Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters. Date: December 28, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 28 π Events on this day in 2014 π On This Day (Today)
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. Date: December 28, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 28 π Events on this day in 2014 π On This Day (Today)
A truck bomb is detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 85 people and injuring over 140 more. The militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. Date: December 28, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 28 π Events on this day in 2019 π On This Day (Today)
Unrest in the form of mass protests erupt across Iran, the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution. Date: December 28, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 28 π Events on this day in 2025 π On This Day (Today)
"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. Date: December 27, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1911 π On This Day (Today)
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine occupies Yekaterinoslav and seizes seven airplanes from the UPRAF, establishing an Insurgent Air Fleet. Date: December 27, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today)
The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins. Date: December 27, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today)
Japanese aircraft carrierΒ HΕshΕ becomes the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world. Date: December 27, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1922 π On This Day (Today)
Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway. Date: December 27, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1927 π On This Day (Today)
Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class". Date: December 27, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1929 π On This Day (Today)