December 28th, 1440

Born on December 28th, 1440

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What happened on December 28th?

December 28th, 2018

Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults.

December 28th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit in the Van Buren raid, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.

December 28th, 2014

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea after the pilots mishandled a non-critical error in the cockpit, which resulted in all 162 people on board being killed in the crash.

December 28th, 2009

Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.

December 28th, 2006

Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.

December 28th, 1967

American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.

December 28th, 1943

World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona (pictured).

December 28th, 1918

At the general election in Ireland, Constance Markievicz was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the first female member of Parliament, although she never took her seat.

December 28th, 1908

An earthquake registering 7.1 Mw struck near Messina, which, along with the subsequent tsunami, killed at least 75,000 people in southern Italy.

December 28th, 1907

The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua Range on New Zealand's North Island.

December 28th, 1879

The Tay Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was passing over it, killing all on board.

December 28th, 1832

John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign.

December 28th, 1767

Taksin the Great was crowned king of the newly established Thonburi Kingdom at the new capital of Thonburi in present-day Thailand.

December 28th, 1612

Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet Neptune (pictured), although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.

December 28th, 1065

Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated.

Public holidays on December 28th

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Leap year

Yes: 1440 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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