December 28

• 418 – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I.{{cite book|first=Claudio|last=Rendina|title=The Popes: Histories and Secrets|url=https://archive.org/details/popes0000rend|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=Seven Locks Press|isbn=978-1-931643-13-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/popes0000rend/page/n77 60]}}
• 457 – Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor.
• 484 – Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).
• 893 – An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia.
• 1065 – Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/london/vol1/pp1-13|title='Introduction', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 1, Westminster Abbey|website=British History Online|access-date=28 December 2018}}
• 1308 – The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins.

• 1659 – The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.
• 1768 – King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
• 1795 – Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto).
• 1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina.
• 1835 – Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
• 1836 – South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
• 1836 – Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty.
• 1846 – Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
• 1879 – Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
• 1885 – Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
• 1895 – The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
• 1895 – Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.

• 1902 – The Syracuse Athletic Club defeat the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
• 1908 – The 7.1 {{M|w}} Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000.{{Cite web |url=https://storing.ingv.it/cfti/cfti5/quake.php?21318IT |title=1908 12 28, 04:20:27 Calabria meridionale-Messina (Italy) |last1=Guidoboni E. |last2= Ferrari G. |website=CFTI5 Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (461 BC – 1997) and Mediterranean Area (760 B.C. – 1500) |last3=Mariotti D. |last4=Comastri A. |last5=Tarabusi G. |last6=Sgattoni G. |last7=Valensise G}}
• 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
• 1918 – Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons.
• 1941 – World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
• 1943 – Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.
• 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.
• 1944 – Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
• 1948 – The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears {{convert|50|mi|km|order=flip}} south of Miami.
• 1956 – Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
• 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.
• 1967 – American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.{{cite news |last1=Nemy |first1=Enid |title=Muriel Siebert, a Determined Trailblazer for Women on Wall Street, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/business/muriel-siebert-first-woman-to-own-a-seat-on-wall-st-dies-at-80.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/business/muriel-siebert-first-woman-to-own-a-seat-on-wall-st-dies-at-80.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=25 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}
• 1972 – The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed.{{Cite news|date=1972-12-28|title=MOURNING DAY GIVES 300 DRAFT REPRIEVE (Published 1972)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/28/archives/mourning-day-gives-300-draft-reprieve.html|access-date=2021-01-18|issn=0362-4331}} Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted.
• 1973 – The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
• 1978 – United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people.{{cite news |last=Baum |first=Bob |date=December 29, 1978 |title=10 dead in Portland jetliner crash |page=1A |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |location=(Oregon) |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xBRWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5761%2C8954300}}
• 1989 – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.
• 2006 – War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
• 2009 – Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.
• 2014 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard.
• 2014 – Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.

• 1461 – Louise of Savoy, French nun (d. 1503)
• 1510 – Nicholas Bacon, English politician (d. 1579)
• 1535 – Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (d. 1578)

• 1619 – Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)
• 1635 – Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)
• 1651 – Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
• 1655 – Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)
• 1665 – George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1716)
• 1722 – Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)
• 1724 – Christoph Franz von Buseck, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (d. 1805){{cite book |title=Schematismus des Erzbistums Bamberg (Schematism of the Archdiocese of Bamberg) |last= |first= |year=1876 |publisher= Archdiocese of Bamberg |location=Bamberg |page=28 |isbn= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_loAAAAcAAJ}}
• 1763 – John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery (d. 1836)
• 1775 – Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (d. 1863)
• 1789 – Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist of "domestic fiction" (d. 1867){{cite book|last1=Damon-Bach|first1=Lucinda L.|last2=Clements|first2=Victoria|title=Catharine Maria Sedgwick: Critical Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vZlvgas5yWcC&pg=PR33|year=2003|publisher=University Press of New England|isbn=978-1-55553-548-3|pages=33–}}
• 1798 – Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1844){{cite book |last1=Trimble |first1=Virginia |last2=Williams |first2=Thomas |last3=Bracher |first3=Katherine |last4=Jarrell |first4=Richard |last5=Marché |first5=Jordan D. |last6=Ragep |first6=F. Jamil |title=Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=18 September 2007 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-0-387-30400-7 |page=482 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-BF1CHkc50C&pg=PA482 |language=en}}
• 1818 – Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (d. 1897)
• 1842 – Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (d. 1891)
• 1856 – Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
• 1865 – Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (d. 1925)
• 1870 – Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)
• 1882 – Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1944){{cite web |title=Studying the stars, testing relativity: Sir Arthur Eddington |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Studying_the_stars_testing_relativity_Sir_Arthur_Eddington |website=www.esa.int |access-date=20 February 2024 |language=en}}
• 1882 – Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (d. 1931){{cite web |title=Lili Elbe {{!}} Biography, Wife, Art, Surgeries, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lili-Elbe |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 September 2021 |language=en}}
• 1887 – Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (d. 1946)
• 1888 – F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1931)
• 1890 – Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (d. 1981){{cite book|first=Robert|last=Reginald|title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research|year=1979|page=831|isbn=978-0-81031-051-3}}
• 1898 – Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1957)
• 1898 – Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
• 1900 – Ted Lyons, American baseball player (d. 1986){{cite web |last1=Corbett |first1=Warren |title=Ted Lyons |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ted-lyons/ |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=27 December 2022}}

• 1902 – Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001)
• 1902 – Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)
• 1903 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 28: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Miles Brown |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/28/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-28-Maitreyi-Ramakrishnan-Miles-Brown/4871672173976/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Dec.,%2C%20Miles%20Brown%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=UPI |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=28 December 2022}}
• 1903 – John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1957)
• 1907 – Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1908 – Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1910 – Billy Williams, American singer (d. 1972)
• 1911 – Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)
• 1913 – Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
• 1914 – Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Ellis Clarke, Trinidadian politician, 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
• 1920 – Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952)
• 1920 – Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Al Wistert, American football player and coach (d. 2016)
• 1921 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Lionel Bowen, Australian politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2012){{cite NSW Parliament |id=1818 |name=Mr Lionel Frost Bowen (1922–2012) |former=Yes |access-date=16 June 2019}}
• 1922 – Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (d. 2018)
• 1924 – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Ethiopian politician; President of Ethiopia (d. 2018)
• 1925 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)
• 1925 – Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee (d. 2016)
• 1928 – Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)
• 1928 – John William Thomson, Canadian politician (d. 2025)https://exparl.ca/news/mr-john-william-thomsom/
• 1929 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
• 1929 – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)
• 1929 – Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (d. 2022){{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-09-23/maarten-schmidt-astronomer-who-changed-our-understanding-of-the-cosmos-dies |title=Maarten Schmidt dies; Caltech astronomer changed our understanding of the cosmos |first1=John Jr. |last1=Johnson |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=24 September 2022 |date=23 September 2022}}
• 1930 – Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (d. 2010)
• 1931 – Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)
• 1931 – Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)
• 1932 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)
• 1932 – Dorsey Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
• 1932 – Roy Hattersley, English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary
• 1932 – Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2019)
• 1932 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress (d. 2022){{cite web |last1=Lehman |first1=Katie Von |title=Nichelle Nichols (1932- ) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/nichols-nichelle-1932/ |website=blackpast.org |date=23 January 2007 |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1932 – Manuel Puig, Argentine author and playwright (d. 1990)
• 1933 – John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky (d. 2022)
• 1934 – Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)
• 1934 – Maggie Smith, English actress{{cite web |title=Maggie Smith: A glorious antidote to the self-absorption of so many in her profession |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/maggie-smith-oscar-favourite-is-a-glorious-antidote-to-the-self-absorption-of-so-many-in-her-a6734096.html |website=The Independent |access-date=1 October 2020 |language=en |date=13 November 2015}} (d. 2024){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk7375ngkxo|title=Actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89|publisher=BBC News |date=27 September 2024|accessdate=27 September 2024}}
• 1936 – Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer
• 1937 – Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2024){{Cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/business/ratan-tata-dead.html |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 1938 – Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)
• 1939 – Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group
• 1939 – Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1939 – Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)
• 1940 – A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence
• 1940 – Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host
• 1941 – Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1942 – Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
• 1943 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
• 1943 – David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
• 1943 – Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
• 1944 – Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic
• 1944 – Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician (d. 2021)
• 1944 – Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)
• 1944 – Gordon Taylor, English footballer
• 1945 – Birendra, King of Nepal (d. 2001)
• 1945 – Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author
• 1946 – Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas
• 1946 – Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)
• 1946 – Hubert Green, American golfer (d. 2018)
• 1946 – Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician (d. 2024){{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=October 10, 2024 |title=Tim Johnson, Senator Who Came Back From an Aneurysm, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/us/politics/tim-johnson-dead.html |access-date=October 11, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 1946 – Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman (d. 2020)
• 1946 – Bill Lee, American baseball player and author
• 1946 – Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey
• 1946 – Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
• 1947 – Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player (d. 2024)
• 1947 – Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
• 1948 – Ziggy Modeliste, American drummer
• 1950 – Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
• 1950 – Clifford Cocks, English mathematician and cryptographer
• 1950 – Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic
• 1952 – Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice (d. 2019)
• 1952 – Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician{{cite web |title=Bridget Prentice |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2118848.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=1 October 2020 |date=22 October 2002}}
• 1953 – Richard Clayderman, French pianist
• 1953 – Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion
• 1953 – Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author
• 1953 – Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter
• 1954 – Tony Ables, American serial killer{{cite web | url=https://dani-hendrix.medium.com/serial-killer-in-tampa-bay-area-caught-after-dna-testing-c9d1d2bf631f | title=Serial Killer in Tampa Bay Area Caught After DNA Testing | work=Medium | date=10 September 2022 | last1=Hendrix | first1=Dani }}
• 1954 – Gayle King, American television journalist
• 1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 28, 2022 includes celebrities Denzel Washington, Joe Manganiello |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-28-2022-includes-celebrities-denzel-washington-joe-manganiello.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=27 December 2023 |date=28 December 2022}}
• 1955 – Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1955 – Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
• 1956 – Nigel Kennedy, English violinist
• 1958 – Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager
• 1958 – Curt Byrum, American golfer
• 1958 – Zoran Gajić, Serbian volleyball trainer
• 1959 – Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster
• 1959 – Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer
• 1959 – Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1960 – Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster{{Cite web |title=John Fitzgerald {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-fitzgerald/f028/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}
• 1960 – Chad McQueen, American actor and race car driver (d. 2024){{Cite news |last=E. Petri |first=Alexandra |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Chad McQueen, 'Karate Kid' Actor, Dies at 63 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/arts/chad-mcqueen-dead.html |access-date=September 13, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 1960 – Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)
• 1961 – Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 1962 – Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (d. 1999)
• 1964 – Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1964 – Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner
• 1965 – Allar Levandi, Estonian skier
• 1967 – Chris Ware, American illustrator
• 1968 – Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=78}}
• 1969 – Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel
• 1970 – Elaine Hendrix, American actress
• 1970 – James Jett, American sprinter and football player
• 1970 – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player{{Cite web |title=Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/190038/name |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}
• 1971 – Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
• 1971 – Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1971 – Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1971 – William Gates, American basketball player
• 1972 – Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
• 1972 – Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model{{Cite web |title=Patrick Rafter {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/patrick-rafter/r255/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}
• 1972 – Adam Vinatieri, American football player
• 1973 – Holger Blume, German sprinter
• 1973 – Marc Blume, German sprinter
• 1973 – Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
• 1973 – Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater
• 1974 – Jocelyn Enriquez, American singer
• 1974 – Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager
• 1975 – B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
• 1976 – Brendan Hines, American actor and singer
• 1976 – Joe Manganiello, American actor{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Annie |title=Sofia Vergara voices love for Joe Manganiello on his 45th birthday |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/12/29/Sofia-Vergara-Joe-Manganiello-birthday/7421640793615/ |publisher=United Press International |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=29 December 2021}}
• 1976 – Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker
• 1976 – Ben Tune, Australian rugby player
• 1976 – Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
• 1976 – Deddy Corbuzier, Indonesian presenter and magician{{cite news |editor-last=Kurniandari |editor-first=Rohmana |date=29 December 2018 |title=Sabrina Beri Kejutan Ultah Deddy Corbuzier, Mantan Istri & Anak Deddy Turut Hadir, Intip Potretnya |trans-title=Sabrina Gives Deddy Corbuzier a Birthday Surprise, Deddy's Ex-Wife & Children Also Attend, Take a Peek at the Portraits |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2018/12/29/sabrina-beri-kejutan-ultah-deddy-corbuzier-mantan-istri-anak-deddy-turut-hadir-intip-potretnya |work=Tribun Solo |location=Solo |publisher=Tribunnews |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229113909/https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2018/12/29/sabrina-beri-kejutan-ultah-deddy-corbuzier-mantan-istri-anak-deddy-turut-hadir-intip-potretnya |archive-date=29 December 2018 |url-status=live}}
• 1977 – Derrick Brew, American sprinter
• 1977 – Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player
• 1977 – Vanessa Ferlito, American actress
• 1977 – Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
• 1978 – Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager
• 1978 – John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
• 1979 – James Blake, American tennis player{{Cite web |title=James Blake {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-blake/b676/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}
• 1979 – Senna Gammour, German singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Bill Hall, American baseball player
• 1979 – Zach Hill, American musician and artist
• 1979 – André Holland, American actor
• 1979 – Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
• 1980 – Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer
• 1980 – Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker
• 1981 – Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
• 1981 – Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist
• 1981 – Sienna Miller, American-British actress and fashion designer
• 1981 – David Moss, American ice hockey player{{cite web |title=David Moss |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/david-moss-8469664 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 December 2023}}
• 1981 – Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer
• 1981 – Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 – Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
• 1982 – Cedric Benson, American football player (d. 2019){{cite web |title=Cedric Benson |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/8419/cedric-benson |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 December 2023}}
• 1982 – Beau Garrett, American actress and model
• 1982 – François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete{{cite web |title=Francois GOURMET {{!}} Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/belgium/francois-gourmet-14177528 |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1982 – Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player{{cite web |title=Curtis Glencross |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2974/curtis-glencross |website=ESPN.com |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1984 – Martin Kaymer, German golfer{{cite news |title=Kaymer 'glad' he blew 10-shot lead |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/31004185 |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1984 – Duane Solomon, American runner{{cite web |title=Duane SOLOMON {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/duane-solomon-14251836 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1986 – Tom Huddlestone, English footballer{{cite web |title=Football (Sky Sports) |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/player/37/tom-huddlestone |website=SkySports |access-date=1 October 2020 |language=en}}
• 1987 – Thomas Dekker, American actor and musician
• 1989 – Austin Barnes, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Austin Barnes |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-barnes-605131 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=27 December 2023}}
• 1989 – Mackenzie Rosman, American actress
• 1990 – Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner{{cite web |title=Ayele ABSHERO {{!}} Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/ayele-abshero-14181296 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1990 – Marcos Alonso, Spanish footballer{{cite web|title=Marcos Alonso|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4093/Marcos-Alonso/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=28 December 2024}}
• 1990 – David Archuleta, American singer
• 1990 – John Henson, American basketball player{{cite web |title=John Henson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203089/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=27 December 2023}}
• 1990 – Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer{{cite web |title=Bastiaan LIJESEN - Olympic Swimming {{!}} Netherlands |url=https://www.olympic.org/bastiaan-lijesen |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=7 December 2020 |language=en |date=7 December 2020}}
• 1992 – Tomáš Jurčo, Slovak ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Tomas Jurco |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tomas-jurco-8476430 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 December 2023}}
• 1994 – Adam Peaty, English swimmer{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Adam Peaty |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/134063 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=7 December 2020}}
• 1995 – Dylan Cease, American baseball player{{Cite web |title=Dylan Cease #84 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/dylan-cease-656302 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=Major League Baseball}}
• 1995 – Mauricio Lemos, Uruguayan footballer{{cite web|title=Mauricio Lemos|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paolo-mauricio-lemos-merladey/325566/|website=Soccerway|access-date=28 December 2024}}
• 1995 – Nahitan Nández, Uruguayan footballer{{cite web|title=Nahitan Nández|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nahitan-nandez/331580/|website=Soccerway|access-date=28 December 2024}}
• 1996 – Tanguy Ndombele, French footballer{{cite web|title=Tanguy Ndombélé|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/25329/Tanguy-Ndomb%C3%A9l%C3%A9/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=28 December 2024}}
• 1999 – Iqbaal Ramadhan, Indonesian actor and singer{{cite news |last=Setiawaty |first=Intan |date=31 December 2023 |title=Rayakan Ulang Tahun ke-24, Iqbaal Ramadhan Berbagi ke Anak-anak di Palestina |trans-title=Celebrating 24th Birthday, Iqbaal Ramadhan Shares with Children in Palestine |url=https://www.tempo.co/hiburan/rayakan-ulang-tahun-ke-24-iqbaal-ramadhan-berbagi-ke-anak-anak-di-palestina-405684 |work=Tempo.co |location=Jakarta |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413113806/https://www.tempo.co/hiburan/rayakan-ulang-tahun-ke-24-iqbaal-ramadhan-berbagi-ke-anak-anak-di-palestina-405684 |archive-date=13 April 2025 |url-status=live}}
• 2001 – Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress
• 2002 – Tom Cannon, British-Irish footballer{{cite web|title=Thomas Cannon|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51519/Thomas-Cannon/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=28 December 2024}}

• 925 – Wang Zongbi, general of the Chinese state of Former Shu
• 1218 – Robert II, Count of Dreux (b. 1154)
• 1297 – Hugh Aycelin, French cardinal (b. 1230)
• 1326 – Sir David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, Constable of Scotland, and Chief Warden of Northumberland
• 1367 – Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shōgun (b. 1330)
• 1394 – Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, queen of Epirus (b. 1350)
• 1446 – Antipope Clement VIII (b. 1369)
• 1491 – Bertoldo di Giovanni, Italian sculptor (b. c. 1435)
• 1503 – Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)
• 1538 – Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (b. 1455){{DBI|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/andrea-gritti_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|title=GRITTI, Andrea|volume=59|first=Gino |last=Benzoni}}
• 1547 – Konrad Peutinger, German humanist and antiquarian (b. 1465)
• 1558 – Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)

• 1622 – Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
• 1663 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
• 1671 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
• 1694 – Mary II of England (b. 1662){{cite web |title=Mary II {{!}} Biography & Accomplishments |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 January 2021 |language=en}}
• 1706 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
• 1708 – Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
• 1715 – William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649){{cite web |title=William Carstares {{!}} Scottish minister |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Carstares |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}
• 1734 – Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (b. 1671)
• 1736 – Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
• 1785 – Peter Ernst Wilde, Polish-Estonian physician and journalist (b. 1732)
• 1795 – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)
• 1859 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English historian and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1800)
• 1872 – James Van Ness, American lawyer and politician, 7th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1808)
• 1890 – Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (b. 1861)
• 1897 – William Corby, American priest and academic (b. 1833)
• 1900 – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846)

• 1907 – Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright (b. 1812){{cite web |title=Litteraturbanken {{!}} Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub |url=https://litteraturbanken.se/%C3%B6vers%C3%A4ttarlexikon/artiklar/Louise_Granberg_Stjernstr%C3%B6m |website=litteraturbanken.se |access-date=2 April 2020}}
• 1913 – Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Turkish journalist and translator (b. 1844)
• 1916 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1835){{cite book |last1=Randel |first1=Don Michael |title=The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians |date=30 October 2002 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-25572-2 |page=866 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXILEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT866 |language=en}}
• 1917 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1892)
• 1918 – Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)
• 1919 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1924 – Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)
• 1932 – Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1935 – Clarence Day, American author and illustrator (b. 1874)
• 1937 – Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)
• 1938 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (b. 1886)
• 1942 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (b. 1869)
• 1943 – Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. 1885)
• 1945 – Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (b. 1871)
• 1946 – Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor (b. 1882)
• 1947 – Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b. 1869)
• 1949 – Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)
• 1959 – Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (b. 1889)
• 1960 – Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
• 1963 – Paul Hindemith, German violist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
• 1967 – Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
• 1968 – David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (b. 1893)
• 1971 – Max Steiner, Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1888)
• 1976 – Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
• 1981 – Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
• 1983 – Dennis Wilson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1944)
• 1984 – Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 1984 – Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (b. 1903)
• 1986 – John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (b. 1916)
• 1986 – Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1922)
• 1989 – Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (b. 1894)
• 1990 – Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
• 1992 – Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
• 1993 – William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
• 1994 – Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911)
• 1999 – Clayton Moore, American actor (b. 1914)
• 2001 – Samuel Abraham Goldblith, American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer (b. 1919)
• 2001 – William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (b. 1928)
• 2003 – Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (b. 1935)
• 2004 – Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
• 2004 – Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, critic, and playwright (b. 1933)
• 2006 – Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
• 2008 – Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (b. 1923)
• 2009 – Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (b. 1981)
• 2010 – Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
• 2010 – Terry Peder Rasmussen, American serial killer (b. 1943)
• 2012 – Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Mark Crispin, American computer scientist and academic, designed the IMAP (b. 1956)
• 2012 – Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (b. 1980)
• 2012 – Frankie Walsh, Irish hurler and manager (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)
• 2013 – Andrew Jacobs, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (b. 1919)
• 2013 – Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1969)
• 2014 – Leelah Alcorn, American transgender teenager (b. 1997)
• 2014 – Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician (b. 1956)
• 2014 – Frankie Randall, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
• 2015 – John Bradbury, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1953)
• 2015 – Eloy Inos, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 8th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (b. 1949)
• 2015 – Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter (b. 1945)
• 2016 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932){{cite web |title=Debbie Reynolds obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/29/debbie-reynolds-obituary-singin-in-the-rain-actor |website=The Guardian |access-date=28 December 2021 |language=en |date=29 December 2016}}
• 2016 – Jean-Christophe Victor, French political scientist (b. 1947)
• 2017 – Rose Marie, American actress and comedienne (b. 1923){{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/obituaries/rose-marie-dead.html|title=Rose Marie, Decades-Spanning Showbiz Veteran, Is Dead at 94|last=Peterson|first=Alison J.|date=December 28, 2017|newspaper=The New York Times}}
• 2021 – Grichka Bogdanoff, French television presenter and scientific essayist (b. 1949){{cite news |title=Grichka Bogdanoff, l'un des jumeaux stars des années 1980, est mort du Covid-19 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2021/12/28/grichka-l-un-des-deux-freres-bogdanoff-est-mort_6107525_3382.html |access-date=28 December 2021 |publisher=La Monde |date=28 December 2021}}
• 2021 – John Madden, American football Hall of Fame coach and commentator (b. 1936){{cite web|title=John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-madden-oakland-raiders-coach-dies-nfl-cd81635dd3aac611af9e9424ec08d24a|author=Dubow, Josh|website=APNews.com|publisher=AP News|date=December 28, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2021}}
• 2021 – Harry Reid, American lawyer, politician, and former Senate majority leader (b. 1939){{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2021-12-28|title=Harry Reid, political pugilist and longtime Senate majority leader, dies|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/428846-harry-reid-political-pugilist-and-longtime-senate-majority-leader-dies|access-date=2021-12-29|website=The Hill|language=en}}
• 2022 – Philomena Franz, German Romani author (b. 1922){{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=Auschwitz-Überlebende aus Bergisch Gladbach: Philomena Franz ist mit 100 Jahren gestorben |url=https://www.ksta.de/region/rhein-berg/roesrath/roesrath-holocaus-ueberlebende-philomena-franz-ist-gestorben-384197 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger |language=de}}
• 2023 – Vijayakanth, Indian actor and politician (b. 1952){{cite news |title=Actor and DMDK founder 'Captain' Vijayakanth passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/actorpolitician-and-dmdk-founder-vijayakanth-passes-away-in-chennai-report-101703734686582.html |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 December 2023 |language=en}}
• 2024 – Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO (b. 1926){{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Charles Dolan, Cablevision and HBO Founder, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/business/charles-dolan-dead.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241229175334/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/business/charles-dolan-dead.html |archive-date=December 29, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US}}

• Christian feast day:
• Abel (Coptic Church)
• Caterina Volpicelli
• Feast of the Holy Innocents or Childermas; in Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated with pranks (inocentadas), similar to April Fools' Day (Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran Church), and its related observances:
• Els Enfarinats (Ibi, Spain)
• Simon the Athonite
• December 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• 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)

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• [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/28 BBC: On This Day]
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• [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/28 Historical Events on December 28]

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