Saturday December 28, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

December 28: Day of the Week

December 28, 2024 is the 363rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 3 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

December 28 Historical Event(s)

893
An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
1832
John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
1836
Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.
1895
Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
1908
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily killing over 75,000.
1918
Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
1956
Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
1989
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
2009
43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.
2010
Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.

Who were born on December 28?

1898
Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist (d. 1957)
1929
Brian Redhead, British journalist (d. 1994)
1934
Rudi Faßnacht, German football manager (d. 2000)
1944
Kary Mullis, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1946
Tim Johnson, American politician, senior senator from South Dakota
1964
Maite Zúñiga, Spanish athlete
1969
Linus Torvalds, Finnish computer programmer
1970
Elaine Hendrix, American actress
1979
Bree Williamson, Canadian actress
1981
Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer

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