Wednesday, December 28, 2011

December 28

last day of Hanukkah, until sunset  (Judaism)


Feast Day of the Holy Innocents / Childermas  (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)


Kwanzaa  (USA/African-American)


Fourth Day of Christmas  (Christianity)


King Taksin Memorial Day  (Thailand)



Proclamation Day in South Australia







ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Princess Vittoria of Savoy   {2003} [daughter of Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice + Piedmont (son of Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, Prince of Naples)]
                                                       (pictured in between her parents)


ROYAL ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY

Prince Nikolaos of Greece + Denmark & Tatiana Blatnik   {2009}
















HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1308   The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins.


1768   King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.



HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1164   Emperor Rokujo of Japan (d.1176)

1522   Margaret of Austria, Duchess consort of Parma + Piacenza, Duchess consort of Florence, Governor/regent of the Habsburg Netherlands (d.1586)


1635   Princess Elizabeth of England + Scotland (d.1650)


DEATHS

1694   Queen Mary II of England, Scotland + Ireland


1703   Sultan Mustafa II of the Ottoman Empire


1947   King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy (1900-1946), Emperor of Ethiopia (1936-1941), King of Albania (1939-1943)

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