Page 7: Historical Events In December - 28
Friday, 18 July 2025
1969 Henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1970 Paul Rose, his brother Jacques Rose, and Francis Simard captured at 4;30 am in tunnel under farmhouse near Montreal; suspected FLQ terrorists, kidnappers and murderers of Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte on December - 28.
1970 On December - 28 l Mendel Rivers, (Rep-D-SC), dies at 65
1971 Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner, composer, dies at 83 on December - 28.
1973 Gulag Archipelago, an expose' of the Soviet prison system, is published by Alexander Solzhenitsyn on December - 28.
1974 On December - 28 more than 5,200 people killed in Pakistan earthquake
1975 Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG on this day in history.
1975 Rob Niedermayer hockey player, was born at Cassiar, British Columbia on this day in history.
1976 On December - 28 freddie King, rocker, dies at 42
1978 Harry Winston, US jeweler for the "rich & famous", dies at 82 on this day in history.
1980 Amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die on this day in history.
1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia on December - 28.
1982 Frederick Douglass Hall, composer, dies at 84 on December - 28.
1983 On this day in history dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39
1984 TV soap "The Edge of Night" ends 28 year run on December - 28.
1984 On this day in history sam Peckinpah, director, dies of cardiac arrest at 59
1985 Warring Lebanese Moslem & Christian leaders sign peace agreement on this day in history.
1986 On December - 28 andrei Tarkovsky, dies
1987 On this day in history in Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 16
1987 On December - 28 charles Malik, Lebanon's 1st delegate to UN, dies at 81
1988 US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism on this day in history.
1988 Hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59 on this day in history.
1989 On December - 28 robert Wickler, dies
1990 On this day in history 2 die in a NYC subway accident
1990 On this day in history ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (Sweet Life), dies at 65
1991 On this day in history irene the Icon of the Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen
1991 On December - 28 ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of the Year
1991 Cassandra Harris, actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of cancer at 39 on this day in history.
1992 The UN continues to protect the Kurds in Iraq from the Iraqi military on this day in history.
1992 Mort Greene, US songwriter (My Grandfather's Clock), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1993 On December - 28 timmins, Ontario country singer Shania Twain marries her producer Robert John "Mutt& Lang.
1993 On December - 28 howard Caine, dies
1994 Julian Belfrage, theatre agent, dies at 60 on December - 28.
1995 On December - 28 harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84