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December 28 in History
This permanent archive page contains 74 World History Database records for December 28, spanning 418 to 2017. Recorded topics include Pope; Absence from Abbey Consecration; Consecration.
Total: 74Events: 60Births: 6Deaths: 4Battles: 4Countries: 22
Events on December 28
Absence from Abbey Consecration
Edward is too ill to attend the consecration of the Westminster church he had built.
Consecration
Westminster Abbey is consecrated on 28 December, but Edward is too ill to attend the ceremony.
Consecration of Westminster Abbey
Edward's new abbey church is consecrated on 28 December 1065.
Dream
Falls into a coma, dreams the Anglo-Saxons will be consumed by fire & sword
Health of Edward the Confessor
Falls into a coma, dreams the Anglo-Saxons will be consumed by fire & sword
Succession
Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the Kingdom to your protection"
Succession
Edward tells Harold "I commend Edith & all the Kingdom to your protection"
Westminster Abbey
Edward's new Westminster Abbey is consecrated while the king remains gravely ill and unable to attend.
Westminster Abbey
Present at the consecration of the new abbey church of Westminster, last public act
Westminster Abbey
Present at the consecration of the new abbey church of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Stigand is associated with the royal church at Westminster when the new abbey is consecrated.
Lord High Admiral
Is appointed Lord High Admiral late in 1542 and assumes senior responsibility for English naval affairs.
Appointment after Lunsford
Byron replaces Lunsford as Lieutenant of the Tower.
John Byron Appointed Tower Lieutenant
Charles appoints John Byron as the new Lieutenant of the Tower.
John Byron Appointed Tower Lieutenant
Charles appoints John Byron as the new Lieutenant of the Tower.
Marriage
George Is marriage to Sophea Dorothea is anulled
Sole Rule Begins
William III of Orange becomes sole monarch after the death of Mary II, ending the period of joint kingship.
Alliance Thomas Pelham-Holles Newcastle, 1st and Austria and Holland
Forms an anti Prussian alliance with Austria & Holland
Commission
Appointed Commissioner to France
Rule of Falkland Islands
Britain takes control of the islands by force with the invasion of the Falkland Islands following the destruction of the Argentine settlement at Puerto Luis by the American sloop USS Lexington
Siege of Puerto Luis
Britain takes control of the islands by force with the invasion of the Falkland Islands following the destruction of the Argentine settlement at Puerto Luis by the American sloop USS Lexington
Coup
Melgarejo seizes power and begins an authoritarian presidency.
President of Bolivia
Melgarejo assumes the presidency after overthrowing Acha.
Removal from Office
Military leaders remove Daza during the War of the Pacific.
Indian National Congress
The first Session of Indian National Congress is held from 28-31 December 1885, and is attended by 72 delegates
Cinematographe Screening
Presents projected motion pictures to a paying public audience.
Public Motion-Picture Projection
Helps establish cinema through a combined camera and projector.
Western Front
Cabinet endorses Robertsons & Haigs decision for the Western Front to have priority
Reparations Default Finding
Faces a Reparation Commission finding that Germany has failed to make required deliveries to France.
Reparations Diplomacy
Directs foreign policy as the Reparation Commission declares Germany deficient in required deliveries to France.
Independence of India
The Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of Indian National Congress
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture
Delivers the Gibbs Lecture on an elementary proof of the equivalence of mass and energy.
Goga Government
Goga forms a short-lived government that adopts antisemitic measures.
Full Production Programme Approval
Roosevelt approves detailed plans for full-scale production facilities and atomic-weapon development.
Assassination of Mahmoud el-Nokrashy Pasha
Is assassinated by a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Prime Minister of Egypt
Becomes Prime Minister after Mahmoud el-Nokrashy's assassination.
Invasion of Korea
Chinese forces move South across the 38th parallel into South Korea
Secret Negotiations
Discusses a transition as Batista's regime collapses.
Honorary Doctorate at Las Villas
The Central University of Las Villas awards Guevara an honorary doctorate, which he accepts on behalf of the Rebel Army.
Operation Grandslam
Authorizes stronger United Nations military action after renewed fighting blocks a negotiated settlement in Katanga.
Massacre
Arrives in Vietnam to lead an investigation into the My Lai Massacre
Conference of Paris
Hanoi agrees to Nixon's conditions for reopening peace negotiations
Soviet Announcement after Amin's Removal
Soviet-controlled Radio Kabul announces the removal of Hafizullah Amin's government.
Speaker
Alexander Dubcek is elected speaker of the federal Parliament on December 28 and Vaclav Havel the President of Czechoslovakia on December 29 1989
Velvet Revolution
Alexander Dubcek is elected speaker of the federal Parliament on December 28 and Vaclav Havel the President of Czechoslovakia on December 29 1989
Land Privatization Decree
Signs measures allowing expanded private ownership and transfer of land as part of market reforms.
Treaty of Maastricht
Leads the Netherlands when the country's ratification notification is deposited for Maastricht.
Ganymede December Flyby
Galileo performs a distant Ganymede encounter while coordinating broader Jupiter-system observations with Cassini.
Prime Minister of Romania
Nastase forms a government focused on Euro-Atlantic integration.
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda Commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid claims responsibility for the attack, describing Bhutto as "the most precious American asset"
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the rival opposition party Pakistan Muslim League, states that "This is a tragedy for her party, and a tragedy for our party and the entire nation"
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the rival opposition party Pakistan Muslim League, states that "This is a tragedy for her party, and a tragedy for our party and the entire nation"
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Al-Qaeda Commander Mustafa Abu al-Yazid claims responsibility for the attack, describing Bhutto as "the most precious American asset"
Burial
Bhuttos body is flown to her hometown of Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in Larkana District, Sindh, and is buried next to her father in the family mausoleum at a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners
Acting Presidency Ends
Ghimpu's acting presidency ends after parliamentary leadership changes
Brief Acting President
Prime Minister Vlad Filat briefly exercises acting presidential duties
Appointment as Vice-President
Chiwenga becomes Vice-President after retiring from military command.
Appointment as Vice-President
Mohadi is appointed as one of Zimbabwe's two Vice-Presidents.
Births on December 28
Birth of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Birth of Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Arthur Stanley Eddington Born
The future astrophysicist and relativity advocate is born.
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Arthur Stanley Eddington is born in Kendal, Westmorland.
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Birth of Arthur Eddington
Birth of Maggie Smith
Birth of Maggie Smith
Birth of Margaret Natalie Smith Cross
Birth of Margaret Natalie Smith Cross
Deaths on December 28
Death of Edward the Confessor
Says to Harold on his deathbed, "I commend Edith & all the Kingdom to your protection". Death of Edward the Confessor
Death of Mary II
Mary II dies of smallpox, leaving William III of Orange to rule alone and causing him profound personal grief.
Death of Sam Peckinpah
Death of Sam Peckinpah
Death of Benazir Bhutto
The Interior Ministry of Pakistan states that "Bhutto was killed when she tried to duck back into the vehicle, and the shock waves from the blast knocked her head into a lever attached to the sunroof, fracturing her skull"
Battles on December 28
Battle of Garigliano
Serves in de Cordobas Spanish army during their victory against the French
Battle of Garigliano
A mercenary who marches with the French army to Italy, where he fights in the Battle of Garigliano
Battle of Santa Clara
Guevara's forces begin the decisive struggle for Santa Clara, a battle that helps precipitate the final collapse of Batista's government.
Battle of Binh Gia
Viet Cong forces open the Battle of Binh Gia, which continues into early January 1965