Edward Thonen, German emigrant to Australia (born 1827)

Edward Thonen was a German emigrant to Australia, and one of the miners involved in the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat, Victoria. He was captain of one of the miners' divisions. When soldiers stormed the Stockade on 3 December 1854 in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, Thonen was one of the first to be killed.

December 3 is the 337th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 28 days remain until the end of the year.