| October 28th, 1971Britain launches its first (and as of 2007, only) satellite, Prospero, into low Earth orbit atop a Black Arrow carrier rocket. event on October 28, 1971.  Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
 Events around October 28, 1971
| October 29th, 1971 | Birth | Daniel J. Bernstein, American professor |  |