December 3rd, 1872

Born on December 3rd, 1872

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 55,000 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

Born on December 3rd, 1872

89

Arthur Charles Hardy

Canadian politician

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

58

Guido Holzknecht

Austrian radiologist (1872-1931)

*December 3rd, 1872, Vienna †October 30th, 1931, Vienna

81

William Haselden

British cartoonist (1872-1953)

*December 3rd, 1872, Seville †December 25th, 1953, Aldeburgh

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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

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

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

63

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

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

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

64

Fedor von Bock

German field marshal

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

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

80

Anne Brigman

American photographer

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

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

77

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

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55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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