December 28 in history
Events on December 28
Notable events that happened on December 28 in past years.
- 2025
Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.
Wikipedia article: 2025–2026 Iranian protests - 2014
Nine 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.
Wikipedia article: MS Norman Atlantic - 1989
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
Wikipedia article: 1989 Newcastle earthquake - 1972
The 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 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted.
Wikipedia article: Selective Service System - 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.
Wikipedia article: 1958 NFL Championship Game - 1944
Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
Wikipedia article: Maurice Richard - 1941
World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1908
The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000.
Wikipedia article: 1908 Messina earthquake - 1895
Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
Wikipedia article: Wilhelm Röntgen - 1846
Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
Wikipedia article: Iowa - 1835
Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
Wikipedia article: Osceola - 1795
Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).
Wikipedia article: Yonge Street - 1659
The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.
Wikipedia article: Maratha Empire - 893
An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
- 418
A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I.
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