December 3rd, 1881

Born on December 3rd, 1881

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What happened on December 3rd, 1881?

December 3rd, 1881

The first issue of Tamperean daily newspaper Aamulehti ("Morning Paper") is published.

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What else 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.

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

Born on December 3rd, 1881

75

Henry Fillmore

American composer

*December 3rd, 1881, Cincinnati †December 7th, 1956, Miami

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Who's birthday is on December 3rd?

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

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

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

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

91

Manne Siegbahn

Swedish physicist (1886-1978)

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

64

Fedor von Bock

German field marshal

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

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

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

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

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

66

Joseph Conrad

Polish-British writer (1857–1924)

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

63

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

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

87

Edmond Audemars

Swiss bicycle racer (1882-1970)

*December 3rd, 1882, Le Chenit †August 4th, 1970, Deauville

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

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

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

79

Kafū Nagai

Japanese writer (1879−1959)

*December 3rd, 1879, Tokyo †April 30th, 1959, Ichikawa

80

Mary Alice

American actress

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

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

86

Anna Freud

Austrian-British psychoanalyst (1895–1982)

*December 3rd, 1895, Vienna †October 9th, 1982, London

90

Donald Matheson Sutherland

Canadian politician (1879-1970)

*December 3rd, 1879, Norwich †June 4th, 1970

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Born in 1881

91

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)

*October 25th, 1881, Málaga †April 8th, 1973, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins

91

George Alan Thomas

English badminton, chess and tennis player

*June 14th, 1881, Tarabya †July 23rd, 1972, London

88

Dora Boothby

English badminton and tennis player

*August 2nd, 1881, Finchley †February 22nd, 1970, Hammersmith

63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1881, Brooklyn †August 9th, 1945, Hanover

49

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

*February 12th, 1881, Saint Petersburg †January 23rd, 1931, The Hague

73

Alcide De Gasperi

Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)

*April 3rd, 1881, Pieve Tesino †August 19th, 1954, Borgo Valsugana

81

John XXIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963 (1881-1963)

*November 25th, 1881, Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII †June 3rd, 1963, Apostolic Palace

73

Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)

*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, London

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

*October 15th, 1881, Guildford †February 14th, 1975, Village of Southampton

64

Béla Bartók

Hungarian composer and pianist

*March 25th, 1881, Sânnicolau Mare †September 26th, 1945, New York City

60

Stefan Zweig

Austrian writer (1881-1942)

*November 28th, 1881, Vienna †February 23rd, 1942, Petrópolis

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

*February 13th, 1881, London †June 5th, 1965, Hampstead

77

Roger Martin du Gard

French writer

*March 23rd, 1881, Neuilly-sur-Seine †August 22nd, 1958, Château du Tertre

62

Ulrich von Hassell

German diplomat and resistance fighter against National Socialism (1881–1944)

*November 12th, 1881, Anklam †September 8th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

76

Clinton Davisson

American physicist (1881-1958)

*October 22nd, 1881, Bloomington †February 1st, 1958, Charlottesville

80

Felix Rütten

German priest, church historian, theologian and historian (1881-1961)

*January 7th, 1881, Kempen †December 18th, 1961, Kempen

76

Irving Langmuir

American chemist and physicist

*January 31st, 1881, Brooklyn †August 16th, 1957, Woods Hole

76

Juan Ramón Jiménez

Spanish poet

*December 23rd, 1881, Moguer †May 29th, 1958, San Juan

77

Cecil B. DeMille

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

*August 12th, 1881, Ashfield †January 21st, 1959, Hollywood

92

Ludwig von Mises

Austrian-American economist

*September 29th, 1881, Lviv †October 10th, 1973, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1881 is a normal year and no leap year.

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