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December 28 Neptune 1065 – Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated. 1612 – Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet Neptune (pictured), although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. 1908 – An earthquake registering 7.1 Mw struck near Messina, which, along with the subsequent tsunami, killed at least 75,000 people in southern Italy. 1925 – The Tokyo Grand Sumo Association became the All Japan Sumo Association at the instigation of Prince-Regent Hirohito, laying the foundations for the world's sole professional sumo association. 2014 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea after the pilots mishandled a non-critical error in the cockpit, which resulted in all 162 people on board being killed in the crash. Wang Zongbi (d. 925) A. L. Burt (d. 1913) Charles Fernández (b. 1995) Quackity (b. 2000) More anniversaries: December 27 December 28 December 29

Twelve Days of Christmas

Dear John,

Today the postman left me four colly birds. Now really, they're beautiful, but don't you think enough is enough? You're being much too romantic.

Affectionately,

Agnes70.89.177.161 (talk) 19:45, 7 November 2015 (UTC)