Historical Events In December - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1969 Henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78 on December - 28.
1970 On this day in history paul Rose, his brother Jacques Rose, and Francis Simard captured at 4;30 am in tunnel under farmhouse near Montreal; suspected FLQ terrorists, kidnappers and murderers of Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte
1970 L Mendel Rivers, (Rep-D-SC), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner, composer, dies at 83
1973 Gulag Archipelago, an expose' of the Soviet prison system, is published by Alexander Solzhenitsyn on this day in history.
1974 On December - 28 more than 5,200 people killed in Pakistan earthquake
1975 On December - 28 red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG
1975 Rob Niedermayer hockey player, was born at Cassiar, British Columbia on December - 28.
1976 Freddie King, rocker, dies at 42 on December - 28.
1978 On this day in history harry Winston, US jeweler for the "rich & famous", dies at 82
1980 On this day in history amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die
1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia on December - 28.
1982 Frederick Douglass Hall, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39
1984 TV soap "The Edge of Night" ends 28 year run on this day in history.
1984 On December - 28 sam Peckinpah, director, dies of cardiac arrest at 59
1985 Warring Lebanese Moslem & Christian leaders sign peace agreement on this day in history.
1986 On December - 28 andrei Tarkovsky, dies
1987 In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 16 on this day in history.
1987 Charles Malik, Lebanon's 1st delegate to UN, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1988 US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59
1989 On this day in history robert Wickler, dies
1990 On this day in history 2 die in a NYC subway accident
1990 Ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (Sweet Life), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history irene the Icon of the Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen
1991 On December - 28 ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of the Year
1991 Cassandra Harris, actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of cancer at 39 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history the UN continues to protect the Kurds in Iraq from the Iraqi military
1992 On December - 28 mort Greene, US songwriter (My Grandfather's Clock), dies at 80
1993 Timmins, Ontario country singer Shania Twain marries her producer Robert John "Mutt& Lang on this day in history.
1993 On December - 28 howard Caine, dies
1994 Julian Belfrage, theatre agent, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1995 On December - 28 harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84