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What happened in history on this day: December 28?
On December 28 in ...
- 1925 - George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1944 - Leonard Bernstein's musical On the Town premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1968 - The Beatles' "White Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.
Births on December 28
- 1905 - Birth of Earl "Fatha" Hines in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, USA; jazz pianist ("Deep Forest").
- 1909 - Birth of Billy Williams in Waco, Texas, USA; singer (Your Show of Shows).
- 1915 - Birth of Roebuck Staples AKA Pops Staples in Winona, Mississippi, USA; gospel/singer (The Staple Singers - "This May Be the Last Time", "I'll Take You There").
- 1932 - Birth of Nichelle Nichols in Robbins, Illinois, USA; actress (Uhura-Star Trek), writer, singer.
- 1932 - Birth of Dorsey Burnette in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rocker ("Tall Oak Tree", "Hey Little One").
- 1938 - Birth of Charles Neville; American rock vocalist/saxophonist (Neville Brothers).
- 1940 - Birth of Lonnie Liston Smith; American jazz performer (Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady).
- 1945 - Birth of Dwight Bement; rocker (Gary Puckett and Union Gap - "Young Girl").
- 1946 - Birth of Edgar Winter in Beaumont, Texas, USA; rocker (Edgar Winter Group - "They Only Come Out at Night", "Frankenstein").
- 1947 - Birth of Dick [Richard] Diamonde [Van Der Sluys] in Hilversum, Holland; rock bassist (Easybeats - "Friday on My Mind").
- 1950 - Birth of Alex Chilton in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (Box Tops - "Let Me Get Close to You", "The Letter").
- 1953 - Birth of Richard Clayderman; pianist (Amour, Romantic America).
- 1954 - Birth of Rosie Vela; British singer (Zazu, Fools Paradise).
- 1956 - Birth of Kenneth Gant; rocker (Midnight Star - "Freak-A-Zoid", "Operator", "No Parking On The Dance Floor").
- 1956 - Birth of Michael Gibbons; rocker (Bo Donaldson and Heywoods - "Billy Don't be a Hero").
- 1958 - Birth of Joe Diffie in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; country singer/guitarist ("Home").
- 1958 - Birth of Mike McGuire in Haleyville, Alabama, USA; singer (Shenandoah - "Sunday in the South").
- 1960 - Birth of Marty Roe in Lebanon, Ohio, USA; singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle").
Deaths on December 28
- 1983 - Death of Dennis Wilson at age 39 in a drowning accicent; drummer/singer (Beach Boys).
- 1992 - Mort Greene, US songwriter ("My Grandfather's Clock"), dies at age 80.
- 2015 - Death of Ian Kilmister AKA Lemmy at age 70; British singer and bass guitarist (Motörhead) (born 1945).
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