December 3rd, 1228

Born on December 3rd, 1228

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 290,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 470 days, exactly on August 27th, 2025, people who were born on December 3rd, 1228 will be 291,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 3rd?

December 3rd, 2009

A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.

December 3rd, 1999

NASA lost contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before it reached the atmosphere of Mars and disappeared.

December 3rd, 1994

Sony released the PlayStation, the first computer entertainment platform to ship 100 million units.

December 3rd, 1990

Mary Robinson was inaugurated as the first female President of Ireland.

December 3rd, 1976

Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by seven gunmen in Kingston.

December 3rd, 1968

American singer Elvis Presley's first television special and first live performance in seven years, Singer Presents ... Elvis, was broadcast by NBC.

December 3rd, 1967

Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard (pictured) performed the first successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

December 3rd, 1959

The current flag and coat of arms of Singapore was adopted, six months after the island became self-governing within the British Empire.

December 3rd, 1927

Putting Pants on Philip, the first official film featuring the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, was released.

December 3rd, 1910

Freda Du Faur (pictured) became the first woman to climb Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand.

December 3rd, 1904

Himalia, Jupiter's largest irregular moon, was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in California.

December 3rd, 1800

War of the Second Coalition: French forces defeated Austrian and Bavarian troops at the Battle of Hohenlinden, eventually resulting in the Austrians signing the Treaty of Lunéville.

December 3rd, 1283

During the First Mongol invasion of Burma, the fort at Ngasaunggyan was overrun after a two-month siege.

December 3rd, 2023

Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.

December 3rd, 2022

Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack, that leaves 45,000 people, without power, for five days, leading to a FBI probe.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 3rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 3rd?

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

53

Charles VI of France

King of France from 1380 to 1422

*December 3rd, 1368, Paris †October 21st, 1422, Paris

63

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

66

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

*December 3rd, 1857, Terekhove †August 3rd, 1924, Bishopsbourne

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

*December 3rd, 1935, Waco †December 31st, 2023

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

*December 3rd, 1864, Rotterdam †November 22nd, 1924, Zandvoort

29

Tom Lockyer

Welsh association football player

*December 3rd, 1994, Cardiff

42

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

68

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

*December 3rd, 1949, Toronto †December 24th, 2017, Frankford

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

80

Mary Alice

American actress

*December 3rd, 1941, Indianola †July 27th, 2022, Manhattan

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

*December 3rd, 1886, Örebro †September 26th, 1978, Engelbrekt church parish

77

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

45

Bram Tankink

Road bicycle racer

*December 3rd, 1978, Haaksbergen

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

38

Amanda Seyfried

American actress (born 1985)

*December 3rd, 1985, Allentown

57

Barbara Blida

Polish politician (1949-2007)

*December 3rd, 1949, Siemianowice Śląskie †April 25th, 2007, Siemianowice Śląskie

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

*December 3rd, 1884, Ziradei Block †February 28th, 1963, Patna

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

51

Rebekka Reinhard

German author

*December 3rd, 1972, Munich

41

Michael Essien

Ghanaian former footballer

*December 3rd, 1982, Accra

89

Richard Pankhurst

British-Ethiopian scholar (1927–2017)

*December 3rd, 1927, Woodford Green †February 16th, 2017, Addis Ababa

85

Patrick van Rensburg

Motswana writer (1931-2017)

*December 3rd, 1931, Durban †May 23rd, 2017, Serowe

64

Bayezid II

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1481 to 1512

*December 3rd, 1447, Amasya †May 26th, 1512, Istanbul

63

Daryl Hannah

American actress and environmental activist

*December 3rd, 1960, Chicago

58

Andrew Stanton

American animator, film director and screenwriter

*December 3rd, 1965, Rockport

86

Morgan Llywelyn

Irish writer

*December 3rd, 1937, New York City

69

Ludvig Holberg

Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754)

*December 3rd, 1684, Bergen †January 28th, 1754, Copenhagen

84

Andy Williams

American singer (1927–2012)

*December 3rd, 1927, Wall Lake †September 25th, 2012, Branson

69

Raidar Müller-Elmau

German actor (1933-2003)

*December 3rd, 1933, Gera †February 14th, 2003, Munich

43

Jenna Dewan

American actress and dancer

*December 3rd, 1980, Hartford

86

Anna Freud

Austrian-British psychoanalyst (1895–1982)

*December 3rd, 1895, Vienna †October 9th, 1982, London

84

Johanna Köhler

German politician

*December 3rd, 1939, Sonneberg

58

Katarina Witt

German figure skater

*December 3rd, 1965, Staaken

43

Anna Chlumsky

American actress (born 1980)

*December 3rd, 1980, Chicago

61

Sheikh Bedreddin

Ottoman rebel

*December 3rd, 1359, Ammovouno †December 27th, 1420, Serres

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Public holidays on December 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 3rd.

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Leap year

Yes: 1228 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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