December 3rd, 1870

Born on December 3rd, 1870

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 56,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 970 days, exactly on December 25th, 2026, people who were born on December 3rd, 1870 will be 57,000 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

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

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

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

49

Javier Prado

Peruvian historian, philosopher, lawyer, politician and diplomat

*December 3rd, 1871, Lima †June 25th, 1921, Lima

66

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

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

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

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

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

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

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

80

Anne Brigman

American photographer

*December 3rd, 1869, Honolulu †February 8th, 1950, El Monte

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

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

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

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

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

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

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

89

Arthur Charles Hardy

Canadian politician

*December 3rd, 1872, Brantford †March 16th, 1962, Brockville

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

80

Mary Alice

American actress

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

68

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

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

65

William John Bowser

Canadian politician (1867-1933)

*December 3rd, 1867, Rexton †October 25th, 1933, Vancouver

64

Fedor von Bock

German field marshal

*December 3rd, 1880, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †May 4th, 1945, Oldenburg in Holstein

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53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

75

Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

67

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

*February 7th, 1870, Rudolfsheim †May 28th, 1937, Aberdeen

78

Franz Lehár

Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

*April 30th, 1870, Komárom †October 24th, 1948, Bad Ischl

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

83

Ivan Bunin

Russian winter and poet

*October 22nd, 1870, Voronezh †November 8th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jean Perrin

French physicist

*September 30th, 1870, Lille †April 17th, 1942, New York City

70

Josephine Siebe

German journalist and writer

*November 10th, 1870, Leipzig †July 26th, 1941, Leipzig

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

83

Wilhelm Anschütz

German university professor

*September 24th, 1870, Halle (Saale) †September 15th, 1954, Kiel

74

Joseph C. Lincoln

Novelist, short story writer, poet

*February 13th, 1870, Brewster †March 10th, 1944

87

James Middleton Cox

American politician, governor of Ohio

*March 31st, 1870, Butler County †July 15th, 1957, Kettering

76

Louis Bachelier

Mathematician

*March 11th, 1870, Le Havre †April 28th, 1946, Saint-Malo

81

Michael Rostovtzeff

Russian historian of ancient history

*November 10th, 1870, Zhytomyr †October 20th, 1952, New Haven

62

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

*December 10th, 1870, Brno †August 23rd, 1933, Kalksburg

70

Samuel Cohen

Moldovan composer; composer of the Israeli National Anthem

*January 1st, 1870, Ungheni †January 1st, 1940, Rishon LeZion

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

44

Gaston Arman de Caillavet

French playwright

*March 15th, 1870, 16th arrondissement of Paris †January 15th, 1915, Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1870 is a normal year and no leap year.

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