December 28 in History – What happened on 28 December in Past

✅ Published on December 28th, 2019 in December in History

28 December - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on December 28, the day number in a year is 362 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 363. December 28 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

December 28 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
484	Alaric II succeeded his father Euric as king of the Visigoths.
1065	Westminster Abbey in London, built by Edward the Confessor between 1045 and 1050, was consecrated.
1612	Galileo became the first person to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly cataloged it as a fixed star.
1612	Galileo saw the planet Neptune and called it the stable star.
1700	Laurence Hyde Rochester was appointed the first Earl Ireland Lord Lieutenant.
1767	King Texin was crowned King of Thailand and established Thonburi as its capital.
1768	Taksin the Great was crowned king of the newly established Thonburi Kingdom in the new capital at Thonburi, present-day Thailand.
1832	John C. Calhoun became the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
1836	At the Old Gum Tree near present-day Adelaide, Royal Navy Rear-Admiral John Hindmarsh read a proclamation establishing the British Province of South Australia.
1836	Spain recognized the independence of Mexico.
1846	Iowa became the 29th state of the United States.
1850	Rangoon and Burma were destroyed by fire.
1867	The English writer Charles Dickens made his first public reading in the United States at the New York City Theater.
1879	The Tay Rail Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland Between Dundee and the Hermit, collapsed during a violent storm with a train was passing over it, killing all on board.
1885	The first session of the Indian National Congress took place in Bombay, in which 72 delegates attended.
1885	72 Indian lawyers, academics and journalists gathered in Bombay as the Congress party.
1895	For the first time in the history of cinema, a story was given a film form. The film was made by the inventors of France, the Lumir brothers, who are called the father of the film world.
1896	Vande Mataram was sung for the first time at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.
1908	A magnitude 7.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Messina, Italy, killing more than 100,000 people.
1908	More than a million people died after the earthquakes and tsunamis in Messina and Rejo Calabria, southern Italy.
1912	The San Francisco Municipal Railway, the operator of the city's famed cable car system, opened its first line.
1928	The first spoken film, "Melody of Love", was screened in Kolkata.
1932	Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of business giant Reliance Industries, was born.
1935	Politician Pavel Postyshev revived the New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union when Pravda published his letter asking for them to be installed in schools, children's homes, Young Pioneer Palaces, children's clubs, children's theaters, and cinema theaters.
1942	Robert Sullivan became the first pilot to fly over the Atlantic Ocean a hundred times.
1943	Second World War-After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Indian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona.
1948	A Muslim Brotherhood member killed Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud Fahimi Nakrashi.
1950	The Peak District became Britain's first national park.
1965	Italian Foreign Minister Aminor Fanfani resigned.
1969	The Young Lords acquired the first Spanish Methodist Church in East Harlem.
1974	A 6.3 Richter scale earthquake struck Pakistan, killing 5200 people.
1983	India's legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar broke the record of legendary batsman Sir Don Bradman by scoring his 30th century in the Madras Test against the West Indies.
1984	The Congress won the Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi.
1989	In one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, a 5.6 MLearthquake struck Newcastle, New South Wales, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160 others, and causing an estimated A$4 billion in damages.
2003	In the United States, it was decided to deploy Sky Marshal ie Security Guard in some aircraft of Britain.
2010	Remains of a human that lived 400,000 years ago are discovered in Israel, challenging the theory that humans originated in Africa.
2011	If Western nations impose more sanctions, Iran threatens to close down the key oil route of the Strait of Hormuz.
2011	The U.S. Library of Congress intends to preserve the thriller 'Silence of the Lambs' as part of its National Film Registry.
2011	Acting on an information that PKK militants were crossing the border in Sirnak Province, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.
2012	At 115 years old and 266 days, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan became the world's oldest living person.
2012	The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act is signed into law by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.
2013	As long-term federal unemployment benefits expire, leaving 1.3 million unemployed Americans without aid, lawmakers discuss bipartisan legislation to extend unemployment benefits.
2013	A 5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes 50 miles south-southwest of Avsallar, Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea.
2013	The Aam Aadmi Party formed the government in Delhi with the support of the Congress.
2014	Flooding in Malaysia has caused the evacuation of over 100,000 people and has resulted in at least 10 deaths.a
2014	The United States and allied forces end the combat mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.; about 13,000 troops will stay to train Afghan police and military forces in their fight against the Taliban.

Famous Birthdays of December 28 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1960	Melvin Turpin / Basketball Player / United States of America
1985	Kamani Hill / Footballer / United States of America
1943	Joan Ruddock / Politician / United Kingdom
1775	Jean-Gabriel Eynard / Banker / Switzerland
1975	B. J. Ryan / Baseball Player / United States of America
1958	Terry Butcher / Footballer / United Kingdom
1932	Harry Howell / Ice Hockey Player / Canada
1925	Milton Obote / Politician / Uganda
1937	Ratan Tata / Business Man / India
1972	Roberto Palacios / Footballer / Peru
1981	Khalid Boulahrouz / Footballer / Netherlands
1944	Johnny Isakson / Politician / United States of America
1934	Rudi Faßnacht / Footballer / Germany
1979	James Blake / Tennis Player / United States of America
1944	Kary Mullis / Academic / United States of America
1960	John Fitzgerald / Tennis Player / Australia
1979	Bill Hall / Baseball Player / United States of America
1982	Curtis Glencross / Ice Hockey Player / Canada
1971	Benny Agbayani / Baseball Player / United States of America
1929	Terry Sawchuk / Ice Hockey Player / United States of America
1973	Ids Postma / Skater / Netherlands
1973	Holger Blume / Sprinter / Germany
1930	Mariam A. Aleem / Illustrator / Egypt
1946	Pierre Falardeau / Writer / Canada
1946	Laffit Pincay Jr. / Jockey / Panama
1971	Anita Doth / Singer / Netherlands
1856	Woodrow Wilson / Politician / United States of America
1946	Hubert Green / Golfer / United States of America
1665	George FitzRoy / Politician / United Kingdom
1890	Quincy Wright / Scientist / United States of America

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