December 28
This day in history:
- 418 – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I.
- 1956 – Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
- 1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina.
- 2009 – Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.
Births:
- 1907 – Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)
- 1922 – Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (d. 2018)
- 1958 – Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager
Deaths:
- 1622 – Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
- 2001 – Samuel Abraham Goldblith, American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer (b. 1919)
- 1989 – Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (b. 1894)
Holidays:
- King Taksin Memorial Day (Thailand)
- The fourth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
- Proclamation Day (South Australia), celebration started on the day following Christmas (South Australia)
Random Article of the day:
List of mammals of Colombia
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Colombia. Of the mammals in Colombia, four are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Colombia is considered to be extinct.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: