December 3

Events

 * -, which was an Austrian Defeat
 * - mark their explorations from the  overland to the  on a  tree.
 * - becomes the 21st.
 * - : In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at, , are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
 * - US President delivers a 20,000-word speech to the  asking the  to curb the power of  "within reasonable limits".
 * - The  is discovered by  at California's.
 * -, , , and (the ) sign an armistice with , ending the two-month long First.
 * 1912  - : The  takes place.
 * - After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the opens to traffic.
 * - : US President announces to the  that the worst effects of the recent  crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the.
 * - radio station  is officially founded.
 * - , the UK's longest-running comic, is first published.
 * - The breaks out in a newly-liberated, between  and.
 * - : Police arrest over 800 students at the, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest at the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
 * - At in, , a transplant team headed by  carries out the first  on a human (53-year-old ).
 * 1967  - The luxury train  completes its last run from  to  (the train was inaugurated on, ).
 * - : In, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner is released by the  terrorist group after being held hostage for 60 days. Police negotiate his release and in return the Canadian government grants five terrorists from the FLQ's Chenier Cell their request for safe passage to.
 * - : invades  and a full scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.
 * - : sends back the first close-up images of.
 * - The passenger train derails at Shipman, Virginia, killing six, injuring 60.
 * - In, eleven fans are killed during a stampede for seats before a concert at.
 * 1979  -  begins broadcasts in the  metropolitan area.
 * - A soil sample is taken from that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of.
 * - : A leak from a  pesticide plant in, , kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000-600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
 * - : In a meeting off the coast of, US President and Soviet leader  release statements indicating that the  between their nations may be coming to an end (some commentators from both nations exaggerated the wording and independently declared the Cold War over).
 * - At, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 8 passengers and 4 crew members aboard flight 1482.
 * - is unanimously passed, approving  a coalition of  peacekeepers led by the  to form, tasked with establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in.
 * 1992  - The Greek  Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of, runs aground in a storm while approaching , , and spills much of its cargo.
 * - In, , representatives from 121 countries sign a prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel . The , , and  do not sign the treaty, however.
 * - loses radio contact with the  moments before the spacecraft enters the  atmosphere.
 * - makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Dutch critic (d. )
 * -, Italian violin maker (d. )
 * -, Norwegian historian and writer (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, German neuroscientist (d. )
 * -, Slovenian poet (d. )
 * -, American Civil War general (d. )
 * -, American meteorologist (d. )
 * 1838  -, British housing and open-space activist (d. )
 * -, American scientist (d. )
 * -, Polish-born British writer (d. )
 * -, Scottish-born Australian painter (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, first (d. )
 * 1884  -, Member of the  (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Swiss mountain guide (d. )
 * 1900  -, Austrian-German biochemist,  (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Indonesian general (d. )
 * -, American soprano
 * -, Swedish cinematographer
 * -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, American singer
 * -, South Korean President,
 * -, American singer
 * -, French film director
 * -, German author
 * 1931  -, American singer
 * -, Dutch singer
 * -, Dutch chemist,
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1937  -, Indian linguist
 * -, German journalist
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, English singer
 * -, Ugandan athlete (d. )
 * 1949  -, American actress
 * 1949  -, American singer
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1951  -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1951  -, American race car driver
 * 1951  -, American twin dwarves and commercial and infomercial actors
 * -, English comedian
 * -, Austrian skier
 * -, American actor
 * 1955  -, American convicted polygamist
 * -, Northern Irish TV presenter
 * -, American actress
 * 1960  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1960  -, American actress
 * 1960  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American musician
 * 1963  -, center of  case (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1965  -, German figure skater
 * -, American actor
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1970  -, French footballer
 * -, Jamaican footballer
 * 1971  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American skateboarder
 * -, American actress
 * 1973  -, Mexican professional wrestler
 * 1973  -, Hong Kong disc jockey
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * 1976  -, South African cricketer
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1977  -, Polish ski-jumper
 * 1977  -, American football player
 * -, American rapper
 * -, English singer
 * 1979  -, Canadian actor
 * 1979  -, American football player
 * -, American actress
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * 1980  -, American football player
 * -, Greek footballer
 * 1981  -, Spanish footballer
 * 1981  -, American football player
 * -, Ghanaian footballer
 * 1982  -, Hong Kong singer and actor
 * -, American vocalist
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1985  -, American basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, English actor
 * - American actor

Deaths

 * -, Italian jurist
 * -, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. )
 * -, Jesuit missionary to the East (b. )
 * -, Japanese general (b. )
 * -, German countess and hymn writer (b. )
 * -, British cricketer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, first Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German lens maker (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, British writer (b. )
 * -, New Zealand architect (b. )
 * -, Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French impressionist painter (b. )
 * -, Irish politician (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * 1941  -, Norwegian composer (b. )
 * -, Russian-born American actress (b. )
 * -, American pianist (b. )
 * -, American original owner of the (b. )
 * -, German actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Indian field hockey player (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American farmer (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, American physician and essayist (b. )
 * -, AIDS activist (b. )
 * -, American (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 1999  -, American actress (b. )
 * 1999  -, 12th General of  (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * 2000 -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Chinese mathematician (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * International Day of the
 * of the following s in the (per the ):
 * Memorial of
 * Saint
 * In the it is the  of:
 * Other commemorations:
 * Celebrated as in India in the memory of ,First President and an eminent lawyer
 * Other commemorations:
 * Celebrated as in India in the memory of ,First President and an eminent lawyer
 * Celebrated as in India in the memory of ,First President and an eminent lawyer