December 28

Events

 * - is consecrated.
 * - The reign of, , begins.
 * - becomes the first  to observe the , although he mistakenly catalogued it as a.
 * - becomes the first  to resign.
 * - led his  warriors in  into the  against the.
 * - and  are founded.
 * 1836  -  recognizes independence of.
 * - is admitted as the 29th.
 * - claims, first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
 * - William E. Semple of patents.
 * - : The central part of the in,  collapses as a train passed over it, killing 75.
 * - The have their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines marking the debut of the.
 * - The first indoor professional game is played in  at.
 * - An earthquake rocks, killing over 75,000.
 * - The first s take to the streets in.
 * -  publishes a letter by, who revives  tradition in the.
 * - First flight of the X" bomber prototype.
 * - The officially recognizes the.
 * - The   disappears 50 miles south of,.
 * - The becomes the United Kingdom's first.
 * - Jazz pianist records the album  with his newly formed Bill Evans Trio.
 * - The is passed in the United States.
 * - ese group  founds the political movement  at a clandestine congress.
 * - The first American, , is born in.
 * - A magnitude 5.6 hits, , killing 13 people.
 * - is proclaimed  in.
 * - retail giant  announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
 * - A immigration judge orders  deported to  for crimes against humanity committed during

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, regent of the Netherlands (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * -, English-born Canadian brewer (d. )
 * -, Polish politician (d. )
 * -, French-Canadian composer (d. )
 * -, 28th , (d. )
 * -, Polish diplomat (d. )
 * -, American military aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, British astronomer (d. )
 * -, German film director (d. )
 * -, Swedish meteorologist (d. )
 * 1898  -, Japanese admiral (d. )
 * -, Polish actor (d. )
 * -, American philosopher (d. )
 * 1902  -, Chinese writer (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1903  -, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American comic book writer
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian musician (d. )
 * -, British journalist (d. )
 * 1929  -, Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Indian businessman (d. )
 * 1932  -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * 1932  -, British politician
 * 1932  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1932  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * 1933  -, American politician
 * - Dame, British actress
 * 1934  -, Japanese actor (d. )
 * -, French criminal (d. )
 * -, Indian industrialist
 * -, American businessman
 * -, Chilean television host
 * -, British television presenter (d. )
 * 1943  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American politician
 * 1944  -, American chemist,
 * -, American musician
 * 1946  -, Quebec film director
 * -, Mexican baseball player (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1950  -, Norwegian comedian and actor
 * -, scholar and writer on  and the.
 * -, French pianist
 * -, American actor
 * -, British violinist
 * -, Australian netballer
 * -, Spanish singer
 * 1959  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American pianist
 * 1962  -, French pianist (d. )
 * 1962  -, former Maryland politician
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, Finnish computer programmer
 * -, American porn star
 * -, American bodybuilder
 * 1971  -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * 1972  -, American football player
 * -, Norwegian singer and actress
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * -, American porn actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian sportsman
 * -, American musician
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1979  -,  American baseball player
 * -, Congo footballer
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * -, British actress
 * 1981  -, Finnish footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1982  -, American television host
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * -, Taiwanese actor
 * -, English footballer
 * 1984  -, British racing driver
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actor

Deaths

 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, ruler of Florence (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Bishop of Geneva and saint (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. )
 * -, German classical scholar (b. )
 * - Queen (b. ), of the famed joint monarchy.
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French philosopher (b. )
 * -, French botanist (b. )
 * -, Scottish minister (b. )
 * -, Scottish folk hero (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Ecuadorian scientist (b. )
 * -, British poet (b. )
 * -, Mayor of San Francisco (1855-1856) (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, Portuguese explorer (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian World War One flying ace (b. )
 * -, Brazilian poet (b. )
 * -, Swedish physicist (b. )
 * -, Russian artist (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, New Zealand athlete (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, American women's rights activist (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born American film music composer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1976  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born film director (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1983  -, American golfer (b. )
 * 1983  -, American musician  (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Russian film director (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Australian actress (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, French Canadian entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American food scientist (b. )
 * 2001  -, American novelist (b. )
 * -, American admiral (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. )
 * 2004  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * The third in Western.
 * in
 * -, also known as Childermas, commemorating the on order of King . In  and n countries the festival is celebrated in a manner similar to.
 * is commemorated on this day in the