Day of the year
December 28
Born on December 28? You're a Capricorn with the Turquoise birthstone.
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December 28 Zodiac Sign
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Element: Earth
disciplinedresponsibleambitiouspatientresourceful
Birthstone
Turquoise
Birth Flower
Narcissus
Season
Winter
Numerology 4
A number of stability, hard work, and dependable structure.
December 28: This Day in History
- 1832— John C. Calhoun became the first U.S. Vice President to resign from office, stepping down over political differences with President Andrew Jackson.
- 1846— Iowa was admitted to the Union as the 29th state.
- 1895— The Lumière brothers held the world's first public film screening at the Grand Café in Paris, marking the birth of cinema.
- 1908— A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Messina, Sicily, and Reggio Calabria, killing an estimated 75,000–200,000 people.
- 1937— Maurice Ravel, French composer of Bolero, died in Paris following complications from brain surgery.
Famous Birthdays on December 28
- Denzel Washington (1954) — actor and director
- Seth Meyers (1973) — comedian and late-night host
- John Legend (1978) — singer-songwriter
- Stan Lee (1922) — marvel comics creator
- Maggie Smith (1934) — british actress
What Happens on December 28?
Holy Innocents' Day (Catholic)
Did You Know? December 28 Fun Facts
- The Lumières' first public cinema screening on December 28, 1895 featured 10 short films; admission was 1 franc, and 35 people attended.
- Stan Lee and John Legend, both born December 28, represent two very different creative fields — comic books and music — yet both became cultural icons.
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