December 3rd, 1615

Born on December 3rd, 1615

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1615

76

Richard Baxter

English Puritan church leader, poet, and hymn-writer

*November 12th, 1615, Rowton †December 8th, 1691, London

32

Ibrahim I

18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1640–1648)

*November 5th, 1615, Constantinople †August 18th, 1648, Constantinople

85

Innocent XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700

*March 13th, 1615, Spinazzola †September 27th, 1700, Rome

57

Jean Nocret

17th-century French painter (1615-1672)

*October 26th, 1615, Nancy †November 12th, 1672, Paris

57

Salvator Rosa

Italian painter, poet and printmaker (1615 –1673)

*June 20th, 1615, Naples †March 15th, 1673, Rome

65

Nicolas Fouquet

French politician (1615-1680)

*January 27th, 1615, Paris †March 23rd, 1680, Pinerolo

74

Philip William, Elector Palatine

German nobleman

*November 24th, 1615, Neuburg an der Donau †September 2nd, 1690, Vienna

55

Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Kassel

Countess of Schaumburg-Lippe

*September 12th, 1615, Kassel †November 22nd, 1670, Bückeburg

75

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

German noble (1615-1691)

*October 27th, 1615, Dresden †October 18th, 1691, Merseburg

56

Marguerite of Lorraine

17th-century noblewoman

*July 22nd, 1615, Nancy †April 13th, 1672, Paris

44

Dara Shikoh

Indian prince

*March 20th, 1615, Ajmer †August 30th, 1659, Delhi

70

Charles de Noyelle

Jesuit Superior General

*December 27th, 1615, City of Brussels †December 12th, 1686, Rome

51

Christian Chemnitz

German Lutheran theologian (1615-1666)

*January 17th, 1615, Königsfeld †June 3rd, 1666, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1615 is a normal year and no leap year.

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