What are the important events that happened on December 28? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 28: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 3 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 15, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,766,880,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectahexacontadigon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 51 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,755 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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December 28 Historical Events
- 1612 –Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
- 1832 –John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
- 1836 –South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
- 1836 –Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.
- 1935 –Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
- 1943 –World War II – After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
- 1973 –The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
- 1989 –A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
- 2008 –War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
- 2010 –Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.
Who were born on December 28?
- 1655 –Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)
- 1842 –Calixa Lavallée, French-Canadian composer (O Canada) (d. 1891)
- 1856 –Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, Nobel laureate, and 34th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1924)
- 1866 –Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian and diplomat (d. 1935)
- 1903 –Earl Hines, American musician (d. 1983)
- 1932 –Harry Howell, Canadian hockey player
- 1936 –Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (d. 1979)
- 1943 –David Peterson, Canadian politician
- 1961 –Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and football coach
- 1975 –B.J. Ryan, American baseball player
Who died on December 28?
- 1446 –Antipope Clement VIII
- 1694 –Queen Mary II of England (b. 1662), of the joint monarchy William and Mary
- 1734 –Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. 1671)
- 1900 –Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846)
- 1918 –Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (b. 1865)
- 1919 –Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (b. 1854)
- 1976 –Freddie King, American musician (b. 1934)
- 2001 –Samuel A. Goldblith, American food scientist (b. 1919)
- 2004 –Jerry Orbach, American actor (b. 1935)
- 2010 –Billy Taylor, American musician (b. 1921)
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