What Happened on October 28, 1996

• Apple Records releases The Beatles "Anthology 3" (double CD/triple LP)", the last of 3-part series of rare recordings and outtakes by the Beatles; set covers the years 1968-70; album tops Billboard charts in US and peaks at no. 4 in UK
• Goa upset Karnataka to win their 1st Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever

• Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress (1408, Water Pills), born in Tarzana, California
• Naelee Rae, American actress

• (Moritz) "Morey" Amsterdam, American comedian, cellist, and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Buddy"), dies at 87
• Jack Tinker, British drama critic, dies at 58
• William Downie Forrest, Scottish foreign correspondent (Spanish Civil War, WWII), dies at 94 [1]

Holidays: Labour Day (New Zealand), October Bank Holiday (Ireland)

• #1 Song: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
• #1 Song: Say You'll Be There - Spice Girls