28 October

Western Front

 * Battle of the Yser: Germans retake Lombartzyde.
 * Neuve Chapelle retaken by the British.

Eastern Front

 * Poland: Russians recover Lodz.
 * Galicia: Austrians defeated at Sambor.

Naval and Overseas Operations

 * SMS Emden appears at Penang and destroys Russian cruiser Zhemchug.

Political

 * Great Britain: Resignation of Prince Louis of Battenberg from office of First Sea Lord.
 * Trial of Archduke's murderers at Sarajevo.