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DECEMBER 28, 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.
The Irish component of the 1918 United Kingdom general election took place on 14 December 1918. It was the final United Kingdom Read More
DECEMBER 28, 2009
Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
Dhondup Wangchen is a Tibetan filmmaker who had been imprisoned by the Chinese government in 2008 on charges related to his documentary Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1925
The Tokyo Grand Sumo Association becomes the All Japan Sumo Association at the instigation of Prince-Regent Hirohito, laying the foundations for the world's sole professional sumo association.
The Japan Sumo Association , officially the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Japan Sumo Association ; sometimes abbreviated JSA or NSK, and Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1964
Vietnam War: Viet Cong regiments penetrated the eastern perimeters of the village of Bình Giã, beginning the Battle of Binh Gia.
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1862
American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit in the Van Buren raid, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
DECEMBER 28, 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.
A devastating earthquake occurred on 28 December 1908 in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1612
Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and Read More
DECEMBER 28, 2014
The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, killing an estimated 28 people.
MS Norman Atlantic was a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) ferry owned by the Italian ferry company Visemar di Navigazione. The ferry was chartered Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1767
Taksin the Great was crowned king of the newly established Thonburi Kingdom at the new capital of Thonburi in present-day Thailand.
King Taksin the Great or the King of Thonburi was the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom that ruled Thailand from 1767 Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1907
The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua Range on New Zealand's North Island.
The huia is an extinct species of New Zealand wattlebird, endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. The last confirmed sighting Read More
DECEMBER 28, 484
Alaric II (depicted) succeeded his father Euric as King of the Visigoths.
Alaric II was the King of the Visigoths from 484 until 507. He succeeded his father Euric as King of the Visigoths Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1967
American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
Muriel Faye Siebert was an American businesswoman who was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange Read More
DECEMBER 28, 893
An earthquake destroyed the city of Dvin, Armenia, resulting in about 30,000 casualties.
The 893 Dvin earthquake occurred on 28 December at around midnight. It had a magnitude of approximately 6 and a maximum intensity Read More
DECEMBER 28, 1065
Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated.
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, Read More
DECEMBER 28, 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.
From 1978 until 2025, the Republic of Turkey was in an armed conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as well as Read More
DECEMBER 28, 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).
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More

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