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December 3 is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 28 days remain until the end of the year.

Events[]

  • 0915Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor.[1]
  • 1775USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.[2]
  • 1799War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch.[3]
  • 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden: French General Moreau decisively defeats the Archduke John of Austria near Munich. Coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte's earlier victory at Marengo, this will force the Austrians to sign an armistice and end the war.[4]
  • 1800 – 1800 United States presidential election The Electoral College casts votes for President and Vice President that resulted in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
  • 1818Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
  • 1834 – The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
  • 1854Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
  • 1898 – The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
  • 1901 – In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
  • 1904 – The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
  • 1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
  • 1912Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)
  • 1919 – After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.
  • 1920 – Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
  • 1927Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
  • 1929 – President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It was presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.[5]
  • 1944Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.
  • 1959 – The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
  • 1960 – The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.
  • 1965The Beatles release highly successful and influential experimental folk album Rubber Soul.
  • 1967 – At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).
  • 1971Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins.
  • 1973Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
  • 1976 – An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before the "Smile Jamaica", a free concert.
  • 1979 – In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.
  • 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
  • 1982 – A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
  • 1984Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, 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.
  • 1989Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Soviet Union may be coming to an end.
  • 1992 – The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
  • 1992 – A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.
  • 1994 – The PlayStation developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment was released in Japan
  • 1994 – Taiwan held the first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only direct elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first direct elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directed Mayor of Kaohsiung.
  • 1995Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.[6]
  • 1997 – In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
  • 1999NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
  • 2005XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
  • 2007 – Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.
  • 2009 – A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
  • 2012 – At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.
  • 2014 – The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches the space explorer Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round trip mission to an asteroid to collect rock samples.

Births[]

  • 1368Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
  • 1447Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1512)
  • 1483Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German theologian and Protestant reformer (d. 1565)
  • 1560Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (d. 1627)
  • 1590Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter (d. 1661)
  • 1596Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (d. 1684)[7]
  • 1616John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer (d. 1703)
  • 1684Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754)
  • 1722Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1794)
  • 1729Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist (d. 1783)
  • 1730Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior (d. 1794)
  • 1755Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828)
  • 1793Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic (d. 1867)
  • 1800France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (d. 1849)
  • 1810Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord, American author and political essayist (d. 1879)[8]
  • 1826George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1885)
  • 1833Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician (d. 1915)
  • 1838Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (d. 1916)
  • 1838 – Octavia Hill, English activist and author (d. 1912)
  • 1838 – Princess Louise of Prussia (d. 1923)
  • 1842Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist and activist (d. 1919)
  • 1842 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, founded the Pillsbury Company (d. 1899)
  • 1842 – Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist, ecologist, and educator (d. 1911)
  • 1848William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (d. 1904)
  • 1850Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (d. 1925)
  • 1856George Leake, Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Western Australia (d. 1902)
  • 1857Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (d. 1924)
  • 1857 – Mathilde Kralik, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1944)
  • 1863Gussie Davis, African-American songwriter (d. 1899)
  • 1864Herman Heijermans, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1924)
  • 1867William John Bowser, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1933)
  • 1872Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (d. 1962)
  • 1872 – William Haselden, English cartoonist (d. 1953)
  • 1875 – Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (d. 1955)
  • 1878Francis A. Nixon, American businessman (d. 1956)
  • 1879Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1965)
  • 1879 – Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
  • 1879 – Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright (d. 1959)
  • 1879 – Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1970)
  • 1880Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (d. 1945)
  • 1883Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1945)
  • 1884Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (d. 1963)
  • 1884 – Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1965)
  • 1886Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)
  • 1887Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1990)
  • 1891Thomas Farrell, American general (d. 1967)
  • 1894Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1975)
  • 1895Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1982)
  • 1895 – Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord (d. 1970)
  • 1897William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter (d. 1977)
  • 1899Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)
  • 1899 – Howard Kinsey, American tennis player (d. 1966)
  • 1900Albert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1986)
  • 1900 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 2004)
  • 1900 – Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
  • 1901Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1970)
  • 1901 – Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (d. 2000)
  • 1902Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot (d. 1976)
  • 1902 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (d. 1993)
  • 1902 – John Watkins, Canadian diplomat (d. 1964)
  • 1904Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (d. 1976)
  • 1905Les Ames, English cricketer (d. 1990)
  • 1907Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (d. 1976)
  • 1911Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and academic (d. 1979)
  • 1914Irving Fine, American composer and academic (d. 1962)
  • 1918Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (d. 2000)
  • 1919Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1994)
  • 1921Phyllis Curtin, American soprano and academic (d. 2016)
  • 1921 – John Doar, American lawyer and activist (d. 2014)
  • 1922Len Lesser, American actor (d. 2011)
  • 1922 – Eli Mandel, Canadian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1992)
  • 1922 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (d. 2006)
  • 1923Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2011)
  • 1923 – Stjepan Bobek, Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
  • 1923 – Moyra Fraser, Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2009)
  • 1924Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2011)
  • 1924 – F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author
  • 1924 – Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (d. 2012)
  • 1925Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (d. 2011)
  • 1927Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012)
  • 1928Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 2004)
  • 1928 – Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 2014)
  • 1929John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (d. 2013)
  • 1930Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter
  • 1930 – Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (d. 2014)
  • 1930 – Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor (d. 2017)
  • 1931Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and poet (d. 2011)
  • 1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress
  • 1932Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
  • 1933Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1934Nicolas Coster, British-American actor
  • 1934 – Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
  • 1934 – Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic
  • 1935Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician
  • 1937Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman
  • 1937 – Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author
  • 1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author (d. 2003)
  • 1938Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
  • 1938 – Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (d. 1998)
  • 1939John Paul, Sr., Dutch-American race car driver
  • 1939 – David Phillips, English chemist and academic
  • 1940Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader
  • 1942Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player
  • 1942 – Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013)
  • 1942 – Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine
  • 1942 – David K. Shipler, American journalist and author
  • 1943J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
  • 1943 – Joseph Franklin Ada, Guamanian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Guam
  • 1944Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1944 – Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright
  • 1944 – António Variações, Portuguese musician (d. 1984)
  • 1948Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter
  • 1948 – Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host
  • 1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter
  • 1949Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (d. 2017)
  • 1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter
  • 1950Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner
  • 1951Mike Bantom, American basketball player and manager
  • 1951 – Ray Candy, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1994)
  • 1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver
  • 1951 – Mike Stock, English songwriter, record producer, and musician
  • 1952Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1952 – Benny Hinn, Israeli-American evangelist and author
  • 1952 – Duane Roland, American guitarist and songwriter (Molly Hatchet) (d. 2006)
  • 1953Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver
  • 1953 – Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist and contemporary composer
  • 1954Grace Andreacchi, American-English author, poet, and playwright
  • 1956Ewa Kopacz, Polish physician and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland
  • 1957Maxim Korobov, Russian businessman and politician
  • 1959Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host
  • 1960Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer
  • 1960 – Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author[9]
  • 1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and coach
  • 1962Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician
  • 1962 – Nataliya Grygoryeva, Ukrainian hurdler
  • 1963Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  • 1963 – Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (d. 2005)
  • 1964Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
  • 1965Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter
  • 1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater and actress
  • 1966Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager
  • 1966 – Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach
  • 1967Marie Françoise Ouedraogo, Burkinabé mathematician
  • 1968Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer
  • 1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1969Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter
  • 1969 – Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman, co-owner of the New York Yankees
  • 1970Paul Byrd, American baseball player
  • 1970 – Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player and coach
  • 1970 – Christian Karembeu, French footballer
  • 1970 – Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1971Heiko Herrlich, German footballer and manager
  • 1971 – Frank Sinclair, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
  • 1971 – Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1971 – Vernon White, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
  • 1972Danilo Goffi, Italian runner
  • 1973Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer
  • 1973 – MC Frontalot, American rapper
  • 1973 – Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer
  • 1974Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist
  • 1976Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
  • 1976 – Gary Glover, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Cornelius Griffin, American football player
  • 1976 – Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1976 – Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano
  • 1977Chad Durbin, American baseball player
  • 1977 – Troy Evans, American football player
  • 1977 – Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper and race car driver
  • 1977 – Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Russian runner
  • 1978Trina, American rapper and producer
  • 1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
  • 1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 1978 – Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist
  • 1979Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter
  • 1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
  • 1980Anna Chlumsky, American actress
  • 1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer
  • 1981Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
  • 1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
  • 1981 – Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2010)
  • 1981 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
  • 1982Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
  • 1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
  • 1982 – Dascha Polanco, Dominican-American actress
  • 1982 – Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
  • 1983Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1983 – Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1983 – Andy Grammer, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
  • 1983 – James Ihedigbo, American football player
  • 1983 – Aleksey Drozdov, Russian decathlete
  • 1984Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
  • 1984 – Manuel Arana, Spanish footballer
  • 1985Nina Ansaroff, American martial artist[10]
  • 1985 – László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
  • 1985 – Mike Randolph, American soccer player
  • 1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress
  • 1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
  • 1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
  • 1987Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1987 – Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter
  • 1987 – Brian Robiskie, American football player
  • 1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
  • 1988Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist
  • 1989Alex McCarthy, English footballer
  • 1989 – Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
  • 1989 – Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist
  • 1990Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer
  • 1990 – Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player
  • 1991Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player
  • 1992Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer
  • 1994Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player

Deaths[]

  • 0311Diocletian, Roman emperor (b. 244)
  • 0649Birinus, French-English bishop and saint (b. 600)
  • 0860Abbo, bishop of Auxerre
  • 0937Siegfried, Frankish nobleman
  • 0978Abraham, Coptic pope of Alexandria
  • 1038Emma of Lesum, Saxon countess and Saint
  • 1099Saint Osmund (b. 1065)
  • 1154Pope Anastasius IV (b. 1073)
  • 1265Odofredus, Italian lawyer and jurist
  • 1266Henry III the White, Duke of Wroclaw
  • 1309Henry III, Duke of Głogów (b. 1251/60)
  • 1322Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester (b. 1282)
  • 1532Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (b. 1502)
  • 1533Vasili III of Russia (b. 1479)
  • 1542Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (b. 1470)
  • 1552Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)
  • 1592Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1545)
  • 1610Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (b. 1548)
  • 1668William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)
  • 1706Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (b. 1637)
  • 1765Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)
  • 1789Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
  • 1815John Carroll, American archbishop (b. 1735)
  • 1876Samuel Cooper, American general (b. 1798)
  • 1882Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1811)
  • 1888Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (b. 1816)
  • 1890Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
  • 1892Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)
  • 1894Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1850)
  • 1902Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (b. 1833)
  • 1904David Bratton, American water polo player (b. 1869)
  • 1910Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (b. 1821)
  • 1912Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (b. 1841)
  • 1917Harold Garnett, English-French cricketer (b. 1879)
  • 1919Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (b. 1841)
  • 1928Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (b. 1830)
  • 1934Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1849)
  • 1935Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1868)
  • 1937William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1861)
  • 1941Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (b. 1883)
  • 1949Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (b. 1876)
  • 1952Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1913)
  • 1956Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1908)
  • 1956 – Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (b. 1891)
  • 1967Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1913)
  • 1972William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (b. 1872)
  • 1973Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (b. 1895)
  • 1973 – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952-1958 (b. 1889)[11]
  • 1979Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (b. 1905)
  • 1980Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1896)
  • 1981Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (b. 1889)
  • 1984Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
  • 1989Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (b. 1962)
  • 1989 – Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (b. 1914)
  • 1993Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and academic (b. 1913)
  • 1996Georges Duby, French historian and author (b. 1919)
  • 1998Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1936)
  • 1999John Archer, American actor (b. 1915)
  • 1999 – Scatman John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1942)
  • 1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian, and singer (b. 1942)
  • 1999 – Horst Mahseli, Polish footballer (b. 1934)
  • 1999 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918)
  • 2000Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet and educator (b. 1917)
  • 2000 – Hoyt Curtin, American composer and producer (b. 1922)
  • 2002Adrienne Adams, American illustrator (b. 1906)
  • 2002 – Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (b. 1970)
  • 2003David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941)
  • 2003 – Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer (b. 1921)
  • 2004Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1911)
  • 2005Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (b. 1912)
  • 2005 – Herb Moford, American baseball player (b. 1928)
  • 2007James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)
  • 2008Robert Zajonc, Polish-American psychologist and author (b. 1923)
  • 2009Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress and journalist (b. 1959)
  • 2009 – Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (b. 1919)
  • 2010Abdumalik Bahori, Azerbaijani poet and author (b. 1927)
  • 2011Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
  • 2012Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (b. 1938)
  • 2012 – Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)
  • 2012 – Fyodor Khitruk, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
  • 2012 – Diego Mendieta, Paraguayan footballer (b. 1980)
  • 2012 – Janet Shaw, Australian cyclist and author (b. 1966)
  • 2013Paul Aussaresses, French general (b. 1918)
  • 2013 – Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, Egyptian air marshal (b. 1952)
  • 2013 – Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet and educator (b. 1929)
  • 2014Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
  • 2014 – Jacques Barrot, French politician, French European Commissioner (b. 1937)
  • 2014 – Nathaniel Branden, Canadian–American psychotherapist and author (b. 1930)
  • 2014 – Ian McLagan, English-American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1945)
  • 2014 – James Stewart, Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1941)
  • 2015Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (b. 1934)
  • 2015 – Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (b. 1922)
  • 2015 – Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (b. 1967)

Holidays and observances[]

  • Christian feast day:
    • Abbo of Auxerre
    • Pope Abraham of Alexandria (Coptic, 6 Koiak))
    • Adrian (Ethernan)
    • Birinus
    • Cassian of Tangier
    • Emma (of Lesum or of Bremen)
    • Francis Xavier
    • Blessed Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim
    • Zephaniah
    • December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Doctors' Day (Cuba)
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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