October 28

Events

 * 1922 - 1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game

Births

 * 1892 – Dink Johnson, American musician (d. 1954)
 * 1896 – Howard Hanson, American composer (d. 1981)
 * 1922 – Gershon Kingsley, German composer
 * 1927 – Dame Cleo Laine, British singer
 * 1928 – Iry LeJeune, Cajun musician (d. 1955)
 * 1936 – Charlie Daniels, American musician
 * 1936 – Carl Davis, American-born musical conductor and composer
 * 1941 – Hank Marvin, English guitarist
 * 1941 – Curtis Lee, American singer
 * 1943 – Conny Froboess, German singer
 * 1945 – Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (d. 2006)
 * 1948 – Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
 * 1956 – Dave Wyndorf, American singer (Monster Magnet)
 * 1957 – Stephen Morris, British musician (Joy Division and New Order)
 * 1958 – William Reid, Scottish musician (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
 * 1963 – Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer
 * 1969 – Ben Harper, American musician
 * 1976 – Karl Tremblay, Canadian singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)
 * 1978 – Justin Guarini, American singer

Deaths

 * 1639 – Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)
 * 1755 – Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (b. 1689)
 * 1914 – Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer, music critic and teacher (b. 1850)
 * 1965 – Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (b. 1913)
 * 1970 – Baby Huey, American soul singer (b. 1944)
 * 1975 – Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (b. 1932)
 * 2000 – Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (b. 1912)
 * 2006 – Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (b. 1920)
 * 2007 – Jimmy Makulis, Greek singer (b. 1935)
 * 2007 – Porter Wagoner, American country singer (b. 1927)