December 3rd, 1609

Born on December 3rd, 1609

Weekday

Thursday

December 3rd, 1609 was a Thursday.

Age

416

People born on December 3rd, 1609 will turn 417 this year (2026), in exactly 131 days .

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1609 - December 21st, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 152,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 825 days, exactly on October 27th, 2028, people who were born on December 3rd, 1609 will be 153,000 days old!

152,175 Days

21,739 Weeks

4,999 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

What happened on December 3rd?

December 3rd, 1971

With the Pakistani Air Force launching the unsuccessful pre-emptive airstrikes on several forward Indian Air Force airbases and radar installations, the 1971 India-Pakistan War begins and India also joins the Bangladesh Liberation War, siding with Bangladesh.

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 took office as the first female president of Ireland.

December 3rd, 1979

Eleven people were crushed in a human stampede at a concert by British rock band the Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

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 (pictured) were 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 British-American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, was released.

December 3rd, 1910

Freda Du Faur 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Italian painter (1609–1685)

*August 25th, 1609, Sassoferrato †August 8th, 1685, Rome

Pieter van Lint

Flemish painter (1609-1690)

*June 28th, 1609, Antwerp †September 25th, 1690, Antwerp

Kazimierz Leon Sapieha

Lithuanian noble (1609-1656)

*July 15th, 1609, Vilnius †January 19th, 1656, Brest

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Michael Franck

German composer and poet

*March 16th, 1609, Schleusingen †September 24th, 1667, Coburg

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

John Clarke

American politician (1609–1676)

*October 3rd, 1609, Westhorpe †April 20th, 1676, Newport

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

Schering Rosenhane

Swedish baron, civil servant and author (1609–1663)

*July 4th, 1609, Husby-Oppunda socken †August 6th, 1663, Husby-Oppunda socken

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet

English politician

*August 30th, 1609, Antony †December 23rd, 1644

Frère Fiacre

*February 21st, 1609, Marly-la-Ville †February 16th, 1684

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

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.MDCIX

3.12.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

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December 1609

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December 3rd, 1609

Born on December 3rd, 1609

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♐

Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 152,000 days old!

152,175 Days

21,739 Weeks

4,999 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on December 3rd?

With the Pakistani Air Force launching the unsuccessful pre-emptive airstrikes on several forward Indian Air Force airbases and radar installations, the 1971 India-Pakistan War begins and India also joins the Bangladesh Liberation War, siding with Bangladesh.

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 took office as the first female president of Ireland.

Eleven people were crushed in a human stampede at a concert by British rock band the Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

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 (pictured) were adopted, six months after the island became self-governing within the British Empire.

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

Freda Du Faur 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.

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

Same year Born in 1609

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

3.12.1609

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December 1609

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