December 28

December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by December 27, and succeeded by December 29. Following December 28, there are 3 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"Whatever is good has that quality from itself; it is finished by its own nature, and commendation is no part of it."

Events

• 1881 – Ross Scott married Minnie Hume, only daughter of A. O. Hume.
• 1886 – The Adyar Library and Research Centre was dedicated by Colonel Olcott opened during the Annual Convention.
• 1911 – Apparent confirmation of J. Krishnamurti's role as the World Teacher at a meeting of the Order of the Star in the East.
• 1925 – While J. Krishnamurti was speaking about the World Teacher he abruptly shifted from the third to the first person. This was taken to be the first real manifestation of Maitreya.
• 1967 – N. Sri Ram dedicated the new building of the Adyar Library and Research Centre.

Births

• 1868 – D. N. Dunlop, Scottish entrepreneur who proposed the Blavatsky Lecture series, and later joined Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophical Society. (d. May 30, 1935)
• 1907 – Burton Callicott, American art professor and leader in the Theosophical Society in Memphis, Tennessee. (d. November 23, 2003.)

Deaths

• None listed for this date.

Holidays and observances

• None listed for this date.

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia