December 3rd, 2008

Born on December 3rd, 2008

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 5,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 379 days, exactly on May 8th, 2025, people who were born on December 3rd, 2008 will be 6,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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?

28

Angèle

Belgian singer and actress

*December 3rd, 1995, Uccle - Ukkel

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

29

Tom Lockyer

Welsh association football player

*December 3rd, 1994, Cardiff

63

Julianne Moore

British-American actress and author

*December 3rd, 1960, Fort Liberty

42

David Villa

Spanish association football player

*December 3rd, 1981, Tiuya / Tuilla

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

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

57

Bernd Althusmann

German politician, State Minister of Lower Saxony

*December 3rd, 1966, Oldenburg

38

Amanda Seyfried

American actress (born 1985)

*December 3rd, 1985, Allentown

45

Bram Tankink

Road bicycle racer

*December 3rd, 1978, Haaksbergen

55

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

*December 3rd, 1968, Indianapolis

75

Ozzy Osbourne

British musician

*December 3rd, 1948, Marston Green

23

Greta Martinelli

Italian rower

*December 3rd, 2000, Como

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

41

Michael Essien

Ghanaian former footballer

*December 3rd, 1982, Accra

80

Mary Alice

American actress

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

18

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Norwegian prince (born 2005)

*December 3rd, 2005, Rikshospitalet

77

Joop Zoetemelk

Dutch racing cyclist

*December 3rd, 1946, Rijpwetering

51

Rebekka Reinhard

German author

*December 3rd, 1972, Munich

29

Jake T. Austin

American actor

*December 3rd, 1994, New York City

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Born in 2008

15

Cecilia Loffredo

Danish actress

*July 24th, 2008, Copenhagen

15

Jackson Robert Scott

American child actor

*September 18th, 2008, Phoenix

16

Lilly Platt

British environmentalist

*April 18th, 2008, London

15

Iain Armitage

American child actor

*July 15th, 2008, Georgia

16

Emme Muñiz‎

Daughter of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

*February 22nd, 2008, Long Island

16

Rayssa Leal

Brazilian skateboarder

*January 4th, 2008, Imperatriz

16

Meilee Condron

American actress

*March 17th, 2008, Connecticut

15

Helena Zengel

German actress

*June 10th, 2008, Berlin

15

Harshaali Malhotra

Indian child actress

*June 3rd, 2008, Mumbai

16

Sienna Belle

Atriz e cantora canadense

*January 26th, 2008, Cambridge

15

GUSTAVOEGATOTV

Brazilian record producer

*December 11th, 2008, Iguatu

15

Sophia Baram

American pair skater

*November 24th, 2008, Beverly Hills

15

Veronika Zhilina

Russian figure skater

*May 15th, 2008, Arkhangelsk

16

Gavin Warren

American actor

*April 17th, 2008, Houston

16

Abby Ryder Fortson

American actress

*March 14th, 2008, Burbank

15

Emma Behn

Norwegian show jumper, youngest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn

*September 29th, 2008, Lommedalen

15

Alia De Vercelli

Australian actress

*November 30th, 2008, Australia

16

Raegan Revord

American actress

*January 3rd, 2008, San Diego

15

Sky Brown

British-Japanese skateboarder and surfer

*July 7th, 2008, Miyazaki

16

Nela Lopušanová

Slovak ice and ball hockey player

*February 26th, 2008, Žilina

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Leap year

Yes: 2008 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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