerbaijan, killed at least 286 passengers and injured 270 more in the world's deadliest subway disaster.

2007 – In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected President of Argentina.

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