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The following events took place on December 28. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 40 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 457

  Majorian is acclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire and recognized by Emperor Leo I the Thracian.
• 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

  Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
• 1308

  The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins.
• 1612

  Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star.
• 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).
• 1824

  The Bathurst War comes to an end with the surrender of the Wiradjuri.
• 1832

  John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.
• 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.
• 1846

  Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
• 1867

  United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
• 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, marking the debut of the cinema.
• 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 defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
• 1908

  A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily, Italy killing over 75,000.
• 1912

  The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
• 1918

  Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.
• 1935

  Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
• 1941

  World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
• 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 50 miles 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”: Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York’s Yankee Stadium.

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