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December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 28, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 3 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1065 - Westminster Abbey is consecrated. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service usually religious
1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan, begins. Emperor Hanazono (花園天皇 Hanazono-tennō) ( August 14, 1297 - December 2, 1348) was the 95th emperor of The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family.
1612 - Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Neptune ( English|AmE] ] is the eighth and farthest Planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The fixed stars (from the Latin stellae fixae) are celestial objects that do not seem to move in relation to the other stars of the night sky
1832 - John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18 1782 &ndash March 31 1850 was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death
1835 - Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Osceola (1804 &ndash January 20, 1838) was a war chief of the Seminole in Florida. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
1836 - South Australia and Adelaide are founded. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a
1836 - Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
1846 - Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
1867 - United States claims Midway Island, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Midway Atoll (or Midway Island or Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Pihemanu Kauihelani) is a 2
1879 - The Tay Bridge Disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train passed over it, killing 75. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Tay Bridge (sometimes unofficially the Tay Rail Bridge) is a Railway Bridge approximately two and a quarter miles (three and a half kilometres The Tay Bridge (sometimes unofficially the Tay Rail Bridge) is a Railway Bridge approximately two and a quarter miles (three and a half kilometres Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
1895 - The Lumière brothers have their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines marking the debut of the cinema. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue
1908 - An earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily killing over 75,000. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
1912 - The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The San Francisco Municipal Railway, commonly known as Muni, is the Public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco California A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
1929 - "Black Saturday" in Samoa: New Zealand colonial police kill 11 unarmed demonstrators, an event which leads the Mau movement to demand independence for Samoa. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mau movement was the name given to the popular nonviolent movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean The Mau movement was the name given to the popular nonviolent movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule ^[1]
1935 - Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pravda (Правда "The Truth" was a leading Newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Pavel Petrovich Postyshev (Павел Петрович Постышев ( Ivanovo-Voznesensk, September 18, 1887 &ndash February 26, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1939 - First flight of the Consolidated XB-24 Liberator bomber prototype. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Reuben H
1945 - The Congress of the United States officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses History The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931 a Baptist minister a Christian Socialist, and the cousin of Socialist Utopian
1948 - The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An airliner is a large Fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers The disappearance of the Airborne Transport DC-3 Airliner, NC16002 occurred the night of December 28, 1948 near the end
1950 - The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
1973 - The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( et seq or ESA is the most wide-ranging of the dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1974 - Senegalese marxist group Reenu-Rew founds the political movement And-Jëf at a clandestine congress. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Reenu-Rew ( Wolof for 'Roots of the Nation' was a radical Marxist group in Senegal, founded in 1973 by Landing Savané. And-Jëf/Revolutionary Movement for New Democracy (in French: And-Jëf/Mouvement Révolutionnaire pour la Démocratie Nouvelle) was a Marxist-Leninist
1981 - The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In vitro fertilisation ( IVF) is a process by which Elizabeth Jordan Carr (born 28 December 1981) was the United States ' first Baby born from the In-vitro fertilization procedure Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States
1989 - A magnitude 5. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) 6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
1999 - Saparmurat Niyazov is proclaimed President for Life in Turkmenistan. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (θɑːpɑːrmɯːrɑːt niːjɑːðɒv ( 19 February, 1940, Gypjak, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union President for Life is a Title assumed by some Dictators to remove their Term limit, in the hope that their Authority, legitimacy, and Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia.
2000 - U. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years. Montgomery Ward (later known as Wards) is an Online retailer that is somewhat connected to the former American Department store chain founded
2005 - A U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. immigration judge orders John Demjanjuk deported to Ukraine for crimes against humanity committed during World War II. John Demjanjuk, born Ivan Demjanjuk (born April 3, 1920) is an Ukrainian-born retired auto worker and naturalized United States citizen who gained notoriety Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
2007 - Nepal declared a federal democratic Republic by interim parliament, abolishing the monarchy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or

Births

1164 - Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. Emperor Rokujō (六条天皇 Rokujō-tennō) ( December 28, 1164 &ndash August 23, 1176) was the 79th emperor 1176)
1522 - Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)
1619 - Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. Antoine Furetière (28 December 1619 - 14 May 1688 French scholar and writer was born in Paris. 1688)
1635 - Princess Elizabeth of England (d. This is an article about the daughter of Charles I of England and Scotland. 1650)
1655 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. Charles Cornwallis 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC ( 28 December 1655 &ndash 29 April 1698) was a British politician who served as First 1698)
1665 - George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC ( Oxford, December 28 1665 &ndash June 28 1716 1716)
1763 - John Molson, English-born Canadian brewer (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Molson ( December 28, 1763 &ndash January 11, 1836) was an Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in 1836)
1778 - Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki (Франциск-Ксаверий Друцкий-Любецкий sometimes spelled Xawery 1778 - 1846 was an important politician of the first half 1846)
1842 - Calixa Lavallée, French-Canadian composer (O Canada) (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Calixa Lavallée, ( December 28, 1842 &ndash January 21, 1891) born Calixte Paquet, was a French-Canadian -American "O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Théodore 1891)
1856 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1924)
1866 - Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian and diplomat (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Szymon Askenazy ( December 28, 1866, Zawichost - June 22, 1935, Warsaw) was a Polish historian diplomat 1935)
1879 - Billy Mitchell, American military aviation pioneer (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other people with the same name see Billy Mitchell (disambiguation. 1936)
1882 - Arthur Stanley Eddington, British astronomer (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944 was an English Astrophysicist of the early 20th century 1944)
1888 - Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, German film director (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, better known as F W Murnau ( December 28, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential 1931)
1898 - Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby ( Stockholm 28 December, 1898 &ndash Stockholm 19 August, 1957) was a Swedish - U 1957)
1898 - Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II. 1947)
1899 - Eugeniusz Bodo, Polish actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eugeniusz Bodo (born Bohdan Eugène Junod) ( December 28, 1899 &ndash 1943 was a Film director, producer and one of the most popular 1943)
1902 - Mortimer Adler, American philosopher (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mortimer Jerome Adler ( December 28, 1902 &ndash June 28, 2001) was an American Aristotelian philosopher 2001)
1902 - Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Shen Congwen ( December 28[[ 902]]— May 10 1988) was the pen name of a Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement. 1988)
1903 - Earl Hines, American musician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, ( 28 December, 1903 Duquesne Pennsylvania &ndash 22 April 1983)
1903 - John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) 1957)
1905 - Cliff Arquette, American actor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Clifford Arquette ( December 28, 1905 &ndash September 23, 1974) was an actor and comedian famous for his role as "Charley Weaver" 1974)
1908 - Lew Ayres, American actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lew Ayres ( December 28, 1908 &ndash December 30, 1996) was an American actor 1996)
1910 - Billy Williams, American singer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Billy Williams (born 28 December 1910, Waco, Texas — died 17 October 1972, Chicago) was a Singer 1972)
1913 - Lou Jacobi, Canadian actor
1914 - Bernard Youens, English actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Harold "Lou" Jacobi Slightly overweight and sporting a Moustache, he appeared in several films and television Commercials, particularly in the Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Bernard Arthur Youens ( 28 December 1914 &mdash 27 August 1984) was a heavyweight British character actor best remembered for his portrayal 1984)
1915 - Pops Staples, American musician (The Staple Singers) (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roebuck "Pops" Staples ( December 28, 1914 &ndash December 19, 2000) was a Mississippi -born Gospel and R&B The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group 2000)
1922 - Stan Lee, American comic book writer
1924 - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Apollo Milton Opeto Obote (December 28 1925 October 10 2005 Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from The President of Uganda is the Head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position with the Prime Minister holding the true power 2005)
1925 - Hildegard Knef, German actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef ( December 28, 1925 - February 1, 2002) was a German actress singer and writer 2002)
1928 - Moe Koffman, Canadian musician (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moe Koffman ( December 28 1928 - March 28 2001) was a Canadian Jazz musician and composer 2001)
1929 - Brian Redhead, British journalist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Redhead ( 28 December 1929 - 23 January 1994) was a British author journalist and broadcaster 1994)
1929 - Terry Sawchuk, Canadian hockey player (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Terence Gordon Sawchuk ( December 28, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – May 31, 1970 in New York City, New York 1970)
1931 - Guy Debord, French writer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Ernest Debord ( December 28, 1931 - November 30, 1994) was a Marxist theorist French writer Filmmaker, hypergraphist 1994)
1932 - Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani ( Hindi: धीरजलाल हीराचंद अंबानी also known as Dhirubhai ( Hindi: धीरूभाई 2002)
1932 - Dorsey Burnette, American singer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dorsey Burnette ( December 28, 1932 - August 19, 1979) was an early Rockabilly singer from Memphis 1979)
1932 - Roy Hattersley, British politician
1932 - Harry Howell, Canadian hockey player
1932 - Nichelle Nichols, American actress and singer
1932 - Manuel Puig, Argentine writer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Roy Sydney George Hattersley Baron Hattersley, PC, (born 28 December 1932 is a British Labour Party Politician, published author and journalist Henry Vernon (Harry Howell (born December 28, 1932 in Hamilton Ontario) was a Canadian professional hockey player and longtime star for the New York Rangers Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28 1932) is an American singer actress, and voice actress. Manuel Puig (born Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne ( General Villegas, Argentina December 28, 1932 - Cuernavaca, Mexico July 22 1990)
1933 - John Y. Brown, Jr., American politician
1934 - Dame Maggie Smith, British actress
1934 - Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Young Brown Jr (born December 28, 1933) is a US Democratic Party Politician, entrepreneur and businessman Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born December 28 1934) better known as Maggie Smith, is a British Film, stage Yujiro Ishihara (石原裕次郎 Ishihara Yūjirō, December 28, 1934 &ndash July 17, 1987) was a Japanese Actor and singer 1987)
1936 - Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Mesrine ( December 28, 1936 - November 2, 1979) was a French criminal who was also briefly active in the United States 1979)
1936 - Lawrence Schiller, American journalist
1937 - Ratan Tata, Indian industrialist
1938 - Dick Sudhalter, American jazz musician
1939 - Philip Anschutz, American businessman
1940 - Don Francisco, Chilean television host
1943 - Richard Whiteley, British television presenter (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lawrence Schiller is a noted American producer director and screenwriter Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard M Sudhalter ( December 28, 1938 - September 19, 2008) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Scholar, critic Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell Kansas) is an American businessman and supporter of conservative Christian Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Don Francisco was born nto a Chilean - Jewish German family his parents had fled to Chile escaping from Nazi persecution Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Richard Whiteley, OBE DL ( 28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) usually known as Richard Whiteley, was 2005)
1943 - David Peterson, Canadian politician
1944 - Johnny Isakson, American politician
1944 - Kary Mullis, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1946 - Edgar Winter, American musician
1946 - Pierre Falardeau, Quebec film director
1946 - Tim Johnson, American politician, senior senator from South Dakota
1947 - Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Robert Peterson, PC (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson (born December 28 1944) is an American politician who has been the Republican junior United States Kary Banks Mullis, PhD (born December 28, 1944) is an American biochemist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American musician who had significant success in the 1970s and 1980s Pierre Falardeau (born on December 28, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Quebec film and Timothy Johnson or Tim Johnson is a name shared by the following individuals Sports personalities Tim Johnson (baseball (born 1949 South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aurelio Rodríguez, born Aurelio Rodríguez Ituarte Jr ( December 28, 1947 &ndash September 23, 2000) was a Third baseman 2000)
1950 - Alex Chilton, American musician (Box Tops)
1950 - Øivind Blunck, Norwegian comedian and actor
1951 - Ian Buruma, Anglo -Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton, on December 28, 1950, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American songwriter guitarist singer The Box Tops were a Memphis Pop music group of the late 1960s Øivind Blunck ( December 28, 1950) is a Norwegian comedian and actor Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Ian Buruma (born December 28, 1951) is an Anglo - Dutch writer and academic The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia.
1952 - Arun Jaitley, Indian Politician
1953 - Richard Clayderman, French pianist
1954 - Denzel Washington, American actor
1956 - Nigel Kennedy, British violinist
1957 - Anne Sargeant, Australian netballer
1959 - Ana Torroja, Spanish singer (Mecano)
1959 - Phil Abrams, American actor
1960 - Raymond Bourque, Canadian hockey player
1961 - Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and football coach
1962 - Rachel Z, American pianist
1962 - Michel Petrucciani, French pianist (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arun Jaitley (born December 28, 1952 in New Delhi) is Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès on December 28, 1953, Paris) is a French Pianist who has released numerous Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956 in Brighton England) is a Violinist and Violist. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Anne Sargeant (born 28 December 1957 represented Australian Netball for over a decade 1978 -1988 captaining the Australian Netball Team for six years The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ana Torroja (born December 28 1959 is a Latin Grammy Award -nominated Spanish vocalist and lead singer of the trio Mecano, which has sold millions of albums Mecano was a Spanish pop band whose debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña (Madrilenian Groove a sociocultural movement that occurred in Phil Abrams (born 28 December, 1959 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Television and Film actor Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque (born December 28 1960 in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now a district of Montreal) is a retired professional Ice hockey Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kent Nielsen (born 28 December, 1961) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player and current coach of Danish Superliga Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rachel Carmel Nicolazzo better known as Rachel Z, is a Jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani ( December 28, 1962, Orange France &ndash January 6, 1999, New York City, USA was a French 1999)
1962 - Melissa R. Kelly, former Maryland politician
1964 - Maite Zúñiga, Spanish athlete
1967 - Chris Ware, American cartoonist
1969 - Linus Torvalds, Finnish computer programmer
1970 - Francesca Le, American porn star
1971 - Frank Sepe, American bodybuilder
1971 - Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
1972 - Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player
1972 - Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
1972 - Adam Vinatieri, American football player
1972 - Kevin Walker, American soccer player
1973 - Alex Dimitriades, Australian actor
1973 - Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress
1973 - Seth Meyers, American actor
1974 - Jason Ridge, American porn actor
1974 - Rob Niedermayer, Canadian-born icehockey player. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Melissa R Kelly (Born December 28 1962 was appointed in 2001 to represent District 9B which covers a portion of Baltimore County Maryland. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Maite Zúñiga Domínguez (born 28 December 1964 in Eibar) is a retired Spanish middle distance runner Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American Comic book artist and Cartoonist, best-known Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linus Benedict Torvalds ( ˈtuːrvalds born December 28 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francesca Le (also known as Francesca Lé or Erica Estrada 2005 AVN Award for Best Oral Sex Scene (Video – Cum Swallowing Whores 2 ( Ava Devine Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Frank Sepe (born December 28, 1973 in Rosedale New York) is an American Bodybuilder and Male model of Italian Benny Agbayani (born December 28, 1971) is a professional Baseball player who played with the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born December 28, 1972) is a Peruvian football mid-fielder from the district of Chorrillos in Adam Matthew Vinatieri (Vin-a-terry (born December 28 1972 in Yankton, South Dakota) is an American football Placekicker currently playing Kevin Walker is the name of Kevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters, television character on Brothers & Sisters Kevin Walker (football Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Alex Dimitriades (born 28 December 1973 is an Australian film and television Actor. Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American Actor and Comedian best known for being a cast member and the current Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jason Ridge (born Will Jones on December 28 1974 in Chicago Illinois) is an American gay Pornographic actor and winner of two Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Robert W Niedermayer Jr (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre with the Anaheim Ducks
1975 - B.J. Ryan, American baseball player
1977 - Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player
1978 - Chris Coyne, Australian footballer
1978 - John Legend, American musician
1979 - James Blake, American tennis player
1979 - Bill Hall, American baseball player
1979 - Senna Guemmour, German Singer (Monrose)
1980 - Lomana LuaLua, Congo footballer
1980 - Vanessa Ferlito, American actress
1981 - Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American Test-Tube Baby
1981 - Sienna Miller, British actress
1981 - Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
1981 - Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
1982 - Cedric Benson, American footballer
1982 - Kevin Pereira, American television host
1982 - Quinton Porter, American footballer
1983 - Mike He, Taiwanese actor
1984 - Leroy Lita, English footballer
1984 - Alex Lloyd, British racing driver
1984 - Beverly Mullins, American Wrestler/Model
1985 - Kamani Hill, American footballer
1986 - Tom Huddlestone, English footballer
1987 - Thomas Dekker, American actor
1989 - Mackenzie Rosman, American actress
1990 - David Archuleta, runner-up of season 7 American Idol

Deaths

300 - Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria
1367 - Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Victor Ryan Jr, more commonly known as B J Ryan, (born on December 28, 1975 in Bossier City Louisiana) is a closer in Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Shane Elford (born 28 December, 1977 in Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Chris Coyne is an Australian professional football player who plays for Colchester United as club captain and for the Australian national football Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John Stephens (born December 28, 1978) better known by his Stage name John Legend, is a Grammy Award winning American soul Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979 in Yonkers New York, United States) is an American professional Tennis player and Senna Guemmour (born December 28, 1979 in Frankfurt, Hesse) is a German Singer and a member of the pop group Monrose is an ECHO Award -nominated German all-female pop band first established in 2006. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lomana Trésor LuaLua (born December 28, 1980 in Kinshasa) is a professional footballer who plays for Qatar side Al-Arabi Vanessa Ferlito (born December 28, 1980) is an American actress Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr (born 28 December 1981) was the United States ' first Baby born from the In-vitro fertilization procedure Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American -born English Actress, Model, Socialite, and part-time Khalid Boulahrouz December 28, 1981, in Maassluis, Netherlands is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Kevin Pereira (born December 28, 1982) is co-host of G4 's Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers) with Quinton George Porter (born December 28, 1982 in Portland Maine) is an American football Quarterback who recently signed with the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mike He ( Traditional Chinese: 賀軍翔 Simplified Chinese: 贺军翔 Pinyin: Hè Jūnxiáng born December 28, 1983) is a Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Leroy Halirou Bohari Lita (born 28 December 1984 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a professional footballer currently Alex Stewart Lloyd (born 28 December 1984 in Manchester, England) is a Manx Motor racing driver Beverly Mullins (born in December 28, 1984) is an American model, professional wrestler and valet currently signed Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Kamani Helekunihi Hill (born December 28, 1985 in Berkeley, California) is an American professional Soccer player Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Andrew "Tom" Huddlestone (born 28 December 1986 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is a professional English football player for Tottenham Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Alexander Dekker (born December 28, 1987, in Las Vegas Nevada) is an American film and television actor and a musician Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Mackenzie Ryann Rosman (born December 28, 1989) is an American Actress. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) David James Archuleta (born December 28 1990 is an American singer American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Events By place Roman Empire The Franks penetrate into what is now northern Belgium (approximate date Pope Theonas of Alexandria served as Pope of Alexandria (head of the church that became the Coptic Church and the Greek Church of Alexandria) between The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. was the 2nd Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan. 1330)
1446 - Antipope Clement VIII
1503 - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. Clement VIII was one of the Antipopes of the Avignon line reigning from 10 June 1423 to 26 July 1429. Piero de' Medici ( February 15, 1472 &ndash December 28, 1503) called Piero the Unfortunate, was the Gran maestro 1471)
1558 - Hermann Finck, German composer (b. Hermann Finck ( 21 March 1527 - 28 December 1558) was a German Composer. 1527)
1622 - Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva and saint (b. This article is about the Roman Catholic saint For churches named after him see Saint Francis de Sales church. 1567)
1663 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. Francesco Maria Grimaldi ( April 2, 1618 - December 28, 1663) was an Italian Mathematician and Physicist who 1618)
1671 - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (b. Johann Friedrich Gronovius (the Latinized form of Gronov; September 8 1611 - December 28 1671) was a German Classical 1611)
1694 - Queen Mary II of England (b. Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death 1662), of the famed joint monarchy William and Mary. See also William III of England, Mary II of England The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the joint sovereignty over the Kingdom of England
1703 - Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mustafa II ( Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثانى Muṣṭafā-yi sānī) ( February 6, 1664 December The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1664)
1706 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopher (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Bayle ( November 18, 1647 December 28, 1706) was a French Philosopher and writer 1647)
1708 - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Pitton de Tournefort ( 5 June, 1656 — 28 December, 1708) was a French Botanist, notable as the first to make a clear 1656)
1715 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Carstares (also Carstaires) ( February 11, 1649 – December 28, 1715) Scottish Clergyman, was born 1649)
1734 - Robert Roy MacGregor, Scottish folk hero (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Roy MacGregor, (baptized March 7, 1671 – December 28, 1734) usually known simply as Rob Roy 1671)
1736 - Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Antonio Caldara (1670 or 1671 - December 26, 1736) was an Italian Baroque Composer. 1670)
1795 - Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo ( Royal Audience of Quito, 1747-1795 was a medical pioneer Writer and Lawyer of Mestizo origin 1747)
1859 - Thomas Macaulay, British poet (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1800)
1872 - James Van Ness, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Van Ness (1808 Burlington Vermont - December 28 1872) was mayor of San Francisco, USA from 1855 to 1856 1808)
1877 - Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov, Russian poet (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov (Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов &ndash) was a Russian poet writer critic and publisher associate of Vissarion 1821)
1897 - Rev. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Corby, American Catholic priest (b. Rev William Corby, CSC ( October 2, 1833 &ndash December 28, 1897) was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. 1833)
1900 - Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto (aka Serpa Pinto; April 10, 1846 &ndash December 28, 1900) was a Portuguese 1846)
1916 - Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Eduard Strauss (Eduard Strauß ( 15 March 1835 &ndash 28 December 1916) was an Austrian Composer who together with brothers 1835)
1917 - Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian World War One flying ace (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Captain Alfred Edwin “Eddie” McKay MC (27 December 1892 – 28 December 1917 was a Canadian Flying ace who flew with the Royal Flying Corps 1892)
1918 - Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac ( born 16 December 1865, died 28 December 1918) was a Brazilian Poet of the 1865)
1919 - Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johannes Robert Rydberg, (‘Janne’ to his friends ( November 8, 1854 &ndash December 28, 1919) was a Swedish Physicist 1854)
1924 - Léon Bakst, Russian artist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Léon Samoilovitch Bakst ( May 10, 1866 - December 28, 1924) was a Russian painter and scene- and Costume designer 1866)
1932 - Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. John McCarthy Blackham ( 11 May 1854 &mdash 28 December 1932) was a Cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia 1854)
1937 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1875)
1938 - Florence Lawrence, American actress (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florence Lawrence ( January 2, 1890 &ndash December 28, 1938) was a Canadian inventor and Silent film actress who 1886)
1943 - Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Richard (Steve Evans (b February 17, 1885 in Cleveland Ohio - d 1885)
1945 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser ( August 27 1871 &ndash December 28 1945) was an American novelist and journalist 1871)
1947 - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III 11 November, 1869 – 28 December, 1947) was a member of the House of Savoy and 1869)
1949 - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1910)
1952 - Fletcher Henderson, American musician (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr ( December 18, 1897 &ndash December 28, 1952) was an American pianist bandleader Arranger 1897)
1962 - Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kathleen Clifford ( February 16, 1887 - December 28, 1962) was an American vaudeville and Broadway stage and film actress 1887)
1963 - Paul Hindemith, German composer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 &ndash 28 December 1963 was a German Composer, Violist, violinist teacher music theorist and conductor. 1895)
1967 - Katharine McCormick, American women's rights activist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Katharine Dexter McCormick ( August 27, 1875 – December 28, 1967) was a U 1875)
1967 - Otis Redding, Black American soul singer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer 1941)
1971 - Max Steiner, Austrian-born American film music composer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the film composer For other persons with the same name see Max Steiner. 1888)
1976 - Katharine Byron, American politician (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katharine Edgar Byron ( October 25, 1903 &ndash December 28, 1976) a democrat, was a U 1903)
1976 - Freddie King, American musician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Freddie "The Texas Cannonball" King ( September 3 1934 &ndash December 28 1976) was an influential American Blues 1934)
1981 - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born film director (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Allan Dwan (April 3 1885 &ndash December 28 1981 was a pioneering Canadian -born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter 1885)
1983 - William Demarest, American actor (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) William Demarest ( February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American Character actor. 1892)
1983 - Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year PGA Tour wins (31 1938 (1 San Francisco Match Play 1939 (1 Los Angeles Open 1940 (6 Oakland Open Western Open, 1910)
1983 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 1944 – December 28 1983) was an American Rock and roll musician best known as a founding The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture 1944)
1984 - Sam Peckinpah, American film director (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release 1925)
1986 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian film director (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский (April 4 1932 - December 29 1986 was a Soviet Film director, writer and opera director 1932)
1989 - Hermann Oberth, German physicist (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Hermann Julius Oberth ( June 25, 1894 &ndash December 28, 1989) was a Austro-Hungarian -born German ( Transylvanian 1894)
1991 - Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Cassandra Harris ( December 15, 1948 &ndash December 28, 1991) was an Australian Actress. 1952)
1992 - Sal Maglie, American baseball player (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Salvatore Anthony Maglie ( April 26, 1917 - December 28, 1992) was a Major League Baseball player for the New York Giants 1917)
1993 - William L. Shirer, American journalist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) William Lawrence Shirer ( February 23, 1904 – December 28, 1993) was an American journalist and historian 1904)
1994 - Jean-Louis Lévesque, French Canadian entrepreneur (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Louis Lévesque ( April 13, 1911 - December 28, 1994) was a Canadian Entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse 1911)
1999 - Clayton Moore, American actor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Clayton Moore ( September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American Actor best known for playing the fictional 1914)
2001 - Samuel A. Goldblith, American food scientist (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 1919)
2001 - William X. Kienzle, American novelist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William X Kienzle ( September 11 1928 - December 28 2001) was born in Detroit Michigan. 1928)
2003 - Benjamin Hacker, American admiral (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rear Admiral Benjamin Thurman Hacker (1935-2003 was a US Navy officer who became the first Naval Flight Officer (NFO to achieve Flag rank. 1935)
2004 - Jerry Orbach, American actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jerome Bernard Orbach ( October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor, 1935)
2004 - Susan Sontag, American writer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Sontag ( January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American Literary theorist, Philosopher, 1933)
2006 - Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jamal Karimi-Rad ( born in the northern city of Qazvin circa 1956 d 1956)
2007 - Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani Prime Minister (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a 1953)

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The third day of Christmas in Western Christianity. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide are the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas Day ( December 25 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
Proclamation Day in South Australia
R.C. Saints - Feast of the Holy Innocents, also known as Childermas, commemorating the Massacre of the Innocents on order of King Herod the Great. Proclamation Day is the name of a number of days either commemorating or marked by a Proclamation being issued South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints For the painting by Peter Paul Rubens see " Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens " For the painting by Peter Paul Rubens see " Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens " Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho In Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated in a manner similar to April Fool's Day. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool.
Abel is commemorated on this day in the Coptic Church

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