Tukuk-OS📅 December 28
22 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on December 28? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2018 — Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults.
- 2014 — The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, killing an estimated 28 people.
- 2014 — Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea after the pilots mishandled a non-critical error in the cockpit, which resulted in all 162 people on board being killed in the crash.
- 2011 — Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgencyKurdsGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
- 2009 — A suicide bomber attacked a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, causing 43 deaths.
- 2009 — Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
- 2006 — Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.
War in Somalia (2006–2009)Transitional Federal Parliament of SomaliaFall of Mogadishu
- 1991 — An unidentified body, later identified as Vivianne Ruiz, was found in garbage bags.
- 1967 — American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1964 — Vietnam War: Viet Cong regiments penetrated the eastern perimeters of the village of Bình Giã, beginning the Battle of Binh Gia.
- 1943 — World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona (pictured).
- 1925 — The Tokyo Grand Sumo Association became the All Japan Sumo Association at the instigation of Prince-Regent Hirohito, laying the foundations for the world's sole professional sumo association.
- 1918 — At the general election in Ireland, Constance Markievicz was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the first female member of Parliament, although she never took her seat.
1918 United Kingdom general election in IrelandConstance MarkieviczHouse of Commons of the United Kingdom
- 1916 — Up to 1,000 lumber workers initiated a labor strike against the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company in Minnesota, United States, which lasted over a month.
- 1908 — An earthquake registering 7.1 Mw struck near Messina, which, along with the subsequent tsunami, killed at least 75,000 people in southern Italy.
- 1907 — The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua Range on New Zealand's North Island.
- 1862 — American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit in the Van Buren raid, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.
American Civil WarUnion (American Civil War)Confederate States of America
- 1767 — Taksin the Great was crowned king of the newly established Thonburi Kingdom at the new capital of Thonburi in present-day Thailand.
- 1612 — Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet Neptune (pictured), although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
- 1065 — Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated.
Westminster AbbeyEdward the ConfessorRomanesque architecture
- 893 — An earthquake destroyed the city of Dvin, Armenia, resulting in about 30,000 casualties.
- 484 — Alaric II (depicted) succeeded his father Euric as King of the Visigoths.
Births
- 2002 — Tom Cannon, British-Irish footballer
- 2001 — Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress
- 1999 — Iqbaal Ramadhan, Indonesian actor and singer
- 1996 — Tanguy Ndombele, French footballer
- 1995 — Dylan Cease, American baseball player
- 1995 — Mauricio Lemos, Uruguayan footballer
- 1995 — Nahitan Nández, Uruguayan footballer
- 1994 — Adam Peaty, English swimmer
- 1992 — Tomáš Jurčo, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1990 — Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner
- 1990 — Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer
- 1990 — David Archuleta, American singer
Deaths
- 2025 — Brigitte Bardot, French actress, singer and activist (born 1934)
- 2024 — Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO (born 1926)
- 2023 — Vijayakanth, Indian actor and politician (born 1952)
- 2022 — Philomena Franz, German Romani author (born 1922)
- 2021 — Grichka Bogdanoff, French television presenter and scientific essayist (born 1949)
- 2021 — John Madden, American football Hall of Fame coach and commentator (born 1936)
- 2021 — Harry Reid, American lawyer, politician, and former Senate majority leader (born 1939)
- 2017 — Rose Marie, American actress and comedienne (born 1923)
- 2016 — Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)
- 2016 — Jean-Christophe Victor, French political scientist (born 1947)
- 2015 — John Bradbury, English drummer and songwriter (born 1953)
- 2015 — Eloy Inos, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 8th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (born 1949)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Abel (Coptic Church)
- Christian feast day: Caterina Volpicelli
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Holy Innocents or Childermas; in Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated with pranks (inocentadas), similar to April Fools' Day (Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran Church), and its related observances: Els Enfarinats (Ibi, Spain)
- Christian feast day: Simon the Athonite
- Christian feast day: December 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- King Taksin Memorial Day (Thailand)
- Proclamation Day (South Australia), celebration started on the day following Christmas (South Australia)
- Republic Day (South Sudan)
- The fourth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
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