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Historical Events on December 28

15 significant historical events occurred on December 28. December 28 has seen several notable events. In 1908, the devastating Messina earthquake struck Italy. The 1963 South African Grand Prix Formula One race took place, and in 2014, AirAsia Flight 8501 tragically crashed into the Java Sea. These incidents cover a century, each marking a moment in different areas such as natural disasters, sporting events, and aviation history.

Total Events
15
Time Span
13052017
Categories
4
Top Category
war
9 events

11 famous birthdays on December 28

Including Kary B. Mullis, John von Neumann, Liu Xiaobo

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
14th C.21st C.

14th Century

1 event
war

1305 battle in India

15th Century

1 event
war

1478 battle as part of expansionist policy of the Old Swiss Confederation

17th Century

1 event
war

1659 battle between the Maratha Empire and the Adilshahi dynasty

18th Century

1 event
war

British capture of the French colony of Saint Lucia in 1778

19th Century

3 events
war

Wiradjuri resistance to European settlement

war

1835 Second Seminole War battle

war

1872 American military engagement

20th Century

5 events
disaster

December 1908 earthquake in Messina, Italy

war

Naval action that took place on 28 December 1943

general

1963 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1963

general

1972 Palestinian militant attack in Thailand

war

1994 military conflict in Khankala

21st Century

3 events
general

AirAsia Flight 8501 — 2014 plane crash of an Indonesia AirAsia A320-216 into the Java Sea

politics

2015 Japan-South Korea treaty

general

Event in which militants attacked a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 50 people and injuring over 80

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