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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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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.
1795
Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto, Ontario).
1836
Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico.
1846
Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
1895
Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
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.
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.
1973
The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
2009
43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.

Who were born on December 28?

1922
Stan Lee, American comic book writer
1931
Guy Debord, French writer (d. 1994)
1942
Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
1950
Rainer Maria Latzke, German mural artist
1979
Bill Hall, American baseball player
1979
Senna Guemmour, German Singer (Monrose)
1981
Elizabeth Jordan Carr, first American test-tube baby
1981
Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
1982
Desiree Ortíz, Venezuelan model and television host
1985
Taryn Terrell, American wrestler/model

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