| Date | Text | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 years anniversary | ||||
| 28 Dec 1925 | Bill [William] Westwood: British Bishop of Peterborough | |||
| 28 Dec 1925 | Hildegarde Neff: Ulm, Germany -- Actress (Touch of Class, Mozambique) | |||
| 28 Dec 1925 | Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002) | |||
| 28 Dec 1925 | Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005) | |||
| 28 Dec 1925 | Hildegarde Neff Ulm Germany, actress (Touch of Class, Mozambique) | |||
| 28 Dec 1925 | Bill [William] Westwood British bishop of Peterborough | |||
| 28 Dec 1925 | George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes" premieres in New York NY | |||
| 75 years anniversary | ||||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Alex Chilton: Memphis, Tennessee -- Rock guitarist / vocalist (Box Tops) | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Øivind Blunck, Norwegian actor and singer | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Box Tops and Big Star) (d. 2010) | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Hugh McDonald, American bass player (Bon Jovi) | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | birth Alex Chilton, guitar, vocals, The Box Tops, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'The Letter'), formed Big Star in 1971. Died in hospital of heart problems in New Orleans on March 17th 2010 aged 59. | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Alex Chilton Memphis TN, rock guitarist/vocalist (Box Tops-Let Me Get Close to You, The Letter) | |||
| 28 Dec 1950 | Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea | |||
| 50 years anniversary | ||||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Kesley Perrin: CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Tannis Vallely: NYC, New York -- Actress (Janice Lazorotto-Head of the Class) | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music) | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | B. J. Ryan, American baseball player | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Tannis Vallely New York NY, actress (Janice Lazorotto-Head of the Class) | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Kesley Perrin CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | "Hail Mary Pass" - Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music) | |||
| 28 Dec 1975 | Gary Cosier scores 109 vs West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut | |||
28 Dec 1975
Frances McConnell-Mills |
death Frances McConnell-Mills Frances McConnell-Mills (b. 1900), American toxicologist. |
|||
| 25 years anniversary | ||||
| 28 Dec 2000 | U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years. | |||
| 20 years anniversary | ||||
| 28 Dec 2005 | Pink Floyd were voted the greatest rock stars ever in a survey of 58,000 listeners from UK radio station Planet Rock. Led Zeppelin were voted into second place, 3rd was The Rolling Stones, 4th The Who, 5th, AC/DC, 6th, U2, 7th, Guns N Roses, 8th, Nirvana, 9th, Bon Jovi and in 10th place Jimi Hendrix. Listeners also named the 1970s as the golden age of rock, followed by the 1960s. | |||
| 28 Dec 2005 |
Galileo satellite launched In 2005, the first in a network of satellites, named Galileo, was launched by a consortium of European goverments and companies. It was expected that by 2011, Galileo was to consist of 30 satellites providing worldwide coverage as an alternative to the U.S. monopoly with its Global Positioning System (GPS). At a cost of $4 billion, it was Europe's biggest-ever space project, with one-third contributed by governments and the balance from eight companies. Since the American GPS is controlled by the military, the European satellite network is designed to ensure independance for civilian use, but also offer more precision for a paid service. Customers are expected to include service for small airports, transportation, and mobile phone manufacturers to build in navigation capabilities. |
|||
| 15 years anniversary | ||||
| 28 Dec 2010 | Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921) | |||
| 28 Dec 2010 | Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government. | |||
OnThisDay.net