On This Day: 28 December

28 December in Indian history

• 1885The Indian National Congress is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.India

28 December in world history

• 2025Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.
• 2011Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.
• 2009A suicide bomber attacked a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, causing 43 deaths.
• 2006Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.
• 1973The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
• 1964Vietnam War: Viet Cong regiments penetrated the eastern perimeters of the village of Bình Giã, beginning the Battle of Binh Gia.
• 1958"Greatest Game Ever Played": The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the NFL Championship.
• 1956Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
• 1948The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Miami.
• 1943World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona.
• 1941World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
• 1918At the general election in Ireland, Constance Markievicz was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the first female member of Parliament, although she never took her seat.
• 1916Up to 1,000 lumber workers initiated a labor strike against the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company in Minnesota, United States, which lasted over a month.
• 1912The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
• 1902The Syracuse Athletic Club defeat the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
• 1862American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit in the Van Buren raid, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.
• 1835Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.

Born on 28 December

• 1952Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 2019)India
• 1944Gordon Taylor, English footballer
• 1941Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coachIndia
• 1940A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of DefenceIndia
• 1902Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (died 1988)
• 1665George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1716)

Died on 28 December

• 2023Vijayakanth, Indian actor and politician (born 1952)India
• 2016Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932)
• 1992Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (born 1917)
• 1963Paul Hindemith, German violist, composer, and conductor (born 1895)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 28 December in history?

2025: Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution. 2011: Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people. 2009: A suicide bomber attacked a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, causing 43 deaths. 2006: Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.

What happened on 28 December in Indian history?

1885: The Indian National Congress is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

Which famous people were born on 28 December?

Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice (died 2019) (1952); Gordon Taylor, English footballer (1944); Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach (1941); A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (1940).

Which day is observed on 28 December?

King Taksin Memorial Day (Thailand); Proclamation Day (South Australia), celebration started on the day following Christmas (South Australia); Republic Day (South Sudan); The fourth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity).