December 3rd, 1953

Born on December 3rd, 1953

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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, 1953

70

Franz Klammer

Austrian skier and Olympic champion

*December 3rd, 1953, Fresach

70

Robert Guédiguian

German-French film director of Armenian descent

*December 3rd, 1953, Marseille

51

Gloriella

Mexican actress (1953-2005)

*December 3rd, 1953, Ixtlahuacán †December 2nd, 2005, Colima

52

Duane Roland

American rock guitarist (1953-2006)

*December 3rd, 1953, Jeffersonville †June 19th, 2006, St. Augustine

67

Ágata Lys

Spanish actress

*December 3rd, 1953, Valladolid †November 12th, 2021, Marbella

70

Greg Jones

Music Producer

*December 3rd, 1953, Tahoe City

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

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

63

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

68

Heather Menzies

Canadian actress (1949-2017)

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

57

Barbara Blida

Polish politician (1949-2007)

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

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

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

77

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

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

71

Nick Wilder

German actor

*December 3rd, 1952, Fehmarn

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

88

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician

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

71

Benny Hinn

American-Canadian evangelist

*December 3rd, 1952, Jaffa

63

Daryl Hannah

American actress and environmental activist

*December 3rd, 1960, Chicago

71

Bruno Jonas

German broadcaster

*December 3rd, 1952, Passau

42

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

60

Mel Smith

British comedian and actor (1952–2013)

*December 3rd, 1952, Chiswick †July 19th, 2013, London

45

Bram Tankink

Road bicycle racer

*December 3rd, 1978, Haaksbergen

29

Tom Lockyer

Welsh association football player

*December 3rd, 1994, Cardiff

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Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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