December 28th, 1980

Born on December 28th, 1980

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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, 1980

43

Vanessa Ferlito

Actress

*December 28th, 1980, Brooklyn

43

Diego Junqueira

Argentine tennis player

*December 28th, 1980, Tandil

43

Mário Pečalka

Slovak soccer player

*December 28th, 1980, Rudina

43

Kent Farrington

American equestrian rider

*December 28th, 1980, Chicago

43

Anna Trebunskaya

Ballroom dancer and Reality TV contestant

*December 28th, 1980, Chelyabinsk

43

Lomana LuaLua

DR Congolese association football player

*December 28th, 1980, Kinshasa

43

Ryta Turava

Athletics competitor

*December 28th, 1980, Dubroŭna

43

Kampamba Chintu

Zambian footballer

*December 28th, 1980, Kabwe

43

Irina Belova

Russian rhythmic gymnast

*December 28th, 1980, Zavolzhye

43

Gino Justin Hudson McKoy

Canadian singer-songwriter, film director and music producer

*December 28th, 1980, Port of Spain

43

Yama Carlos

Indonesian actor and model

*December 28th, 1980, Semarang City

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Who's birthday is on December 28th?

44

Noomi Rapace

Swedish actress

*December 28th, 1979, Hudiksvall

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

42

Sienna Miller

British-American actress

*December 28th, 1981, New York City

47

Brendan Hines

American actor and singer

*December 28th, 1976, Baltimore

38

Benoît Trémoulinas

French association football player

*December 28th, 1985, Bordeaux

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

37

Tom Huddlestone

English association football player

*December 28th, 1986, Nottingham

41

Malaya van Ruitenbeek

Cyclist

*December 28th, 1982, Bonifacio

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

39

Barret Browning

Baseball player

*December 28th, 1984, Brunswick

44

Claudia Presăcan

Romanian gymnast

*December 28th, 1979, Sibiu

34

Jessie Buckley

Irish actress and singer

*December 28th, 1989, Killarney

42

Khalid Boulahrouz

Dutch association football player

*December 28th, 1981, Maassluis

29

Adam Peaty

British swimmer

*December 28th, 1994, Uttoxeter

27

Lara van Ruijven

Dutch short track speed skater (1992-2020)

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

69

Denzel Washington

American actor, director and producer (born 1954)

*December 28th, 1954, Mount Vernon

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Charlie Hunnam

British actor

*April 10th, 1980, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Yes: 1980 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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