December 28th, 1976

Born on December 28th, 1976

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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 at the Battle of Van Buren, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.

December 28th, 2014

The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic (pictured) caught fire in the Adriatic Sea.

December 28th, 2011

Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.

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 (depicted).

December 28th, 1918

At the Irish general election, 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, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.

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

Born on December 28th, 1976

47

Brendan Hines

American actor and singer

*December 28th, 1976, Baltimore

47

Joe Manganiello

American actor

*December 28th, 1976, Pittsburgh

47

Andy Potts

Triathlete

*December 28th, 1976, Hershey

47

Sébastien Cazenove

French politician

*December 28th, 1976, Perpignan

47

Ben Tune

Australian rugby union player

*December 28th, 1976, Brisbane

47

Fanny Bertrand

French table tennis player

*December 28th, 1976, Orange

47

Igor Žiković

Croatian footballer

*December 28th, 1976, Pula

47

Chen Sisi

Chinese singer

*December 28th, 1976, Changde

47

Sébastien Pagès

French rugby union player

*December 28th, 1976, Alès

47

Trond Nymark

Athletics competitor

*December 28th, 1976, Bergen

47

Eric Griffin

American guitarist and bassist

*December 28th, 1976, Boston

47

Benoît Gratton

Canadian ice hockey player

*December 28th, 1976, Montreal

47

Charles Clinger

American high jumper

*December 28th, 1976, Jackson Hole

47

Patrik Ježek

Czech soccer player

*December 28th, 1976, Plzeň

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Who's birthday is on December 28th?

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

45

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1978, Springfield

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

44

Noomi Rapace

Swedish actress

*December 28th, 1979, Hudiksvall

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

49

Glenn D'Hollander

Cyclist

*December 28th, 1974, Sint-Niklaas

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

50

Ids Postma

Dutch speed skater

*December 28th, 1973, Dearsum

38

Benoît Trémoulinas

French association football player

*December 28th, 1985, Bordeaux

37

Tom Huddlestone

English association football player

*December 28th, 1986, Nottingham

34

Jessie Buckley

Irish actress and singer

*December 28th, 1989, Killarney

69

Denzel Washington

American actor, director and producer (born 1954)

*December 28th, 1954, Mount Vernon

42

Sienna Miller

British-American actress

*December 28th, 1981, New York City

29

Adam Peaty

British swimmer

*December 28th, 1994, Uttoxeter

39

Barret Browning

Baseball player

*December 28th, 1984, Brunswick

41

Malaya van Ruitenbeek

Cyclist

*December 28th, 1982, Bonifacio

27

Lara van Ruijven

Dutch short track speed skater (1992-2020)

*December 28th, 1992, Naaldwijk †July 10th, 2020, Perpignan

46

Kery James

French-Haitian recording artist; rapper

*December 28th, 1977, Les Abymes

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Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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