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This day in history: 28 December

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345 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 28 December.
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2025: Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Abel (Coptic Church)

Christian feast day: Caterina Volpicelli

Christian feast day: December 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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), a

Christian feast day: Simon the Athonite

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)

Events

2025Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.

2019A truck bomb is detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 85 people and injuring over 140 more. The militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.

2014Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard.

2014Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.

2009Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.

2006War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.

1989A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.

1978United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people.

1973The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.

1972The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately

1967American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.

1958"Greatest Game Ever Played": The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the NFL Championship.

1956Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.

1948The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Miami.

1944Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.

1943Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.

1943World 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.

1941World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.

1918Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons.

1912The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

1908The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000.

1902The Syracuse Athletic Club defeat the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

1895The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.

1895Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.

1885The Indian National Congress is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

1879Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

1846Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.

1836South Australia and Adelaide are founded.

1836Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty.

1835Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.

1832John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina.

1795Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).

1768King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.

1659The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.

1308The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins.

1065Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.

893An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.

484Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).

457Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor.

418A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I.

Born on this day

2002Tom Cannon, British-Irish footballer

2001Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress

1999Iqbaal Ramadhan, Indonesian actor and singer

1996Tanguy Ndombele, French footballer

1995Dylan Cease, American baseball player

1995Mauricio Lemos, Uruguayan footballer

1995Nahitan Nández, Uruguayan footballer

1994Adam Peaty, English swimmer

1992Tomáš Jurčo, Slovak ice hockey player

1990Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner

1990Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer

1990David Archuleta, American singer

1990John Henson, American basketball player

1990Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer

1989Austin Barnes, American baseball player

1989Mackenzie Rosman, American actress

1987Thomas Dekker, American actor and musician

1986Tom Huddlestone, English footballer

1984Duane Solomon, American runner

1984Martin Kaymer, German golfer

1982Beau Garrett, American actress and model

1982Cedric Benson, American football player (died 2019)

1982Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player

1982François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete

1981David Moss, American ice hockey player

1981Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist

1981Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1981Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer

1981Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer

1981Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer

1981Sienna Miller, American-British actress and fashion designer

1980Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer

1980Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker

1979André Holland, American actor

1979Bill Hall, American baseball player

1979James Blake, American tennis player

1979Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress

1979Senna Gammour, German singer-songwriter

1979Zach Hill, American musician and artist

1978Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager

Died on this day

2025Brigitte Bardot, French actress, singer and activist (born 1934)

2024Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO (born 1926)

2023Vijayakanth, Indian actor and politician (born 1952)

2022Philomena Franz, German Romani author (born 1922)

2021Grichka Bogdanoff, French television presenter and scientific essayist (born 1949)

2021Harry Reid, American lawyer, politician, and former Senate majority leader (born 1939)

2021John Madden, American football Hall of Fame coach and commentator (born 1936)

2017Rose Marie, American actress and comedienne (born 1923)

2016Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)

2016Jean-Christophe Victor, French political scientist (born 1947)

2015Eloy Inos, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 8th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (born 1949)

2015John Bradbury, English drummer and songwriter (born 1953)

2015Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

2014Frankie Randall, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)

2014Leelah Alcorn, American transgender teenager (born 1997)

2014Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician (born 1956)

2013Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (born 1919)

2013Andrew Jacobs, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1932)

2013Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (born 1913)

2013Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (born 1927)

2013Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969)

2013Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (born 1924)

2012Frankie Walsh, Irish hurler and manager (born 1936)

2012Mark Crispin, American computer scientist and academic, designed the IMAP (born 1956)

2012Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (born 1929)

2012Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (born 1980)

2010Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (born 1921)

2010Terry Peder Rasmussen, American serial killer (born 1943)

2009Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (born 1981)

2008Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (born 1923)

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Lao Tzu

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