Famous people born on December 28 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 28, you share it with Woodrow Wilson, Stan Lee, Denzel Washington — and you were born under Capricorn, the sign of the ambitious, disciplined, and built for the long game.
Birthday basics for December 28
Capricorn ♑
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
362nd
Day of the year
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years), with 3 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 28
Woodrow Wilson — American statesman who served as the 28th U.S. president (born 1856).
Stan Lee — American comic book writer who co-created Spider-Man and the Avengers (born 1922).
Denzel Washington — American actor and two-time Academy Award winner (born 1954).
Also sharing the day:
Maggie Smith (b. 1934) — Oscar-winning actress beloved as Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess.
Linus Torvalds (b. 1969) — Finnish software engineer who created Linux.
John Legend (b. 1978) — singer-songwriter and one of the youngest EGOT winners.
December 28 in history
1846 — Iowa was admitted to the Union as the 29th U.S. state.
1895 — The Lumière brothers held the world's first commercial movie screening in Paris.
1973 — The Endangered Species Act was signed into law to protect America's threatened wildlife.
1612 — Galileo observed Neptune through his telescope but recorded it as a fixed star, centuries before its official discovery.
1912 — San Francisco's first municipally owned streetcars began running on Geary Street.
1958 — The Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in sudden-death overtime, "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
December 28 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 28?
Anyone born on December 28 is a Capricorn — ambitious, disciplined, and built for the long game.
What is the birthstone for December 28?
The birthstone for a December 28 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 28?
Woodrow Wilson is among the best known — American statesman who served as the 28th U.S. president (born 1856).
What happened on December 28?
In 1846, Iowa was admitted to the Union as the 29th U.S. state.
What day of the year is December 28?
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years), with 3 days still to come.
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