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28 December 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2018 - Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults.American video streaming service
Anniversary
2014 - The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, killing an estimated 28 people.Italian passenger ferry; caught fire in 2014
Anniversary
2014 - Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea after the pilots mishandled a non-critical error in the cockpit, which resulted in all 162 people on board being killed in the crash.2014 aviation accident in the Java Sea
Anniversary
2011 - Kurdish–Turkish conflict: Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.Armed conflict between Turkey and PKK
Anniversary
2009 - A suicide bomber attacked a Shia procession commemorating the day of Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, causing 43 deaths.Bombing in Pakistan
Historical events
History
2025 - Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.Anti-government protests
History
2019 - A truck bomb is detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 85 people and injuring over 140 more. The militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.Terrorist attack in Somalia
History
2014 - Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard.2014 aviation accident in the Java Sea
History
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.Italian passenger ferry; caught fire in 2014
History
2009 - Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.Bombing in Pakistan
History
2006 - War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.Ethiopian military invasion and occupation in Somalia
History
1989 - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.Earthquake in New South Wales, Australia
History
1978 - United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people.1978 aviation accident in Oregon
History
1973 - The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.Country primarily in North America
History
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. Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted.American conscription system
Notable births
Born
1999 - Iqbaal Ramadhan, Indonesian actor and singerIndonesian actor and singer (born 1999)
Born
1995 - Dylan Cease, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Brigitte Bardot, French actress, singer and activist (born 1934)French actress and activist (1934–2025)
Died
2024 - Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO (born 1926)American billionaire businessman (1926–2024)
Died
2023 - Vijayakanth, Indian actor and politician (born 1952)Indian actor and politician (1952–2023)
Died
2022 - Philomena Franz, German Romani author (born 1922)German Romani author (1922–2022)
Died
2021 - Grichka Bogdanoff, French television presenter and scientific essayist (born 1949)French physicists, authors and TV presenters
Died
2021 - John Madden, American football Hall of Fame coach and commentator (born 1936)American football coach and announcer (1936–2021)
Died
2021 - Harry Reid, American lawyer, politician, and former Senate majority leader (born 1939)American politician (1939–2021)
Died
2017 - Rose Marie, American actress and comedienne (born 1923)American actress, singer, and comedian (1923–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
31.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.0 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
6.96 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Libra
24.60 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.