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December 3 is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 28 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1775 – The USS Alfred became the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes ); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones .1800 – War of the Second Coalition : Battle of Hohenlinden , French General Moreau defeats the Austrian Archduke John near Munich decisively, coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte 's victory at Marengo effectively forcing the Austrians to sign an armistice and ending the war.1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state .1854 – Eureka Stockade : In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 gold miners at Ballarat , Victoria , Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.1901 – US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking the Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".1904 – The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory .1912 – Bulgaria , Greece , Montenegro , and Serbia (the Balkan League ) sign an armistice with Turkey , ending the two-month long First Balkan War .1912 – First Balkan War : The Naval Battle of Elli takes place.
1917 – After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.1929 – Great Depression : US President Herbert Hoover announces to the U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the economy .1944 – Greek Civil War : Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army .1964 – Berkeley Free Speech Movement : Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley , following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest at the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.1967 – At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town , South Africa , a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky ).1968 – Elvis 68' Comeback Special airs nationwide on NBC .1970 – October Crisis : In Montreal, Quebec , kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross is released by the Front de Libération du Québec terrorist group after being held hostage for 60 days. Police negotiate his release and in return the Canadian government grants five terrorists from the FLQ's Chenier Cell their request for safe passage to Cuba .1971 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 : Pakistan launches pre-emptive strike against India and a full scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.1973 – Pioneer program : Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter .1976 – An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley . He is shot twice, but plays a concert two days later.1979 – In Cincinnati, Ohio , eleven fans are killed during a stampede for seats before a Who concert at Riverfront Coliseum .1979 – Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area.
1982 – A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin .1984 – Bhopal Disaster : A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal , India , kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000-600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.1989 – Cold War : In a meeting off the coast of Malta , US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold war between their nations may be coming to an end (some commentators from both nations exaggerated the wording and independently declared the Cold War over).1990 – At Detroit Metropolitan Airport , Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 7 passengers and 1 crew member aboard flight 1482.1992 – UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF , with the task of establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia .1992 – The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea , carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil , runs aground in a storm while approaching La Coruña , Spain , and spills much of its cargo.
1997 – In Ottawa , Canada , representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines . The United States , People's Republic of China , and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.1999 – NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.2005 – XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California .2007 – Winter storms caused the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County , Washington , also closing a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.
Births
1368 – King Charles VI of France (d. 1422)1560 – Jan Gruter , Dutch critic (d. 1627)1596 – Nicolo Amati , Italian violin maker (d. 1684)1684 – Ludvig Holberg , Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754)1729 – Antonio Soler , Spanish composer (d. 1783)1755 – Gilbert Stuart , American painter (d. 1828)1776 – Johann Spurzheim , German neuroscientist (d. 1832)1800 – France Prešeren , Slovenian poet (d. 1849)1826 – George B. McClellan , American Civil War general (d. 1885)1838 – Cleveland Abbe , American meteorologist (d. 1916)1838 – Octavia Hill , British housing and open-space activist (d. 1912)
1842 – Phoebe Hearst , American socialite (d. 1919)1842 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury , American industrialist (d. 1899)
1842 – Ellen Swallow Richards , American scientist (d. 1911)
1857 – Joseph Conrad , Polish-born British writer (d. 1924)1875 – Max Meldrum , Scottish-born Australian painter (d. 1955)1880 – Fedor von Bock , German field marshal (d. 1945)1883 – Anton Webern , Austrian composer (d. 1945)1884 – Rajendra Prasad , first President of India (d. 1963)1884 – Walther Stampfli , member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1965)
1886 – Manne Siegbahn , Nobel laureate (d. 1978)1887 – Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni of Japan (d. 1990)1895 – Anna Freud , Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (d. 1982)1899 – Ikeda Hayato , Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)1900 – Ulrich Inderbinen , Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)1900 – Richard Kuhn , Austrian-German biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1967)
1908 – Edward Underdown , English actor (d. 1989)1911 – Nino Rota , Italian composer (d. 1979)1918 – Abdul Haris Nasution , Indonesian general (d. 2000)1921 – Phyllis Curtin , American soprano1922 – Sven Nykvist , Swedish cinematographer (d. 2006)1924 – Roberto Mières , Argentine racing driver1924 – John Winter , Australian high jumper (d. 2007)
1924 – Francisco Sionil José , Filipino novelist, Philippine National Artist for Literature
1925 – Ferlin Husky , American singer1925 – Kim Dae Jung , South Korean President, Nobel laureate
1927 – Andy Williams , American singer1930 – Jean-Luc Godard , French film director1931 – Franz Josef Degenhardt , German author1931 – Jaye P. Morgan , American singer
1932 – Corry Brokken , Dutch singer1933 – Paul J. Crutzen , Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate 1934 – Nicolas Coster , American actor1934 – Viktor Gorbatko , Soviet cosmonaut
1937 – Bobby Allison , American race car driver1937 – Binod Bihari Verma , Indian linguist
1938 – Jean-Claude Malépart , Canadian politician (d. 1989)1940 – Jeffrey R. Holland , American religious leader1942 – Alice Schwarzer , German journalist1945 – Paul Nicholas English actor producer1946 – Joop Zoetemelk , Dutch cyclist1948 – Ozzy Osbourne , English singer1949 – John Akii-Bua , Ugandan athlete (d. 1997)1949 – Heather Menzies , American actress
1949 – Mickey Thomas , American singer (Jefferson Starship )
1950 – Alberto Juantorena , Won gold in both the 400 and 800 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics 1951 – Ray Candy , American professional wrestler (d. 1994)1951 – Riki Chōshū , Japanese professional wrestler
1951 – Rick Mears , American race car drive
1951 – John and Greg Rice , American twin actors
1951 – Nicky Stevens , British singer (Brotherhood of Man )
1952 – Benny Hinn , American televangelist1952 – Mel Smith , English comedian
1953 – Franz Klammer , Austrian skier1954 – Grace Andreacchi , American author1955 – Steven Culp , American actor1955 – Warren Jeffs , American convicted polygamist
1959 – Eamonn Holmes , Northern Irish TV presenter1960 – Daryl Hannah , American actress1960 – Igor Larionov , Russian ice hockey player
1960 – Julianne Moore , American actress
1960 – Mike Ramsey , American ice hockey player
1961 – Adal Ramones , Mexican television host1963 – Joe Lally , American musician (Fugazi )1963 – Terri Schiavo , American right to die figure (d. 2005)
1965 – Steve Harris , American actor1965 – Andrew Stanton , American animator
1965 – Katarina Witt , German figure skater
1966 – Flemming Povlsen , Danish footballer1968 – Brendan Fraser , American actor1968 – Montell Jordan , American singer and record producer
1969 – Bill Steer , British guitarist1970 – Paul Byrd , American baseball player1970 – Lindsey Hunter , American basketball player
1970 – Christian Karembeu , French footballer
1971 – Frank Sinclair , Jamaican footballer1971 – Keegan Connor Tracy , Canadian actress
1971 – Vernon White , American mixed martial artist
1972 – Bucky Lasek , American skateboarder1973 – Holly Marie Combs , American actress1973 – Super Crazy , Mexican professional wrestler
1973 – Sammy Leung , Hong Kong disc jockey
1975 – Mickey Avalon , American rapper1975 – Csaba Czébely , Hungarian drummer (Pokolgép )
1975 – Malinda Williams , American actress
1976 – Gary Glover , American baseball player1976 – Todd Smith , American Vocalist, Songwriter and Guitarist
1976 – Byron Kelleher , New Zealand rugby union footballer
1976 – Mark Boucher , South African cricketer
1976 – Cornelius Griffin , American football player
1977 – Chad Durbin , American baseball player1977 – Adam Małysz , Polish ski-jumper
1977 – Troy Evans , American football player
1978 – Trina , American rapper1978 – Daniel Alexandersson , Swedish soccer player
1978 – Jiří Bicek , Slovak ice hockey player
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield , English singer1979 – Kanako Hoshino , Japanese singer
1979 – Rainbow Sun Francks , Canadian actor
1979 – Rock Cartwright , American football player
1980 – Anna Chlumsky , American actress1980 – Jenna Dewan , American actress
1980 – Jim Sorgi , American football player
1980 – Tiffany Haddish , American dancer, comedian & actress
1981 – Ioannis Amanatidis , Greek footballer1981 – David Villa , Spanish footballer
1981 – Tyjuan Hagler , American football player
1982 – Michael Essien , Ghanaian footballer1982 – Jaycee Chan , Hong Kong singer and actor
1982 – Jack Swagger , American profesional wrestler
1982 – Manny Corpas , Panamanian baseball player1983 – Sherri DuPree , American vocalist1984 – Avraam Papadopoulos , Greek footballer1985 – Mike Randolph , American footballer1985 – Amanda Seyfried , American actress
1985 – Marcus Williams , American basketball player
1985 – László Cseh , Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Robert Swift , American basketball player
1987 – Michael Angarano , American actor1987 – Alicia Sacramone , American gymnast
1992 – Joseph McManners , English actor1994 – Jake T. Austin , American actor2005 – Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Deaths
1154 – Pope Anastasius IV 1265 – Odofredus , Italian jurist1533 – Vasili III , Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1479)1552 – St Francis Xavier , Jesuit missionary to the East (b. 1506)1610 – Honda Tadakatsu , Japanese general (b. 1548)1706 – Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637)1765 – Lord John Philip Sackville , British cricketer (b. 1713)1789 – Claude Joseph Vernet , French painter (b. 1714)1815 – John Carroll (priest) , first Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. (b. 1735)1845 – Gregor MacGregor , Scottish con-man (b. 1786)1882 – Archibald Campbell Tait , Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811)1888 – Carl Zeiss , German lens maker (b. 1816)1890 – Billy Midwinter , Australian cricketer (b. 1851)1892 – Afanasy Fet , Russian poet (b. 1820)1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish writer (b. 1850)1902 – Robert Lawson , New Zealand architect (b. 1833)1910 – Mary Baker Eddy , Founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist (b. 1821)1912 – Prudente José de Morais Barros , President of Brazil (b. 1841)1919 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French impressionist painter (b. 1841)1928 – Ezra Meeker , American pioneer and businessman (b. 1830)1934 – Charles James O'Donnell , Irish politician (b. 1849)1941 – Pavel Filonov , Russian painter (b. 1883)1949 – Maria Ouspenskaya , Russian-American actress (b. 1876)1955 – Cow Cow Davenport , American pianist (b. 1894)1967 – Harry Wismer , American original owner of the New York Jets (b. 1913)1969 – Mathias Wieman , German actor (b. 1902)1972 – Bill Johnson , American musician (b. 1872)1973 – Emile Christian , American musician (b. 1895)1979 – Dhyan Chand , Indian field hockey player (b. 1905)1980 – Oswald Mosley , British Fascist (b. 1896)1981 – Walter Knott , American farmer (b. 1889)1984 – Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin , Russian mathematician (b. 1919)1993 – Lewis Thomas , American physician and essayist (b. 1913)1994 – Elizabeth Glaser , AIDS activist (b. 1947)1995 – Jimmy Jewel , English actor (b. 1909)1995 – Gerard John Schaefer , American serial killer (b. 1946)
1996 – Georges Duby , French historian (b. 1919)1998 – Pierre Hétu , Quebec conductor and pianist (b. 1936)1999 – Scatman John , American singer (b. 1942)1999 – Madeline Kahn , American actress (b. 1942)
1999 – Jarl Wahlström , 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918)
2000 – Gwendolyn Brooks , American poet (b. 1917)2000 – Hoyt Curtin , American songwriter (b. 1922)
2002 – Glenn Quinn , Irish actor (b. 1970)2003 – David Hemmings , English actor (b. 1941)2004 – Shiing-Shen Chern , Chinese mathematician (b. 1911)2004 – Teo Peter , Romanian rock musician and bass player for Compact (b. 1954)2005 – Herb Moford , American baseball player (b. 1928)2006 – Logan Whitehurst , American musician (b. 1977)2007 – James Kemsley , Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)2008 – Robert Zajonc , Polish-American social psychologist (b. 1923)
Holidays and observances
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