December 3rd, 1805

Born on December 3rd, 1805

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 230 days, exactly on December 14th, 2024, people who were born on December 3rd, 1805 will be 80,000 days old!

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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?

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

66

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

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

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

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

63

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

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

48

France Prešeren

Slovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent (1800-1849)

*December 3rd, 1800, Vrba †February 8th, 1849, Kranj

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

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

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

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

71

Robert Stephen Hawker

Cornwall clergyman and poet (1803-1875)

*December 3rd, 1803, Plymouth †August 15th, 1875, Plymouth

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

68

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

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

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

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

80

Mary Alice

American actress

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

29

Tom Lockyer

Welsh association football player

*December 3rd, 1994, Cardiff

42

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

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

78

Eduard Bendemann

German painter (1811-1889)

*December 3rd, 1811, Berlin †December 27th, 1889, Düsseldorf

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38

Joseph Smith

Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)

*December 23rd, 1805, Sharon †June 27th, 1844, Carthage

70

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer (1805–1875)

*April 2nd, 1805, Odense †August 4th, 1875, Copenhagen

66

Hugo von Mohl

German botanist (1805–1872)

*April 8th, 1805, Stuttgart †April 1st, 1872, Tübingen

60

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish mathematician and astronomer

*August 4th, 1805, Dublin †September 2nd, 1865, Dublin

66

Giuseppe Mazzini

Italian nationalist activist, politician, journalist and philosopher

*June 22nd, 1805, Genoa †March 10th, 1872, Pisa

73

Frederick Smith

British entomologist (1805 – 1879)

*December 30th, 1805, London †February 16th, 1879

89

Ferdinand de Lesseps

French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal

*November 19th, 1805, Versailles †December 7th, 1894, Guilly

53

Alexis de Tocqueville

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

*July 29th, 1805, Paris †April 16th, 1859, Cannes

63

Thomas Graham

Chemist (1805–1869)

*December 20th, 1805, Glasgow †September 11th, 1869, London

43

Sarah Fuller Flower Adams

English poet, hymnwriter

*February 22nd, 1805, Old Harlow †August 14th, 1848, Greater London

73

William Lloyd Garrison

American journalist and abolitionist

*December 10th, 1805, Newburyport †May 24th, 1879, New York City

75

Louis Auguste Blanqui

French socialist and political activist (1805-1881)

*February 7th, 1805, Puget-Théniers †January 1st, 1881, Paris

59

Robert Fitzroy

Royal Navy officer and scientist (1805–1865)

*July 5th, 1805, Bury St Edmunds †April 30th, 1865, London

54

Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

German mathematician (*1805 – †1859)

*February 13th, 1805, Düren †May 5th, 1859, Göttingen

70

Marie d'Agoult

Franco-German romantic author and historian (1805-1876)

*December 31st, 1805, Frankfurt †March 5th, 1876, Paris

87

John Obadiah Westwood

English entomologist and archaeologist (1805-1893)

*December 22nd, 1805, Sheffield †January 2nd, 1893, Oxford

56

Jonas Furrer

Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1805-1861)

*March 3rd, 1805, Winterthur †July 25th, 1861, Bad Ragaz

70

Ferenc Toldy

Hungarian literary critic

*August 10th, 1805, Buda †December 10th, 1875, Budapest

80

Tomás Villalba

Uruguayan politician

*December 9th, 1805, Dolores †July 12th, 1886, Montevideo

44

Juan Arolas

Spanish writer

*June 20th, 1805, Barcelona †November 25th, 1849, Valencia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1805 is a normal year and no leap year.

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