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December 28 Events in History - December 28 Birthdays - December 28 Deaths
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December 28, 1997 Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship December 28, 1996 India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in cricket 1st inning December 28, 1994 Billy Ray Cyrus, Achy Breaky Heart, weds Leticia Finley December 28, 1994 Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 vs. Eng, MCG) December 28, 1994 Tammy Wynette admitted to the hospital with bile duct infection December 28, 1993 Dow-Jones hits record 3793.49 December 28, 1993 Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms December 28, 1993 John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 pts) December 28, 1991 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York City December 28, 1991 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25 December 28, 1991 Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen December 28, 1991 Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiminez, 20, of Venez, crowned 41st Miss World December 28, 1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year December 28, 1990 2 die in a New York City subway accident December 28, 1990 Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17 December 28, 1989 Alexander Dubcek elected parliament chairman of Czech December 28, 1989 Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die December 28, 1988 John Tarrant, 1st Aust born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission December 28, 1988 US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism December 28, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 28, 1987 In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark December 28, 1986 Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins Davis Cup December 28, 1985 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 28, 1985 Warring Lebanese Moslem and Christian leaders sign peace agreement December 28, 1984 Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old December 28, 1984 Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India December 28, 1984 TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run December 28, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 28, 1983 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) December 28, 1983 Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Bradman's 29 December 28, 1983 U.S. say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984 December 28, 1983 Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants December 28, 1981 Cleveland Metroparks Administrative offices move from downtown to Zoo December 28, 1981 Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98 December 28, 1980 Mexico terminated fishing agreements with US December 28, 1978 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy) December 28, 1976 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances December 28, 1976 Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining December 28, 1976 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 28, 1976 Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa December 28, 1975 "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass December 28, 1975 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music) December 28, 1975 Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die December 28, 1975 Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut December 28, 1975 Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG December 28, 1974 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed December 28, 1973 Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby December 28, 1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes "Gulag Archipelag" December 28, 1973 Comet Kohoutek at perihelion December 28, 1972 Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea December 28, 1972 Martin Bormanns skeleton found in Berlin (Hitlers deputy) December 28, 1972 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 28, 1971 Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet December 28, 1970 "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic New York City for 19 performances December 28, 1970 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution December 28, 1969 Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City December 28, 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 28, 1969 Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball December 28, 1968 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival December 28, 1968 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1) December 28, 1968 Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks December 28, 1968 Israeli assault on Beirut Airport December 28, 1968 KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast December 28, 1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting December 28, 1967 Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange December 28, 1966 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass December 28, 1966 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC December 28, 1964 Premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' Stefan Rasin December 28, 1964 Principal filming of "Dr. Zhivago," begins December 28, 1963 "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances December 28, 1963 "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 82 performances December 28, 1963 Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song" December 28, 1962 U.N. troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga December 28, 1961 Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City December 28, 1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1 December 28, 1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 December 28, 1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on December 28, 1957 U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test December 28, 1956 Miss Frances [Horwich], last Ding Dong School on NBC-TV December 28, 1955 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0) December 28, 1954 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2) December 28, 1954 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast December 28, 1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting December 28, 1952 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game December 28, 1950 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea December 28, 1949 20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs December 28, 1948 Israeli Defence Forces crosses Egyptian border December 28, 1948 Middel-Java as a whole in Dutch hands December 28, 1948 US announced a study to launch an Earth satellite December 28, 1947 Chic Cards beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game December 28, 1945 Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance December 28, 1944 Eisenhower and Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium December 28, 1944 Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross December 28, 1944 Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in New York City December 28, 1943 All inhabitants of Kalmukkie deported, about 70,000 killed December 28, 1942 Oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus December 28, 1942 Robert Sullivan becomes 1st pilot to fly Atlantic 100 times December 28, 1941 State of siege goes into effect in Bohemia/Moravia December 28, 1940 Arthur Morris scores 111 in 2nd innings of 1st game after 148 December 28, 1938 Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. South Africa December 28, 1937 Fascist Octavian Goga becomes PM of Romania/begins spread of Judaism December 28, 1935 W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in New York City December 28, 1931 Lin-Sen succeeds Chiang Kai-shek as president of Nanjing-China December 28, 1928 Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made December 28, 1928 Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues" December 28, 1927 George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "Royal Family," premieres in New York City December 28, 1926 Arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) NSW vs. Vic December 28, 1926 Imperial Airways begins England-India mail and passenger service December 28, 1926 Ponsford scores 352 and Ryder 295 against NSW December 28, 1926 Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348 December 28, 1925 George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in New York City December 28, 1923 George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan," premieres in New York City December 28, 1915 SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph December 28, 1912 National Council of Young Israel convenes December 28, 1912 SF Municipal Railway starts operation at Geary St. (MUNI) December 28, 1910 Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (New York City) December 28, 1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy; 80,000 die December 28, 1908 Messina, Italy struck by an earthquake (nearly 80,000 died) December 28, 1906 Ecuador adopts its constitution December 28, 1905 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of U.S. founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) December 28, 1905 NSW all out for 805 vs Victoria, win by innings and 253 December 28, 1904 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London) December 28, 1903 Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in New York City December 28, 1903 Electric lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago; 602 die December 28, 1902 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (MSG, New York City) December 28, 1902 Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US December 28, 1897 Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premieres in Paris December 28, 1895 World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris December 28, 1893 French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu December 28, 1887 Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted December 28, 1879 North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot) December 28, 1878 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) December 28, 1877 John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill December 28, 1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum December 28, 1864 Battle of Egypt Station, MS December 28, 1850 Rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire December 28, 1849 M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine and oil on his clothing and sees cleaning effect December 28, 1846 Iowa becomes 29th state December 28, 1836 Spain recognizes independence of Mexico December 28, 1832 John Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson) December 28, 1828 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed December 28, 1821 Naples: Gioacchini Rossini moves to Bologna December 28, 1816 American Colonization Society organizes December 28, 1732 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette) December 28, 1614 Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk December 28, 1065 Westminister Abbey opens in London December 28, 801 Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona December 28, 418 St. Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |