December 28

December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining.

Events:

• 1846: Iowa becomes the 29th U.S. state.
• 1895: The Lumiere brothers have their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines--this date is commonly considered the debut of the motion picture.

Births:

• 1902: Mortimer Adler, philosopher
• 1969: Linus Torvalds, programmer

Deaths:

• 1986: Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian movie director

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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