Events That Happened on December 3

Martial law is declared in South Korea.

Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.

Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack, that leaves 45,000 people, without power, for five days, leading to a FBI probe.

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.

At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.

A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.

Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 32-kilometre (20 mi) portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.

XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.

NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.

In Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighters responded to a fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. facility, which takes the lives of 6 firefighters.

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.

Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.

Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.

Sony releases the PlayStation game console in Japan.

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.

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.

In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end.

Bhopal 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 later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.

A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.

In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.

Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.

Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.

Spantax Flight 275 crashes during takeoff from Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, killing all 155 people on board.

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins.

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).

Soviet Union, Space probe of the Luna program, called Luna 8, is launched, but crashes on the Moon.

The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration.

The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.

Väinö Linna's war novel The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is published.

Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.

Nazi Germany issues the Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property forcing Jews to sell real property, businesses, and stocks at below market value as part of Aryanization.

President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It is presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.

Final agreement is signed between the Irish Free State, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom formalizing the Partition of Ireland.

Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish-dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.

After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.

Bulgaria, 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.)

Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word report to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits". The speech was not delivered in person.

The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeats an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the first all-star game for professional American football.

The first issue of Tamperean daily newspaper Aamulehti ("Morning Paper") is published.

Nigeria's first newspaper, missionary Henry Townsend's Iwe Irohin, was published.

Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.

The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.

Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.

War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden: French General Jean Victor Marie 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.

United States presidential election: The Electoral College casts votes for president and vice president that result in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch.

American Revolution: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Continental Union Flag (precursor to the "Stars and Stripes"); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.

Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date).

Julius Honka, Finnish ice hockey player

Jake T. Austin, American actor

Lil Baby, American rapper

Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player

Bernarda Pera, American tennis player

Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer

Joseph McManners, English singer-songwriter, musician and actor[citation needed]

Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player

Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer

Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player

Matt Reynolds, American baseball player

Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer

Alex McCarthy, English footballer

Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist

Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist

Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter

Brian Robiskie, American football player

Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast

James Laurinaitis, American football player

Nina Ansaroff, American martial artist

László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer

Mike Randolph, American soccer player

Brian Roberts, American basketball player

Amanda Seyfried, American actress

Robert Swift, American basketball player

Marcus Williams, American basketball player

Manuel Arana, Spanish footballer

Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer

Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player

Aleksey Drozdov, Russian decathlete

Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Andy Grammer, American singer, songwriter, and record producer

James Ihedigbo, American football player

Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player

Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer

Dascha Polanco, Dominican-American actress

Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player

Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer

Brian Bonsall, American actor and musician

Tyjuan Hagler, American football player

Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (died 2010)

David Villa, Spanish footballer

Anna Chlumsky, American actress

Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer

Zlata Filipović, Bosnian-Irish diarist

Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter

Rock Cartwright, American football player

Tiffany Haddish, American comedian and actress

Sean Parker, American entrepreneur and philanthropist

Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer

Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player

Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist

Trina, American rapper and producer

Chad Durbin, American baseball player

Troy Evans, American football player

Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper and race car driver

Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Russian runner

Mark Boucher, South African cricketer

Gary Glover, American baseball player

Cornelius Griffin, American football player

Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player

Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano

Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist

Bruno Campos, Brazilian-American actor and lawyer

Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer

MC Frontalot, American rapper

Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer

Danilo Goffi, Italian runner

Heiko Herrlich, German footballer and manager

Frank Sinclair, English-Jamaican footballer and manager

Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer and manager

Vernon White, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Paul Byrd, American baseball player

Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player and coach

Christian Karembeu, French footballer

Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter

Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman

Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer

Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer

Marie Françoise Ouedraogo, Burkinabé mathematician

Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager

Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach

Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter

Katarina Witt, German figure skater and actress

Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015)

Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (died 2005)

Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician

Nataliya Grygoryeva, Ukrainian hurdler

Tammy Jackson, American basketball player

Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (died 2024)

Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer

Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player

Julianne Moore, American actress and author

Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and coach

Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host

Maxim Korobov, Russian businessman and politician

Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, Central African politician, Mayor of Bangui

Ewa Kopacz, Polish physician and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland

Steven Culp, American actor

Grace Andreacchi, American-English author, poet, and playwright

Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver

Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist and contemporary composer

Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Benny Hinn, Israeli-American evangelist and author

Duane Roland, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2006)

Mel Smith, English comedian, actor, director, and producer (died 2013)

Mike Bantom, American basketball player and coach

Jim Brewer, American basketball player

Ray Candy, American wrestler and trainer (died 1994)

Rick Mears, American race car driver

Mike Stock, English songwriter, record producer, and musician

Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner

Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (died 2017)

Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter

Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter

Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host

Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter (died 2025)

Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright

António Variações, Portuguese musician (died 1984)

Joseph Franklin Ada, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Guam

J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (died 2012)

Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player

Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013)

Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine

David K. Shipler, American journalist and author

Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader

John Paul Sr., Dutch-American race car driver

David Phillips, English chemist and academic

Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989)

Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (died 1998)

Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman (died 2024)

Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author

Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician (died 2023)

Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (died 2017)

Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic (died 2021)

Nicolas Coster, British-American actor (died 2023)

Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)

Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2007)

Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and poet (died 2011)

Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress

Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2022)

Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (died 2014)

Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor (died 2017)

John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (died 2013)

Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (died 2004)

Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (died 2014)

Andy Williams, American singer (died 2012)

Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (died 2024)

Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (died 2011)

John Backus, American computer scientist, led the team that developed FORTRAN (died 2007)

Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2011)

F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (died 2022)

Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (died 2012)

Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2011)

Stjepan Bobek, Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (died 2010)

Moyra Fraser, Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (died 2009)

Len Lesser, American actor (died 2011)

Eli Mandel, Canadian poet, critic, and academic (died 1992)

Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (died 2006)

Phyllis Curtin, American soprano and academic (died 2016)

John Doar, American lawyer and activist (died 2014)

Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (died 1994)

Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (died 2000)

Irving Fine, American composer and academic (died 1962)

Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and academic (died 1979)

Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (died 1976)

Les Ames, English cricketer (died 1990)

Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (died 1976)

Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot (died 1976)

Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (died 1993)

Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (died 1970)

Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (died 2000)

Bert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia (died 1986)

Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer (died 2004)

Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967)

Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1965)

Howard Kinsey, American tennis player (died 1966)

William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter (died 1977)

Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (died 1982)

Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord (died 1970)

Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1975)

Thomas Farrell, American general (died 1967)

Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1990)

Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)

Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (died 1963)

Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1965)

Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1945)

Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (died 1945)

Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (died 1965)

Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1949)

Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright (died 1959)

Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 1970)

Francis A. Nixon, American businessman (died 1956)

Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (died 1955)

Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (died 1962)

William Haselden, English cartoonist (died 1953)

William John Bowser, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of British Columbia (died 1933)

Herman Heijermans, Dutch author and playwright (died 1924)

Gussie Davis, African-American songwriter (died 1899)

Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (died 1924)

Mathilde Kralik, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1944)

George Leake, Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Western Australia (died 1902)

Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (died 1925)

William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (died 1904)

Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist and activist (died 1919)

Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, founded the Pillsbury Company (died 1899)

Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist, ecologist, and educator (died 1911)

Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (died 1916)

Octavia Hill, English activist and author (died 1912)

Princess Louise of Prussia (died 1923)

Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician (died 1915)

Lombe Atthill, Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (died 1910)

George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (died 1885)

Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord, American author and political essayist (died 1879)

France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (died 1849)

Alfred Iverson Sr., American politician (died 1873)

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic (died 1867)

Gilbert Stuart, American painter (died 1828)

Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior (died 1794)

Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist (died 1783)

Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher (died 1794)

Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (died 1754)

John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer (died 1703)

Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter (died 1661)

Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (died 1627)

Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German theologian and Protestant reformer (died 1565)

Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (died 1512)

Charles VI of France (died 1422)

Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (born 1944)

Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (born 1920)

Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934)

Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (born 1929)

Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (born 1938)

Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)

Abdumalik Bahori, Azerbaijani poet and author (born 1927)

Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress and journalist (born 1959)

Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (born 1919)

Robert Zajonc, Polish-American psychologist and author (born 1923)

James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (born 1948)

Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (born 1912)

Herb Moford, American baseball player (born 1928)

Kikka Sirén, Finnish pop/schlager singer (born 1964)

Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (born 1911)

David Hemmings, English actor (born 1941)

Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer (born 1921)

Adrienne Adams, American illustrator (born 1906)

Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (born 1970)

Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet and educator (born 1917)

Hoyt Curtin, American composer and producer (born 1922)

John Archer, American actor (born 1915)

Scatman John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1942)

Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian, and singer (born 1942)

Horst Mahseli, Polish footballer (born 1934)

Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (born 1918)

Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (born 1936)

Georges Duby, French historian and author (born 1919)

Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and academic (born 1913)

Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (born 1962)

Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (born 1914)

Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1919)

Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (born 1889)

Joel Rinne, Finnish actor (born 1897)

Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1896)

Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (born 1905)

Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (born 1895)

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952–1958 (born 1889)

William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (born 1872)

Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (born 1913)

Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1908)

Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (born 1891)

Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (born 1913)

Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (born 1876)

Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (born 1883)

William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (born 1861)

Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (born 1868)

Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1849)

Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (born 1830)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (born 1841)

Harold Garnett, English-French cricketer (born 1879)

Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (born 1841)

Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (born 1821)

David Bratton, American water polo player (born 1869)

Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (born 1833)

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (born 1850)

Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (born 1820)

Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (born 1851)

Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (born 1816)

Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1811)

Samuel Cooper, American general (born 1798)

Edward Thonen, German emigrant to Australia (born 1827)

John Carroll, American archbishop (born 1735)

Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (born 1714)

Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (born 1713)

Henri-Guillaume Hamal, Walloon musician and composer (born 1685)

Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (born 1637)

Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, British scientist (born 1615)

William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (born 1591)

Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (born 1548)

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (born 1545)

Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (born 1506)

Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (born 1470)

Vasili III of Russia (born 1479)

Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (born 1502)

Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester (born 1282)

Henry III, Duke of Głogów (born 1251/60)

Henry III the White, Duke of Wroclaw

Odofredus, Italian lawyer and jurist

Pope Anastasius IV (born 1073)

Saint Osmund (born 1065)

Emma of Lesum, Saxon countess and Saint

Abraham, Coptic pope of Alexandria

Siegfried, Frankish nobleman

Abbo, bishop of Auxerre

Birinus, French-English bishop and saint (born 600)

Diocletian, Roman emperor (born 244)

Christian feast day: Abbo of Auxerre

Christian feast day: Pope Abraham of Alexandria (Coptic, 6 Koiak))

Christian feast day: Adrian (Ethernan)

Christian feast day: Birinus

Christian feast day: Cassian of Tangier

Christian feast day: Emma (of Lesum or of Bremen)

Christian feast day: Francis Xavier

Christian feast day: Blessed Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim

Christian feast day: Zephaniah

Christian feast day: December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Doctors' Day (Cuba)

International Day of Persons with Disabilities