Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 28
December 28, 2024 is the 363rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 3 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 28
- 1832 –John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
- 1835 –Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
- 1846 –Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
- 1912 –The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
- 1935 –Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
- 1943 –World War II – After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
- 1944 –Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score 8 points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
- 1948 –The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
- 1958 –“Greatest Game Ever Played” – Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York’s Yankee Stadium.
- 1978 –With the crew investigating a problem with the landing gear, United Airlines Flight 173 runs out of fuel and crashes in Portland, Oregon, killing 10. As a result, United Airlines instituted the industry’s first crew resource management program.
Who were born on December 28?
- 1888 –Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, German film director (d. 1931)
- 1932 –Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (d. 2002)
- 1938 –Lagumot Harris, Nauruan politician and former President (d. 1999)
- 1946 –Edgar Winter, American musician
- 1960 –James Caan, British-Pakistani entrepreneur
- 1962 –Melissa R. Kelly, former Maryland politician
- 1973 –Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress
- 1982 –Kevin Pereira, American television host
- 1985 –Kamani Hill, American footballer
- 1985 –Taryn Terrell, American wrestler/model
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