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 363rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 3 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 15, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 482,040 hours 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 ‘trihectahexacontatrigon’ day.
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 32 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 4,390 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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December 28 Historical Events
- 1795 –Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto, Ontario).
- 1846 –Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
- 1867 –United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
- 1879 –The Tay Bridge Disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
- 1895 –The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines, marking the debut of the cinema.
- 1918 –Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
- 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.
- 1948 –The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
- 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.
Who were born on December 28?
- 1866 –Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian and diplomat (d. 1935)
- 1914 –Bernard Youens, English actor (d. 1984)
- 1946 –Tim Johnson, American politician, senior senator from South Dakota
- 1962 –Rachel Z, American pianist
- 1965 –Allar Levandi, Estonian Nordic combined skier
- 1972 –Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
- 1973 –Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress
- 1977 –Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player
- 1979 –Senna Guemmour, German Singer (Monrose)
- 1985 –Taryn Terrell, American wrestler/model
Who died on December 28?
- 1367 –Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)
- 1663 –Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
- 1918 –Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (b. 1865)
- 1924 –Léon Bakst, Russian artist (b. 1866)
- 1967 –Katharine McCormick, American women’s rights activist (b. 1875)
- 1983 –Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. 1944)
- 1984 –Sam Peckinpah, American film director (b. 1925)
- 1992 –Sal Maglie, American baseball player (b. 1917)
- 1994 –Jean-Louis Lévesque, French Canadian entrepreneur (b. 1911)
- 2007 –Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran national basketball team player (b. 1982)
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