births
October 28, 1927
Cleo Laine, English singer and actress (died 2025)
Cleo Laine
Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth was an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She was the wife of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec and singer Jacqui Dankworth. Laine had popular success with singles such as "You'll Answer To Me" and appeared in a range of musical theatre productions. She received a number of awards and honours including appointment as an OBE in 1979, and a Grammy in 1986; she became a dame in 1997.
October 28
October 28 is the 301st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 64 days remain until the end of the year.