December 28th, 1950

Born on December 28th, 1950

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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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 28th

Born on December 28th, 1950

73

Juan María Traverso

Argentine rally driver

*December 28th, 1950, Buenos Aires Province †May 11th, 2024, Ramallo

59

Alex Chilton

American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer (1950-2010)

*December 28th, 1950, Memphis †March 17th, 2010, New Orleans

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Born in 1950

76

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

75

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

75

Annette Badland

English actress (born 1950)

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

76

Stevie Wonder

American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

76

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

76

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

75

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

75

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

*September 24th, 1950, London

76

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive (1950–2017)

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

76

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

76

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

76

William H. Macy

American actor

*March 13th, 1950, Miami

75

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

76

Debbie Allen

American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer

*January 16th, 1950, Houston

76

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz vocalista and composer

*March 11th, 1950, Manhattan

75

Martine Aubry

French politician (born 1950)

*August 8th, 1950, Paris

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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