December 28Depiction of Alaric II484 AlaricII (depicted) succeeded his father Euric as King of the Visigoths.1916 Up to 1,000 lumber workers initiated a labor strike against the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company in Minnesota, United States, which lasted over a month.1964 Vietnam War: Viet Cong regiments penetrated the eastern perimeters of the village of Bnh Gi, beginning the Battle of Binh Gia.2009 Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.2014 The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, killing an estimated 28 people.Antoine Furetire (b.1619)Arthur Hunter Palmer (b.1819)Barbara Judge (b.1946)Susan Sontag (d.2004)More anniversaries: December 27December 28December 29ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout