Page 7: Historical Events In December - 28
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1969 On December - 28 henry Oscar, actor (Saint in London), dies at 78
1970 On December - 28 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
1970 On December - 28 l Mendel Rivers, (Rep-D-SC), dies at 65
1971 On this day in history maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner, composer, dies at 83
1973 Gulag Archipelago, an expose' of the Soviet prison system, is published by Alexander Solzhenitsyn on December - 28.
1974 More than 5,200 people killed in Pakistan earthquake on December - 28.
1975 On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG
1975 On December - 28 rob Niedermayer hockey player, was born at Cassiar, British Columbia
1976 Freddie King, rocker, dies at 42 on this day in history.
1978 Harry Winston, US jeweler for the "rich & famous", dies at 82 on December - 28.
1980 On December - 28 amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die
1981 On this day in history elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.
1982 On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer, dies at 84
1983 Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39 on December - 28.
1984 On this day in history tV soap "The Edge of Night" ends 28 year run
1984 On this day in history sam Peckinpah, director, dies of cardiac arrest at 59
1985 On this day in history warring Lebanese Moslem & Christian leaders sign peace agreement
1986 Andrei Tarkovsky, dies on December - 28.
1987 On this day in history in Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 16
1987 On this day in history charles Malik, Lebanon's 1st delegate to UN, dies at 81
1988 On December - 28 uS 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism
1988 On this day in history hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59
1989 Robert Wickler, dies on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history 2 die in a NYC subway accident
1990 Ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (Sweet Life), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1991 Irene the Icon of the Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen on this day in history.
1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of the Year on this day in history.
1991 Cassandra Harris, actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of cancer at 39 on this day in history.
1992 On December - 28 the UN continues to protect the Kurds in Iraq from the Iraqi military
1992 Mort Greene, US songwriter (My Grandfather's Clock), dies at 80 on December - 28.
1993 On December - 28 timmins, Ontario country singer Shania Twain marries her producer Robert John "Mutt& Lang.
1993 On this day in history howard Caine, dies
1994 Julian Belfrage, theatre agent, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1995 Harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84 on December - 28.