December 28th, 1981

Born on December 28th, 1981

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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, 1981

42

Sienna Miller

British-American actress

*December 28th, 1981, New York City

42

Khalid Boulahrouz

Dutch association football player

*December 28th, 1981, Maassluis

42

Narsha

South Korean singer and actress

*December 28th, 1981, Seoul

42

Emanuel Berg

Swedish chess player

*December 28th, 1981, Skövde

42

Mika Väyrynen

Finnish footballer (born 1981)

*December 28th, 1981, Eskilstuna

42

David Moss

American ice hockey player

*December 28th, 1981, Dearborn

42

Nicolas Antonoff

French ice hockey player

*December 28th, 1981, Annecy

42

Danny Webber

British footballer (born 1981)

*December 28th, 1981, Manchester

42

Sa-Roc

American singer

*December 28th, 1981, Southeast

42

Frank Turner

English singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1981, Manama

42

Elizabeth Jordan Carr

First person born in the United States of an in-vitro fertilisation

*December 28th, 1981, Norfolk

42

Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Brazilian referee and association football referee

*December 28th, 1981, Teresina de Goiás

42

Heini Bock

Namibian rugby union player

*December 28th, 1981, Oranjemund

42

Julien Mette

French football manager

*December 28th, 1981, Bordeaux

42

João Neto

Portuguese judoka

*December 28th, 1981, Coimbra

42

Mauricio Mendoza

Colombian footballer

*December 28th, 1981, Taraira

42

Milutin Milošević

Serbian actor

*December 28th, 1981, Čačak

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46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

44

Noomi Rapace

Swedish actress

*December 28th, 1979, Hudiksvall

45

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1978, Springfield

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

41

Malaya van Ruitenbeek

Cyclist

*December 28th, 1982, Bonifacio

38

Benoît Trémoulinas

French association football player

*December 28th, 1985, Bordeaux

47

Brendan Hines

American actor and singer

*December 28th, 1976, Baltimore

37

Tom Huddlestone

English association football player

*December 28th, 1986, Nottingham

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

39

Barret Browning

Baseball player

*December 28th, 1984, Brunswick

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

34

Jessie Buckley

Irish actress and singer

*December 28th, 1989, Killarney

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

44

Claudia Presăcan

Romanian gymnast

*December 28th, 1979, Sibiu

69

Denzel Washington

American actor, director and producer (born 1954)

*December 28th, 1954, Mount Vernon

49

Glenn D'Hollander

Cyclist

*December 28th, 1974, Sint-Niklaas

50

Ids Postma

Dutch speed skater

*December 28th, 1973, Dearsum

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42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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