December 28 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on December 28, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dec 22 – Jan 19
Birth stone
Turquoise
Birth flower
Narcissus
How common
#22 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous December 28 birthdays
Woodrow Wilson · 28th President of the United States1856
Arthur Eddington · British astrophysicist1882
Mortimer J. Adler · American philosopher, author and educator1902
John von Neumann · Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist1903
Stan Lee · American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer1922
Milton Obote · President of Uganda1925
Nichelle Nichols · American actress1932
Maggie Smith · English actress1934
Kary Mullis · American biochemist1944
Denzel Washington · American actor1954
Liu Xiaobo · Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist1955
Chad McQueen · American actor and racecar driver1960
Linus Torvalds · Finnish software engineer1969
Seth Meyers · American comedian, television host and actor1973
Joe Manganiello · American actor1976
John Legend · American singer-songwriter1978
James Blake · American tennis player1979
Sienna Miller · British-American actress1981
Salvador Sobral · Portuguese singer1989
David Archuleta · American singer-songwriter1990
On this day in history
1862American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit in the Van Buren raid, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies.
1916Up to 1,000 lumber workers initiated a labor strike against the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company in Minnesota, United States, which lasted over a month.
1967American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
2018Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults.
1973The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
1991An unidentified body, later identified as Vivianne Ruiz, was found in garbage bags.
2006Somali Civil War: Troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian allies captured Mogadishu unopposed.
2009Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
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