December 3rd, 1543

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Born on December 3rd, 1543 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 3rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 3rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1543)

Born on December 3rd, 1543

Weekday

Friday

December 3rd, 1543 was a Friday.

Age

480

People born on December 3rd, 1543 will turn 481 this year (2024), in exactly 154 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1543 - December 21st, 1543

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 471 days, exactly on October 16th, 2025, people who were born on December 3rd, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!

175,529 Days

25,075 Weeks

5,766 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

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

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

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

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

Charles VI of France

King of France from 1380 to 1422

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

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

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

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

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

Tom Lockyer

Welsh association football player

*December 3rd, 1994, Cardiff

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

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

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

Mary Alice

American actress

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

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

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

Jan Gruter

Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian (1560-1627)

*December 3rd, 1560, Antwerp †September 20th, 1627, Heidelberg

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

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

Bram Tankink

Road bicycle racer

*December 3rd, 1978, Haaksbergen

Same year
Born in 1543

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)

*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle

Claudio Acquaviva

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome

Hartmann Pistoris

German jurist (1543-1603)

*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig

Kanō Eitoku

Japanese artist (1543-1590)

*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1545

*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy

John Still

Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England

*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, Wells

Dorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg

(1543-1586)

*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am Harz

Valentin Schindler

Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language

*February 14th, 1543, Oederan †June 11th, 1604, Helmstedt

Christine of Hesse

Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, Kiel

Johann Yetzeler

(1543-1622)

*January 1st, 1543, Schaffhausen †January 1st, 1622, Schaffhausen

Lettice Knollys

English noblewoman

*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton Bassett

Sharaf Khan Bidlisi

Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)

*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, Bitlis

François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières

Marshal of France (1543-1626)

*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, Valence

John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern

German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)

*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, Heidelberg

Giovanni Bembo

Doge of Venice (1543-1618)

*August 21st, 1543, Venice †March 16th, 1618, Venice

Petrus Albinus

German professor, father of Saxon historiography

*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, Dresden

Antonio Archilei

Italian singer, composer and luth player

*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, Florence

Nathanael Chytraeus

German historian and theologian

*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, Bremen

Johann Lange

*September 4th, 1543, Wesselburen †November 17th, 1616, Kamenz

Àngela Margarida Prat

*October 26th, 1543, Manresa †December 24th, 1608

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 3rd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

III.XII.MDXLIII

3.12.1543

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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December 3rd, 1543

Born on December 3rd, 1543

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 175,000 days old!

175,529 Days

25,075 Weeks

5,766 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 3rd?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1543

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 3rd

Abbo of Auxerre

Pope Abraham of Alexandria (Coptic, 6 Koiak))

Adrian (Ethernan)

Birinus

Cassian of Tangier

Emma (of Lesum or of Bremen)

Francis Xavier

Blessed Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim

Zephaniah

December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Doctors' Day (Cuba)

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

3.12.1543

Legend

Leap year

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

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

Same Day
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Same year
Born in 1543

Calendar
December 1543

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