December 3rd, 1943

Born on December 3rd, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 636 days, exactly on January 21st, 2026, people who were born on December 3rd, 1943 will be 30,000 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, 1943

80

Zdenko Kobeščak

Croatian footballer (born 1943)

*December 3rd, 1943, Zagreb

80

Christa Linder

Actress

*December 3rd, 1943, Berchtesgaden

68

J. Philippe Rushton

Canadian psychology professor

*December 3rd, 1943, Bournemouth †October 2nd, 2012, London

80

Joseph Franklin Ada

Governor of Guam from 1987 to 1995)

*December 3rd, 1943, Tamuning

55

Manuel Bustos

Chilean politician and labor leader

*December 3rd, 1943, Santo Domingo †September 27th, 1999, Santiago

49

Colin Dixon

Welsh rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach

*December 3rd, 1943, Butetown †June 21st, 1993, Halifax

74

Nili Mirsky

Israeli translator

*December 3rd, 1943, Rehovot †January 30th, 2018, Tel Aviv

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 3rd?

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

80

Mary Alice

American actress

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

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

77

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

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

68

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

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

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

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

57

Barbara Blida

Polish politician (1949-2007)

*December 3rd, 1949, Siemianowice Śląskie †April 25th, 2007, Siemianowice Śląskie

70

Pedro Rocha

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*December 3rd, 1942, Salto †December 2nd, 2013, São Paulo

81

Alice Schwarzer

German journalist, publisher, and feminist

*December 3rd, 1942, Wuppertal

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

84

Johanna Köhler

German politician

*December 3rd, 1939, Sonneberg

86

Morgan Llywelyn

Irish writer

*December 3rd, 1937, New York City

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

79

Salvador Moncada

British pharmacologist

*December 3rd, 1944, Tegucigalpa

85

Patrick van Rensburg

Motswana writer (1931-2017)

*December 3rd, 1931, Durban †May 23rd, 2017, Serowe

42

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

84

David Phillips

British Chemist

*December 3rd, 1939, South Shields

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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