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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[418]] – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of [[Pope Boniface I]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Claudio|last=Rendina|title=The Popes: Histories and Secrets|url=https://archive.org/details/popes0000rend|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=Seven Locks Press|isbn=978-1-931643-13-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/popes0000rend/page/n77 60]}}</ref> * [[457]] – [[Majorian]] is acclaimed as [[Western Roman Empire|Western Roman emperor]]. * [[484]] – [[Alaric II]] succeeds his father [[Euric]] and becomes king of the [[Visigoths]]. He establishes his capital at [[Aire-sur-l'Adour]] (Southern [[Gaul]]). * [[893]] – An earthquake [[893 Dvin earthquake|destroys]] the city of [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]], [[Armenia]]. *[[1065]] – [[Edward the Confessor]]'s [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] monastic church at [[Westminster Abbey]] is [[Consecration|consecrated]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/london/vol1/pp1-13|title='Introduction', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 1, Westminster Abbey|website=British History Online|access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1308]] – The reign of [[Emperor Hanazono]] of Japan begins. ===1601–1900=== *[[1659]] – The [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]] defeat the [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Adilshahi]] forces in the [[Battle of Kolhapur]]. *[[1768]] – King [[Taksin]]'s coronation achieved through conquest as a king of [[Thailand]] and established [[Thonburi]] as a capital. *[[1795]] – Construction of [[Yonge Street]], formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in [[York, Upper Canada]] (present-day [[Toronto]]). *[[1832]] – [[John C. Calhoun]] becomes the first [[Vice President of the United States]] to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina. *[[1835]] – [[Osceola]] leads his [[Seminole]] warriors in [[Florida]] into the [[Second Seminole War]] against the United States Army. *[[1836]] – [[South Australia]] and [[Adelaide]] are founded. * 1836 – Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the [[Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico|Santa María–Calatrava Treaty]]. *[[1846]] – [[Iowa]] is admitted as the 29th [[U.S. state]]. *[[1879]] – [[Tay Bridge disaster]]: The central part of the [[Tay Rail Bridge]] in [[Dundee]], Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75. *[[1885]] – [[Indian National Congress]], a political party of India, is founded in [[Bombay Presidency]], British India. *[[1895]] – The [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Lumière brothers]] perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in ''Boulevard des Capucines''. * 1895 – [[Wilhelm Röntgen]] publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of [[radiation]], which later will be known as [[x-ray]]s. ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – The [[Syracuse Pros|Syracuse Athletic Club]] [[World Series of Football (1902–03)|defeat]] the [[New York (World Series of Football)|New York Philadelphians]], 5–0, in the [[indoor American football|first indoor professional football]] game, which was held at [[Madison Square Garden (1890)|Madison Square Garden]]. *[[1908]] – The 7.1 {{M|w}} [[1908 Messina earthquake|Messina earthquake]] shakes [[Southern Italy]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing between about 80,000.<ref name="CFTI5">{{Cite web |url=https://storing.ingv.it/cfti/cfti5/quake.php?21318IT |title=1908 12 28, 04:20:27 Calabria meridionale-Messina (Italy) |last1=Guidoboni E. |last2= Ferrari G. |website=CFTI5 Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (461 BC – 1997) and Mediterranean Area (760 B.C. – 1500) |last3=Mariotti D. |last4=Comastri A. |last5=Tarabusi G. |last6=Sgattoni G. |last7=Valensise G}}</ref> *[[1912]] – The first [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|municipally owned]] [[Tram|streetcar]]s take to the streets in [[San Francisco]]. *[[1918]] – [[Constance Markievicz]], while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]]. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: [[Operation Anthropoid]], the plot to assassinate high-ranking [[Nazism|Nazi]] officer [[Reinhard Heydrich]], commences. *[[1943]] – Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the [[Kalmyk deportations of 1943|deportation of the Kalmyk nation]] to Siberia and Central Asia. * 1943 – World War II: After eight days of brutal [[urban warfare|house-to-house fighting]], the [[Battle of Ortona]] concludes with the victory of the [[1st Canadian Infantry Division]] over the [[1st Parachute Division (Germany)|German 1st Parachute Division]] and the capture of the Italian town of [[Ortona]]. *[[1944]] – [[Maurice Richard]] becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[ice hockey]]. *[[1948]] – The [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]] airliner ''[[1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance|NC16002]]'' disappears {{convert|50|mi|km|order=flip}} south of [[Miami]]. *[[1956]] – [[Chin Peng]], [[David Marshall (Singaporean politician)|David Marshall]] and [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]] meet in [[Baling]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] to [[Baling Talks|try and resolve]] the [[Malayan Emergency]] situation. *[[1958]] – [[1958 NFL Championship Game|"Greatest Game Ever Played"]]: The [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] defeat the [[New York Giants]] in the first ever [[National Football League]] [[sudden death (sport)|sudden death]] [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]] game at New York's [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] to win the NFL Championship. *[[1967]] – American businesswoman [[Muriel Siebert]] becomes the first woman to own a seat on the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nemy |first1=Enid |title=Muriel Siebert, a Determined Trailblazer for Women on Wall Street, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/business/muriel-siebert-first-woman-to-own-a-seat-on-wall-st-dies-at-80.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/business/muriel-siebert-first-woman-to-own-a-seat-on-wall-st-dies-at-80.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=25 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1972-12-28|title=MOURNING DAY GIVES 300 DRAFT REPRIEVE (Published 1972)|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/28/archives/mourning-day-gives-300-draft-reprieve.html|access-date=2021-01-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted. *[[1973]] – The [[United States]] [[Endangered Species Act]] is signed into law by President [[Richard Nixon]]. *[[1978]] – [[United Airlines Flight 173]] crashes in a residential neighborhood near [[Portland International Airport]], killing 10 people.<ref name="ergtend">{{cite news |last=Baum |first=Bob |date=December 29, 1978 |title=10 dead in Portland jetliner crash |page=1A |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |location=(Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xBRWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5761%2C8954300}}</ref> *[[1989]] – A [[1989 Newcastle earthquake|magnitude 5.6 earthquake]] hits [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], Australia, killing 13 people. *[[2006]] – [[War in Somalia (2006–09)|War in Somalia]]: The militaries of [[Somalia]]'s [[Transitional Federal Government of Somalia|Transitional Federal Government]] and [[Ethiopia]]n troops [[Fall of Mogadishu|capture Mogadishu]] unopposed. *[[2009]] – [[2009 Karachi bombing|Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing]] in [[Karachi]], Pakistan, where [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Muslims are observing the [[Day of Ashura]]. *[[2014]] – [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]] crashes into the [[Karimata Strait]] en route from [[Juanda International Airport|Surabaya]] to [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]], killing all 162 people aboard. * 2014 – Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the [[MS Norman Atlantic|MS ''Norman Atlantic'']] catches fire in the [[Strait of Otranto]], in the [[Adriatic Sea]], in Italian waters. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1461]] – [[Louise of Savoy (nun)|Louise of Savoy]], French nun (died 1503) *[[1510]] – [[Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)|Nicholas Bacon]], English politician (died 1579) *[[1535]] – [[Martin Eisengrein]], German theologian (died 1578) ===1601–1900=== *[[1619]] – [[Antoine Furetière]], French author and scholar (died 1688) *[[1635]] – [[Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)|Elizabeth Stuart]], second daughter of King Charles I of England (died 1650) *[[1651]] – [[Johann Krieger]], German organist and composer (died 1735) *[[1655]] – [[Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk]] (died 1698) *[[1665]] – [[George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (died 1716) *[[1722]] – [[Eliza Lucas]], Caribbean-American agriculturalist (died 1793) *[[1724]] – [[Christoph Franz von Buseck]], Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (died 1805)<ref>{{cite book |title=Schematismus des Erzbistums Bamberg (Schematism of the Archdiocese of Bamberg) |last= |first= |year=1876 |publisher= Archdiocese of Bamberg |location=Bamberg |page=28 |isbn= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_loAAAAcAAJ}}</ref> *[[1763]] – [[John Molson]], English-Canadian brewer, founded the [[Molson Brewery]] (died 1836) *[[1775]] – [[Jean-Gabriel Eynard]], Swiss banker and photographer (died 1863) *[[1789]] – [[Catharine Maria Sedgwick]], American novelist of "domestic fiction" (died 1867)<ref name="Damon-BachClements2003">{{cite book|last1=Damon-Bach|first1=Lucinda L.|last2=Clements|first2=Victoria|title=Catharine Maria Sedgwick: Critical Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vZlvgas5yWcC&pg=PR33|year=2003|publisher=University Press of New England|isbn=978-1-55553-548-3|pages=33–}}</ref> *[[1798]] – [[Thomas Henderson (astronomer)|Thomas Henderson]], Scottish astronomer and mathematician (died 1844)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trimble |first1=Virginia |last2=Williams |first2=Thomas |last3=Bracher |first3=Katherine |last4=Jarrell |first4=Richard |last5=Marché |first5=Jordan D. |last6=Ragep |first6=F. Jamil |title=Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=18 September 2007 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-0-387-30400-7 |page=482 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-BF1CHkc50C&pg=PA482 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1818]] – [[Carl Remigius Fresenius]], German chemist and academic (died 1897) *[[1842]] – [[Calixa Lavallée]], Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (died 1891) *[[1856]] – [[Woodrow Wilson]], American historian and politician, 28th [[President of the United States]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1924) *[[1865]] – [[Félix Vallotton]], Swiss/French painter (died 1925) *[[1870]] – [[Charles Bennett (athlete)|Charles Bennett]], English runner (died 1949) *[[1882]] – [[Arthur Eddington]], English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (died 1944)<ref>{{cite web |title=Studying the stars, testing relativity: Sir Arthur Eddington |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Studying_the_stars_testing_relativity_Sir_Arthur_Eddington |website=www.esa.int |access-date=20 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * 1882 – [[Lili Elbe]], Danish model and painter (died 1931)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lili Elbe {{!}} Biography, Wife, Art, Surgeries, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lili-Elbe |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[Werner Kolhörster]], German physicist and academic (died 1946) *[[1888]] – [[F. W. Murnau]], German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1931) *[[1890]] – [[Quincy Wright]], American political scientist, historian, and academic (died 1970) *[[1895]] – [[Carol Ryrie Brink]], American author and playwright (died 1981)<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Reginald|title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research|year=1979|page=831|isbn=978-0-81031-051-3}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Carl-Gustaf Rossby]], Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (died 1957) * 1898 – [[Shigematsu Sakaibara]], Japanese admiral (died 1947) *[[1900]] – [[Ted Lyons]], American baseball player (died 1986)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Corbett |first1=Warren |title=Ted Lyons |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ted-lyons/ |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Mortimer J. Adler]], American philosopher and author (died 2001) * 1902 – [[Shen Congwen]], Chinese author and educator (died 1988) *[[1903]] – [[Earl Hines]], American pianist and bandleader (died 1983)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 28: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Miles Brown |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/28/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-28-Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-Miles-Brown/4871672173976/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Dec.,%2C%20Miles%20Brown%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=28 December 2022}}</ref> * 1903 – [[John von Neumann]], Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (died 1957) *[[1907]] – [[Ze'ev Ben-Haim]], Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (died 2013) *[[1908]] – [[Lew Ayres]], American actor (died 1996) *[[1910]] – [[Billy Williams (singer)|Billy Williams]], American singer (died 1972) *[[1911]] – [[Wil van Beveren]], Dutch sprinter and journalist (died 2003) *[[1913]] – [[Lou Jacobi]], Canadian-American actor (died 2009) *[[1914]] – [[Bidia Dandaron]], Russian author and educator (died 1974) * 1914 – [[Pops Staples]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2000) *[[1917]] – [[Ellis Clarke]], Trinidadian politician, 1st [[List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago#President of Trinidad and Tobago|President of Trinidad and Tobago]] (died 2010) *[[1919]] – [[Emily Cheney Neville]], American author (died 1997) *[[1920]] – [[Tufty Mann]], South African cricketer (died 1952) * 1920 – [[Bruce McCarty]], American architect, designed the [[Knoxville City-County Building]] (died 2013) * 1920 – [[Steve Van Buren]], Honduran-American football player (died 2012) * 1920 – [[Al Wistert]], American football player and coach (died 2016) *[[1921]] – [[Johnny Otis]], American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012) *[[1922]] – [[Lionel Bowen]], Australian politician, 6th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] (died 2012)<ref name=nsw>{{cite NSW Parliament |id=1818 |name=Mr Lionel Frost Bowen (1922–2012) |former=Yes |access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> * 1922 – [[Stan Lee]], American publisher, producer, and actor (died 2018)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1924]] – [[Girma Wolde-Giorgis]], Ethiopian politician; [[List of Presidents of Ethiopia|President of Ethiopia]] (died 2018) *[[1925]] – [[Hildegard Knef]], German actress and singer (died 2002) * 1925 – [[Milton Obote]], Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd [[President of Uganda]] (died 2005) *[[1926]] – [[Donald Carr]], German-English cricketer and referee (died 2016) *[[1928]] – [[Moe Koffman]], Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (died 2001) * 1928 – [[John William Thomson]], Canadian politician (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://exparl.ca/news/mr-john-william-thomsom/ | title=Mr. John William Thomsom }}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Brian Redhead]], English journalist and author (died 1994) * 1929 – [[Terry Sawchuk]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1970) * 1929 – [[Maarten Schmidt]], Dutch astronomer (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-09-23/maarten-schmidt-astronomer-who-changed-our-understanding-of-the-cosmos-dies |title=Maarten Schmidt dies; Caltech astronomer changed our understanding of the cosmos |first1=John Jr. |last1=Johnson |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=24 September 2022 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Mariam A. Aleem]], Egyptian illustrator and academic (died 2010) *[[1931]] – [[Guy Debord]], French theorist and author (died 1994) * 1931 – [[Martin Milner]], American actor (died 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1932]] – [[Dhirubhai Ambani]], Indian businessman, founded [[Reliance Industries]] (died 2002) * 1932 – [[Dorsey Burnette]], American singer-songwriter (died 1979) * 1932 – [[Roy Hattersley]], English journalist and politician, [[Shadow Home Secretary]] * 1932 – [[Harry Howell (ice hockey)|Harry Howell]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2019) * 1932 – [[Nichelle Nichols]], American actress (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lehman |first1=Katie Von |title=Nichelle Nichols (1932- ) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/nichols-nichelle-1932/ |website=blackpast.org |date=23 January 2007 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Manuel Puig]], Argentine author and playwright (died 1990) *[[1933]] – [[John Y. Brown Jr.]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (died 2022) *[[1934]] – [[Rudi Faßnacht]], German footballer and manager (died 2000) * 1934 – [[Maggie Smith]], English actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Maggie Smith: A glorious antidote to the self-absorption of so many in her profession |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/maggie-smith-oscar-favourite-is-a-glorious-antidote-to-the-self-absorption-of-so-many-in-her-a6734096.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=1 October 2020 |language=en |date=13 November 2015}}</ref> (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk7375ngkxo|title=Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89|publisher=BBC News |date=27 September 2024|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Alan Coleman]], English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) * 1936 – [[Lawrence Schiller]], American journalist, director, and producer *[[1937]] – [[Ratan Tata]], Indian businessman and philanthropist (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/business/ratan-tata-dead.html |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Dick Sudhalter]], American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (died 2008) *[[1939]] – [[Philip Anschutz]], American businessman, founded [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1939 – [[Frank McLintock]], Scottish footballer and manager * 1939 – [[Michelle Urry]], American journalist and illustrator (died 2006) *[[1940]] – [[A. K. Antony]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[Minister of Defence (India)|Indian Minister of Defence]] * 1940 – [[Don Francisco (television host)|Don Francisco]], Chilean-American journalist and talk show host *[[1941]] – [[Intikhab Alam]], Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach *[[1942]] – [[Roger Swerts]], Belgian cyclist *[[1943]] – [[Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne]], Peruvian cardinal * 1943 – [[David Peterson]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th [[Premier of Ontario]] * 1943 – [[Joan Ruddock]], Welsh politician *[[1944]] – [[Sandra Faber]], American astronomer and academic * 1944 – [[Johnny Isakson]], American sergeant and politician (died 2021) * 1944 – [[Kary Mullis]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2019) * 1944 – [[Gordon Taylor (footballer)|Gordon Taylor]], English footballer *[[1945]] – [[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra]], King of Nepal (died 2001) * 1945 – [[Max Hastings]], English journalist, historian, and author *[[1946]] – [[Mike Beebe]], American lawyer and politician, 45th [[Governor of Arkansas]] * 1946 – [[Pierre Falardeau]], Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (died 2009) * 1946 – [[Hubert Green]], American golfer (died 2018) * 1946 – [[Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician)|Tim Johnson]], American lawyer and politician (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=October 10, 2024 |title=Tim Johnson, Senator Who Came Back From an Aneurysm, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/us/politics/tim-johnson-dead.html |access-date=October 11, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Barbara, Lady Judge]], American-English lawyer and businesswoman (died 2020) * 1946 – [[Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)|Bill Lee]], American baseball player and author * 1946 – [[Laffit Pincay Jr.]], Panamanian jockey * 1946 – [[Edgar Winter]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1947]] – [[Dick Diamonde]], Dutch-Australian rock bass player (died 2024) * 1947 – [[Aurelio Rodríguez]], Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2000) *[[1948]] – [[Ziggy Modeliste]], American drummer *[[1950]] – [[Alex Chilton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) * 1950 – [[Clifford Cocks]], English mathematician and cryptographer * 1950 – [[Rainer Maria Latzke]], German-American painter and academic *[[1952]] – [[Arun Jaitley]], Indian lawyer and politician, 9th [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Indian Minister of Law and Justice]] (died 2019) * 1952 – [[Bridget Prentice]], Scottish educator and politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Bridget Prentice |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2118848.stm |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=1 October 2020 |date=22 October 2002}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Richard Clayderman]], French pianist * 1953 – [[Tatsumi Fujinami]], Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded [[Dradition|Dradition wrestling promotion]] * 1953 – [[Charlie Pierce]], American journalist and author * 1953 – [[Martha Wash]], American singer-songwriter *[[1954]] – [[Tony Ables]], American serial killer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dani-hendrix.medium.com/serial-killer-in-tampa-bay-area-caught-after-dna-testing-c9d1d2bf631f | title=Serial Killer in Tampa Bay Area Caught After DNA Testing | work=Medium | date=10 September 2022 | last1=Hendrix | first1=Dani }}</ref> * 1954 – [[Gayle King]], American television journalist<ref name="AP" /> * 1954 – [[Denzel Washington]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 28, 2022 includes celebrities Denzel Washington, Joe Manganiello |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-28-2022-includes-celebrities-denzel-washington-joe-manganiello.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=28 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Stephen Frost]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter * 1955 – [[Liu Xiaobo]], Chinese author, academic, and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2017)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1956]] – [[Nigel Kennedy]], English violinist *[[1958]] – [[Terry Butcher]], English footballer and manager * 1958 – [[Curt Byrum]], American golfer * 1958 – [[Zoran Gajić]], Serbian volleyball trainer *[[1959]] – [[Hansjörg Kunze]], German runner and sportscaster * 1959 – [[Daniel Léo Simpson]], American composer * 1959 – [[Ana Torroja]], Spanish singer-songwriter *[[1960]] – [[Ray Bourque]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1960 – [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]], Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Fitzgerald {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-fitzgerald/f028/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 1960 – [[Chad McQueen]], American actor and race car driver<ref name="AP" /> (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=E. Petri |first=Alexandra |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Chad McQueen, 'Karate Kid' Actor, Dies at 63 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/arts/chad-mcqueen-dead.html |access-date=September 13, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> * 1960 – [[Melvin Turpin]], American basketball player (died 2010) *[[1961]] – [[Kent Nielsen]], Danish footballer and manager *[[1962]] – [[Michel Petrucciani]], French jazz pianist (died 1999) *[[1964]] – [[Tex Perkins]], Australian singer-songwriter * 1964 – [[Maite Zúñiga]], Spanish runner *[[1965]] – [[Allar Levandi]], Estonian skier *[[1967]] – [[Chris Ware]], American illustrator *[[1968]] – [[Akihiko Hoshide]], Japanese engineer and astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=78}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Linus Torvalds]], Finnish-American computer programmer, developed [[Linux kernel]]<ref name="AP" /> *[[1970]] – [[Elaine Hendrix]], American actress * 1970 – [[James Jett]], American sprinter and football player * 1970 – [[Brenda Schultz-McCarthy]], Dutch tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/190038/name |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Benny Agbayani]], American baseball player * 1971 – [[Sergi Barjuán]], Spanish footballer and manager * 1971 – [[Anita Doth]], Dutch singer-songwriter * 1971 – [[William Gates (basketball)|William Gates]], American basketball player *[[1972]] – [[Roberto Palacios]], Peruvian footballer * 1972 – [[Patrick Rafter]], Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Rafter {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/patrick-rafter/r255/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Adam Vinatieri]], American football player *[[1973]] – [[Holger Blume]], German sprinter * 1973 – [[Marc Blume]], German sprinter * 1973 – [[Seth Meyers]], American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Ids Postma]], Dutch speed skater *[[1974]] – [[Jocelyn Enriquez]], American singer * 1974 – [[Rob Niedermayer]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1974 – [[Markus Weinzierl]], German footballer and manager *[[1975]] – [[B. J. Ryan]], American baseball player *[[1976]] – [[Brendan Hines]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Joe Manganiello]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Annie |title=Sofia Vergara voices love for Joe Manganiello on his 45th birthday |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/12/29/Sofia-Vergara-Joe-Manganiello-birthday/7421640793615/ |publisher=[[United Press International]] |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=29 December 2021}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Trond Nymark]], Norwegian race walker * 1976 – [[Ben Tune]], Australian rugby player * 1976 – [[Igor Žiković]], Croatian footballer * 1976 – [[Deddy Corbuzier]], Indonesian presenter and magician<ref>{{cite news |editor-last=Kurniandari |editor-first=Rohmana |date=29 December 2018 |title=Sabrina Beri Kejutan Ultah Deddy Corbuzier, Mantan Istri & Anak Deddy Turut Hadir, Intip Potretnya |trans-title=Sabrina Gives Deddy Corbuzier a Birthday Surprise, Deddy's Ex-Wife & Children Also Attend, Take a Peek at the Portraits |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2018/12/29/sabrina-beri-kejutan-ultah-deddy-corbuzier-mantan-istri-anak-deddy-turut-hadir-intip-potretnya |work=[[Tribunnews|Tribun Solo]] |location=[[Surakarta|Solo]] |publisher=[[Tribunnews]] |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229113909/https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2018/12/29/sabrina-beri-kejutan-ultah-deddy-corbuzier-mantan-istri-anak-deddy-turut-hadir-intip-potretnya |archive-date=29 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Derrick Brew]], American sprinter * 1977 – [[Shane Elford]], Australian rugby league player * 1977 – [[Vanessa Ferlito]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1977 – [[Seun Ogunkoya]], Nigerian sprinter *[[1978]] – [[Chris Coyne]], Australian footballer and manager * 1978 – [[John Legend]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1979]] – [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Blake {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-blake/b676/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Senna Gammour]], German singer-songwriter * 1979 – [[Bill Hall (utility player)|Bill Hall]], American baseball player * 1979 – [[Zach Hill]], American musician and artist * 1979 – [[André Holland]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1979 – [[Noomi Rapace]], Swedish actress<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1980]] – [[Lomana LuaLua]], Congolese footballer * 1980 – [[Ryta Turava]], Belarusian race walker *[[1981]] – [[Khalid Boulahrouz]], Dutch footballer * 1981 – [[Elizabeth Jordan Carr]], American journalist * 1981 – [[Sienna Miller]], American-British actress and fashion designer<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – [[David Moss (ice hockey)|David Moss]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Moss |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/david-moss-8469664 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Narsha]], South Korean singer and dancer * 1981 – [[Frank Turner]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1981 – [[Mika Väyrynen]], Finnish footballer *[[1982]] – [[Cedric Benson]], American football player (died 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cedric Benson |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/8419/cedric-benson |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Beau Garrett]], American actress and model<ref name="AP" /> * 1982 – [[François Gourmet]], Belgian decathlete<ref>{{cite web |title=Francois GOURMET {{!}} Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/belgium/francois-gourmet-14177528 |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Curtis Glencross]], Canadian hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Curtis Glencross |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2974/curtis-glencross |website=ESPN.com |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Martin Kaymer]], German golfer<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaymer 'glad' he blew 10-shot lead |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/31004185 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Duane Solomon]], American runner<ref>{{cite web |title=Duane SOLOMON {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/duane-solomon-14251836 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Tom Huddlestone]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Football (Sky Sports) |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/player/37/tom-huddlestone |website=SkySports |access-date=1 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Thomas Dekker (actor)|Thomas Dekker]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP" /> *[[1989]] – [[Austin Barnes]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Barnes |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-barnes-605131 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Mackenzie Rosman]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1990]] – [[Ayele Abshero]], Ethiopian runner<ref>{{cite web |title=Ayele ABSHERO {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/ayele-abshero-14181296 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1990)|Marcos Alonso]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcos Alonso|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4093/Marcos-Alonso/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> * 1990 – [[David Archuleta]], American singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1990 – [[John Henson (basketball)|John Henson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=John Henson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203089/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Bastiaan Lijesen]], Dutch swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Bastiaan LIJESEN - Olympic Swimming {{!}} Netherlands |url=https://www.olympic.org/bastiaan-lijesen |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=7 December 2020 |language=en |date=7 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Tomáš Jurčo]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tomas Jurco |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tomas-jurco-8476430 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Adam Peaty]], English swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Adam Peaty |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/134063 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Dylan Cease]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dylan Cease #84 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/dylan-cease-656302 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Mauricio Lemos]], Uruguayan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Mauricio Lemos|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paolo-mauricio-lemos-merladey/325566/|website=Soccerway|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Nahitan Nández]], Uruguayan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Nahitan Nández|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nahitan-nandez/331580/|website=Soccerway|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Tanguy Ndombele]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Tanguy Ndombélé|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/25329/Tanguy-Ndomb%C3%A9l%C3%A9/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Iqbaal Ramadhan]], Indonesian actor and singer<ref>{{cite news |last=Setiawaty |first=Intan |date=31 December 2023 |title=Rayakan Ulang Tahun ke-24, Iqbaal Ramadhan Berbagi ke Anak-anak di Palestina |trans-title=Celebrating 24th Birthday, Iqbaal Ramadhan Shares with Children in Palestine |url=https://www.tempo.co/hiburan/rayakan-ulang-tahun-ke-24-iqbaal-ramadhan-berbagi-ke-anak-anak-di-palestina-405684 |work=[[Tempo.co]] |location=[[Jakarta]] |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413113806/https://www.tempo.co/hiburan/rayakan-ulang-tahun-ke-24-iqbaal-ramadhan-berbagi-ke-anak-anak-di-palestina-405684 |archive-date=13 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Maitreyi Ramakrishnan]], Canadian actress<ref name="UPI" /> *[[2002]] – [[Tom Cannon (footballer)|Tom Cannon]], British-Irish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Cannon|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51519/Thomas-Cannon/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[925]] – [[Wang Zongbi]], general of the [[History of China|Chinese]] state of [[Former Shu]] *[[1218]] – [[Robert II, Count of Dreux]] (born 1154) *[[1297]] – [[Hugh Aycelin]], French cardinal (born 1230) *[[1326]] – [[David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl|Sir David II Strathbogie]], [[Earl of Atholl]], [[Constable of Scotland]], and Chief Warden of [[Northumberland]] *[[1367]] – [[Ashikaga Yoshiakira]], Japanese shōgun (born 1330) *[[1394]] – [[Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina]], queen of Epirus (born 1350) *[[1446]] – [[Antipope Clement VIII]] (born 1369) *[[1491]] – [[Bertoldo di Giovanni]], Italian sculptor (born c. 1435) *[[1503]] – [[Piero the Unfortunate]], Italian ruler (born 1471) *[[1538]] – [[Andrea Gritti]], Doge of Venice (born 1455)<ref name="BDI">{{DBI|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-gritti_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|title=GRITTI, Andrea|volume=59|first=Gino |last=Benzoni}}</ref> *[[1547]] – [[Konrad Peutinger]], German humanist and antiquarian (born 1465) *[[1558]] – [[Hermann Finck]], German organist and composer (born 1527) ===1601–1900=== *[[1622]] – [[Francis de Sales]], French bishop and saint (born 1567) *[[1663]] – [[Francesco Maria Grimaldi]], Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1618) *[[1671]] – [[Johann Friedrich Gronovius]], German scholar and critic (born 1611) *[[1694]] – [[Mary II of England]] (born 1662)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary II {{!}} Biography & Accomplishments |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1706]] – [[Pierre Bayle]], French philosopher and author (born 1647) *[[1708]] – [[Joseph Pitton de Tournefort]], French botanist and mycologist (born 1656) *[[1715]] – [[William Carstares]], Scottish minister and academic (born 1649)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Carstares {{!}} Scottish minister |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Carstares |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1734]] – [[Rob Roy MacGregor]], Scottish outlaw (born 1671) *[[1736]] – [[Antonio Caldara]], Italian composer (born 1670) *[[1785]] – [[Peter Ernst Wilde]], Polish-Estonian physician and journalist (born 1732) *[[1795]] – [[Eugenio Espejo]], Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (born 1747) *[[1859]] – [[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay]], English historian and politician, [[Secretary at War]] (born 1800) *[[1872]] – [[James Van Ness]], American lawyer and politician, 7th [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (born 1808) *[[1890]] – [[Dennis Miller Bunker]], American painter (born 1861) *[[1897]] – [[William Corby]], American priest and academic (born 1833) *[[1900]] – [[Alexandre de Serpa Pinto]], Portuguese soldier and explorer (born 1846) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Louise Granberg]], Swedish playwright (born 1812)<ref>{{cite web |title=Litteraturbanken {{!}} Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub |url=https://litteraturbanken.se/%C3%B6vers%C3%A4ttarlexikon/artiklar/Louise_Granberg_Stjernstr%C3%B6m |website=litteraturbanken.se |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Ahmet Mithat Efendi]], Turkish journalist and translator (born 1844) *[[1916]] – [[Eduard Strauss]], Austrian violinist and composer (born 1835)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Randel |first1=Don Michael |title=The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians |date=30 October 2002 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-25572-2 |page=866 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXILEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT866 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Alfred Edwin McKay]], Canadian captain and pilot (born 1892) *[[1918]] – [[Olavo Bilac]], Brazilian poet and journalist (born 1865) *[[1919]] – [[Johannes Rydberg]], Swedish physicist and academic (born 1854) *[[1924]] – [[Léon Bakst]], Russian painter and costume designer (born 1866) *[[1932]] – [[Jack Blackham]], Australian cricketer (born 1854) *[[1935]] – [[Clarence Day]], American author and illustrator (born 1874) *[[1937]] – [[Maurice Ravel]], French pianist and composer (born 1875) *[[1938]] – [[Florence Lawrence]], Canadian actress (born 1886) *[[1942]] – [[Alfred Flatow]], German gymnast (born 1869) *[[1943]] – [[Steve Evans (baseball)|Steve Evans]], American baseball player (born 1885) *[[1945]] – [[Theodore Dreiser]], American novelist and journalist (born 1871) *[[1946]] – [[Elie Nadelman]], Polish-American sculptor (born 1882) *[[1947]] – [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]] (born 1869) *[[1949]] – [[Jack Lovelock]], New Zealand runner and soldier (born 1910) *[[1959]] – [[Ante Pavelić]], Croatian fascist dictator during [[World War II]] (born 1889) *[[1960]] – [[Philippe Panneton]], Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (born 1895) *[[1963]] – [[Paul Hindemith]], German violist, composer, and conductor (born 1895) *[[1967]] – [[Katharine McCormick]], American biologist and philanthropist (born 1875) *[[1968]] – [[David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie]], Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (born 1893) *[[1971]] – [[Max Steiner]], Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1888) *[[1976]] – [[Katharine Byron]], American politician (born 1903) *[[1981]] – [[Allan Dwan]], Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1885) *[[1983]] – [[Dennis Wilson]], American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1944) *[[1984]] – [[Sam Peckinpah]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925) * 1984 – [[Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch]], British politician and educator (born 1903) *[[1986]] – [[John D. MacDonald]], American colonel and author (born 1916) * 1986 – [[Jan Nieuwenhuys]], Dutch painter (born 1922) *[[1989]] – [[Hermann Oberth]], Romanian-German physicist and engineer (born 1894) *[[1990]] – [[Warren Skaaren]], American screenwriter and producer (born 1946) *[[1992]] – [[Sal Maglie]], American baseball player and coach (born 1917) *[[1993]] – [[William L. Shirer]], American journalist and historian (born 1904) *[[1994]] – [[Jean-Louis Lévesque]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1911) *[[1999]] – [[Clayton Moore]], American actor (born 1914) *[[2001]] – [[Samuel Abraham Goldblith]], American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer (born 1919) * 2001 – [[William X. Kienzle]], American priest and author (born 1928) *[[2003]] – [[Benjamin Thurman Hacker]], American admiral (born 1935) *[[2004]] – [[Jerry Orbach]], American actor and singer (born 1935) * 2004 – [[Susan Sontag]], American novelist, essayist, critic, and playwright (born 1933) *[[2006]] – [[Jamal Karimi-Rad]], Iranian politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Iran)|Iranian Minister of Justice]] (born 1956) *[[2008]] – [[Irene Lieblich]], Polish-American painter and illustrator (born 1923) *[[2009]] – [[The Rev|Jimmy Sullivan]], American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name [[The Rev]] (born 1981) *[[2010]] – [[Billy Taylor]], American pianist and composer (born 1921) * 2010 – [[Terry Peder Rasmussen]], American serial killer (born 1943) *[[2012]] – [[Nicholas Ambraseys]], Greek-English seismologist and engineer (born 1929) * 2012 – [[Mark Crispin]], American computer scientist and academic, designed the [[IMAP]] (born 1956) * 2012 – [[Václav Drobný]], Czech footballer (born 1980) * 2012 – [[Frankie Walsh]], Irish hurler and manager (born 1936) *[[2013]] – [[Halton Arp]], American-German astronomer and critic (born 1927) * 2013 – [[Esther Borja]], Cuban soprano and actress (born 1913) * 2013 – [[Andrew Jacobs, Jr.]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1932) * 2013 – [[Alfred Marshall (businessman)|Alfred Marshall]], American businessman, founded [[Marshalls]] (born 1919) * 2013 – [[Joseph Ruskin]], American actor and producer (born 1924) * 2013 – [[Ilya Tsymbalar]], Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969) *[[2014]] – [[Death of Leelah Alcorn|Leelah Alcorn]], American transgender teenager (born 1997) * 2014 – [[Vahan Hovhannisyan]], Armenian politician (born 1956) * 2014 – [[Frankie Randall (singer)|Frankie Randall]], American singer-songwriter (born 1938) *[[2015]] – [[John Bradbury (drummer)|John Bradbury]], English drummer and songwriter (born 1953) * 2015 – [[Eloy Inos]], Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 8th [[List of Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands|Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands]] (born 1949) * 2015 – [[Lemmy]], English musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1945) *[[2016]] – [[Debbie Reynolds]], American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)<ref>{{cite web |title=Debbie Reynolds obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/29/debbie-reynolds-obituary-singin-in-the-rain-actor |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 December 2021 |language=en |date=29 December 2016}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Jean-Christophe Victor]], French political scientist (born 1947) *[[2017]] – [[Rose Marie]], American actress and comedienne (born 1923)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/obituaries/rose-marie-dead.html|title=Rose Marie, Decades-Spanning Showbiz Veteran, Is Dead at 94|last=Peterson|first=Alison J.|date=December 28, 2017|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Grichka Bogdanoff]], French television presenter and scientific essayist (born 1949)<ref>{{cite news |title=Grichka Bogdanoff, l'un des jumeaux stars des années 1980, est mort du Covid-19 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2021/12/28/grichka-l-un-des-deux-freres-bogdanoff-est-mort_6107525_3382.html |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=La Monde |date=28 December 2021}}</ref> * 2021 – [[John Madden]], American football [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coach and commentator (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web|title=John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-madden-oakland-raiders-coach-dies-nfl-cd81635dd3aac611af9e9424ec08d24a|author=Dubow, Josh|website=APNews.com|publisher=[[Associated Press|AP News]]|date=December 28, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Harry Reid]], American lawyer, politician, and former [[Senate majority leader]] (born 1939)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2021-12-28|title=Harry Reid, political pugilist and longtime Senate majority leader, dies|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/428846-harry-reid-political-pugilist-and-longtime-senate-majority-leader-dies|access-date=2021-12-29|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Philomena Franz]], German Romani author (born 1922)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=Auschwitz-Überlebende aus Bergisch Gladbach: Philomena Franz ist mit 100 Jahren gestorben |url=https://www.ksta.de/region/rhein-berg/roesrath/roesrath-holocaus-ueberlebende-philomena-franz-ist-gestorben-384197 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger |language=de}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Vijayakanth]], Indian actor and politician (born 1952)<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor and DMDK founder 'Captain' Vijayakanth passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/actorpolitician-and-dmdk-founder-vijayakanth-passes-away-in-chennai-report-101703734686582.html |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Charles Dolan]], American businessman, founded [[Cablevision]] and [[HBO]] (born 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Charles Dolan, Cablevision and HBO Founder, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/business/charles-dolan-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241229175334/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/business/charles-dolan-dead.html |archive-date=December 29, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Cain and Abel|Abel]] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Church]]) ** [[Caterina Volpicelli]] ** [[Massacre of the Innocents|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]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran Church]]), and its related observances: ***[[Els Enfarinats]] ([[Ibi, Spain]]) ** [[Simon the Athonite]] ** [[December 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[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]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/28 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=28}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/28 Historical Events on December 28] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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