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Events

Pre-1600

915 – Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date).^[1]

1601–1900

1775 – 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.^[2]
1799 – War 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 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.^[4]
1800 – 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.
1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
1834 – The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
1854 – Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
1859 – Nigeria's first newspaper, missionary Henry Townsend's Iwe Irohin, was published.^[5]
1881 – The first issue of Tamperean daily newspaper Aamulehti ("Morning Paper") is published.^[6]
1898 – 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.

1901–present

1901 – 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.
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.
1912 – 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.)
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.
1925 – Final agreement is signed between the Irish Free State, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom formalizing the Partition of Ireland.^[7]
1929 – 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.^[8]
1938 – 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.^[9]
1944 – Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.
1954 – Väinö Linna's war novel The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is published.^[10]
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.
1965 – Soviet Union, Space probe of the Luna program, called Luna 8, is launched, but crashes on the Moon.^[11]
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).
1971 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins.
1972 – Spantax Flight 275 crashes during takeoff from Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, killing all 155 people on board.^[12]
1973 – Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
1979 – In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.
1979 – Iranian Revolution: 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.
1984 – 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.
1989 – 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.
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 – 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.
1994 – Sony releases the PlayStation game console in Japan.^[13]
1995 – Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.^[14]
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.
1999 – NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
1999 – In Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighters responded to a fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. facility, which takes the lives of 6 firefighters.^[15]
2005 – XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed 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 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.
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.
2022 – Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack that leaves 45,000 people without power for five days, leading to an FBI probe.^[16]
2023 – Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.^[17]
2024 – Martial law is declared in South Korea.^[18]

Births

Pre-1600

1368 – Charles VI of France (died 1422)^[19]
1447 – Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (died 1512)
1483 – Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German theologian and Protestant reformer (died 1565)
1560 – Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (died 1627)
1590 – Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter (died 1661)

1601–1900

1616 – John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer (died 1703)
1684 – Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (died 1754)
1722 – Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher (died 1794)
1729 – Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist (died 1783)
1730 – Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior (died 1794)
1755 – Gilbert Stuart, American painter (died 1828)
1793 – Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic (died 1867)
1798 – Alfred Iverson Sr., American politician (died 1873)^[20]
1800 – France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (died 1849)
1810 – Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord, American author and political essayist (died 1879)^[21]
1826 – George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (died 1885)
1827 – Lombe Atthill, Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (died 1910)^[22]
1833 – Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician (died 1915)
1838 – Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (died 1916)
1838 – Octavia Hill, English activist and author (died 1912)^[23]
1838 – Princess Louise of Prussia (died 1923)
1842 – Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist and activist (died 1919)
1842 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, founded the Pillsbury Company (died 1899)
1842 – Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist, ecologist, and educator (died 1911)
1848 – William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (died 1904)
1850 – Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (died 1925)
1856 – George Leake, Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Western Australia (died 1902)
1857 – Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (died 1924)
1857 – Mathilde Kralik, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1944)
1863 – Gussie Davis, African-American songwriter (died 1899)
1864 – Herman Heijermans, Dutch author and playwright (died 1924)
1867 – William John Bowser, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of British Columbia (died 1933)
1872 – Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (died 1962)
1872 – William Haselden, English cartoonist (died 1953)
1875 – Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (died 1955)
1878 – Francis A. Nixon, American businessman (died 1956)
1879 – Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (died 1965)
1879 – Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1949)
1879 – Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright (died 1959)
1879 – Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 1970)
1880 – Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (died 1945)
1883 – Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1945)
1884 – Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (died 1963)
1884 – Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1965)
1886 – Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)
1887 – Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1990)
1891 – Thomas Farrell, American general (died 1967)
1894 – Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1975)
1895 – Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (died 1982)
1895 – Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord (died 1970)
1897 – William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter (died 1977)
1899 – Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1965)
1899 – Howard Kinsey, American tennis player (died 1966)
1900 – Bert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia (died 1986)
1900 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer (died 2004)
1900 – Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967)

1901–present

1901 – Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (died 1970)
1901 – Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (died 2000)
1902 – Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot (died 1976)
1902 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (died 1993)
1904 – Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (died 1976)
1905 – Les Ames, English cricketer (died 1990)
1907 – Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (died 1976)
1911 – Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and academic (died 1979)
1914 – Irving Fine, American composer and academic (died 1962)
1918 – Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (died 2000)
1919 – Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (died 1994)
1921 – Phyllis Curtin, American soprano and academic (died 2016)
1921 – John Doar, American lawyer and activist (died 2014)
1922 – Len Lesser, American actor (died 2011)
1922 – Eli Mandel, Canadian poet, critic, and academic (died 1992)
1922 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (died 2006)
1923 – Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2011)
1923 – Stjepan Bobek, Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (died 2010)
1923 – Moyra Fraser, Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (died 2009)
1924 – John Backus, American computer scientist, led the team that developed FORTRAN (died 2007)^[24]
1924 – Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2011)
1924 – F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author (died 2022)
1924 – Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (died 2012)
1925 – Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (died 2011)
1926 – Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (died 2024)^[25]
1927 – Andy Williams, American singer (died 2012)^[26]
1928 – Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (died 2004)
1928 – Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (died 2014)
1929 – John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (died 2013)
1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2022)^[26]
1930 – Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (died 2014)
1930 – Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor (died 2017)
1931 – Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and poet (died 2011)
1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress^[27]
1932 – Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2007)
1933 – Nicolas Coster, British-American actor (died 2023)^[27]
1933 – Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
1934 – Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (died 2017)^[28]
1934 – Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic (died 2021)
1935 – Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician (died 2023)
1937 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman^[26] (died 2024)^[29]
1937 – Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author
1938 – Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989)
1938 – Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (died 1998)
1939 – John Paul Sr., Dutch-American race car driver
1939 – David Phillips, English chemist and academic
1940 – Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader (died 2025)
1942 – Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player
1942 – Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013)
1942 – Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine
1942 – David K. Shipler, American journalist and author
1943 – Joseph Franklin Ada, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Guam
1943 – J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (died 2012)
1944 – Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright
1944 – António Variações, Portuguese musician (died 1984)
1948 – Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter
1948 – Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter (died 2025)^[30]^[27]
1949 – Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress (died 2017)
1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter^[27]
1950 – Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner
1951 – Mike Bantom, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Jim Brewer, American basketball player^[31]
1951 – Ray Candy, American wrestler and trainer (died 1994)
1951 – Riki Choshu, Japanese-South Korean professional wrestler^[32]
1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver^[26]
1951 – Mike Stock, English songwriter, record producer, and musician
1952 – Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Benny Hinn, Israeli-American evangelist and author
1952 – Duane Roland, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2006)
1952 – Mel Smith, English comedian, actor, director, and producer (died 2013)^[26]
1953 – Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver^[26]
1953 – Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist and contemporary composer
1954 – Grace Andreacchi, American-English author, poet, and playwright
1955 – Steven Culp, American actor^[27]
1956 – Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, Central African politician, Mayor of Bangui^[33]
1956 – Ewa Kopacz, Polish physician and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland
1957 – Maxim Korobov, Russian businessman and politician
1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host
1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer^[27]
1960 – Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author^[34]
1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (died 2024)^[35]
1962 – Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician
1962 – Nataliya Grygoryeva, Ukrainian hurdler
1962 – Tammy Jackson, American basketball player^[36]
1963 – Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1963 – Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (died 2005)
1964 – Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015)
1965 – Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter
1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater and actress^[26]
1966 – Tatjana Greif, Slovenian politician^[37]
1966 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager
1966 – Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach
1967 – Marie Françoise Ouedraogo, Burkinabé mathematician
1968 – Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer^[27]
1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer^[27]
1969 – Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter
1969 – Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman
1970 – Paul 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
1971 – Heiko 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
1972 – Danilo Goffi, Italian runner
1973 – Bruno Campos, Brazilian-American actor and lawyer^[27]
1973 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer^[27]
1973 – MC Frontalot, American rapper
1973 – Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer
1974 – Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist
1976 – Mark 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
1977 – Chad 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
1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
1978 – Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist
1978 – Trina, American rapper and producer
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter^[27]
1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
1979 – Tiffany Haddish, American comedian and actress^[38]
1979 – Sean Parker, American entrepreneur and philanthropist^[39]
1980 – Carrie Bickmore, Australian radio and television host^[40]
1980 – Anna Chlumsky, American actress^[27]
1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer^[27]
1980 – Zlata Filipović, Bosnian-Irish diarist^[41]
1981 – Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
1981 – Brian Bonsall, American actor and musician^[27]
1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
1981 – Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (died 2010)
1981 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
1982 – Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
1982 – Dascha Polanco, Dominican-American actress^[27]
1982 – Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1983 – Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Aleksey Drozdov, Russian decathlete
1983 – Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Andy Grammer, American singer, songwriter, and record producer^[27]
1983 – James Ihedigbo, American football player
1984 – Manuel Arana, Spanish footballer
1984 – Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1985 – Nina Ansaroff, American martial artist^[42]
1985 – László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Mike Randolph, American soccer player
1985 – Brian Roberts, American basketball player^[43]
1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress^[27]
1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
1986 – James Laurinaitis, American football player^[44]
1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1987 – Eric Barone, American video game designer and musician^[45]
1987 – Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Brian Robiskie, American football player
1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
1988 – Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist
1989 – Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
1989 – Alex McCarthy, English footballer
1989 – Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist
1990 – Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer
1990 – Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player
1990 – Matt Reynolds, American baseball player^[46]
1991 – Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player
1992 – Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer
1992 – Joseph McManners, English singer-songwriter, musician and actor^{[citation needed]}
1994 – Jake T. Austin, American actor^[27]
1994 – Lil Baby, American rapper^[47]
1994 – Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player
1994 – Bernarda Pera, American tennis player^[48]
1995 – Julius Honka, Finnish ice hockey player^[49]
1995 – Angèle, Belgian singer^[50]

Deaths

Pre-1600

311 – Diocletian, Roman emperor (born 244)
649 – Birinus, French-English bishop and saint (born 600)
860 – Abbo, bishop of Auxerre
937 – Siegfried, Frankish nobleman
978 – Abraham, Coptic pope of Alexandria
1038 – Emma of Lesum, Saxon countess and Saint
1099 – Saint Osmund (born 1065)
1154 – Pope Anastasius IV (born 1073)
1265 – Odofredus, Italian lawyer and jurist
1266 – Henry III the White, Duke of Wroclaw
1309 – Henry III, Duke of Głogów (born 1251/60)
1322 – Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester (born 1282)
1532 – Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (born 1502)
1533 – Vasili III of Russia (born 1479)
1542 – Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (born 1470)
1552 – Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (born 1506)
1592 – Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (born 1545)

1601–1900

1610 – Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (born 1548)
1668 – William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (born 1591)
1691 – Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, British scientist (born 1615)^[51]
1706 – Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (born 1637)
1752 – Henri-Guillaume Hamal, Walloon musician and composer (born 1685)^[52]
1765 – Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (born 1713)
1789 – Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (born 1714)
1815 – John Carroll, American archbishop (born 1735)
1854 – Edward Thonen, German emigrant to Australia (born 1827)^[53]^[54]
1876 – Samuel Cooper, American general (born 1798)
1882 – Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1811)
1888 – Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (born 1816)
1890 – Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (born 1851)
1892 – Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (born 1820)
1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (born 1850)

1901–present

1902 – Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (born 1833)
1904 – David Bratton, American water polo player (born 1869)
1910 – Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (born 1821)
1912 – Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (born 1841)
1917 – Harold Garnett, English-French cricketer (born 1879)
1919 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (born 1841)
1928 – Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (born 1830)
1934 – Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1849)
1935 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (born 1868)
1937 – William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (born 1861)
1941 – Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (born 1883)
1949 – Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (born 1876)
1952 – Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (born 1913)
1956 – Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1908)
1956 – Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (born 1891)
1967 – Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (born 1913)
1972 – William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (born 1872)
1973 – Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (born 1895)
1973 – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952–1958 (born 1889)^[55]
1979 – Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (born 1905)
1980 – Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1896)
1981 – Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (born 1889)
1981 – Joel Rinne, Finnish actor (born 1897)^[56]
1984 – Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1919)
1989 – Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (born 1962)
1989 – Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (born 1914)
1993 – Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and academic (born 1913)
1996 – Georges Duby, French historian and author (born 1919)
1998 – Pierre Hétu, Canadian pianist and conductor (born 1936)
1999 – John Archer, American actor (born 1915)
1999 – Scatman John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1942)
1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian, and singer (born 1942)
1999 – Horst Mahseli, Polish footballer (born 1934)
1999 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (born 1918)
2000 – Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet and educator (born 1917)
2000 – Hoyt Curtin, American composer and producer (born 1922)
2002 – Adrienne Adams, American illustrator (born 1906)
2002 – Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (born 1970)
2003 – David Hemmings, English actor (born 1941)
2003 – Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer (born 1921)
2004 – Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (born 1911)
2005 – Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (born 1912)
2005 – Herb Moford, American baseball player (born 1928)
2005 – Kikka Sirén, Finnish pop/schlager singer (born 1964)^[57]^[58]
2007 – James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (born 1948)
2008 – Robert Zajonc, Polish-American psychologist and author (born 1923)
2009 – Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress and journalist (born 1959)
2009 – Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (born 1919)
2010 – Abdumalik Bahori, Azerbaijani poet and author (born 1927)
2011 – Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)
2012 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (born 1938)
2014 – Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (born 1929)
2015 – Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934)
2015 – Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)^[59]
2019 – Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (born 1920)^[60]
2024 – Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (born 1944)^[61]

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
Doctors' Day (Cuba)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities^[62]

References

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↑ "IVERSON, Alfred, Sr". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
↑ Frank, Lisa Tendrich (2008). Women in the American Civil War. ABC-CLIO. pp. 384–. ISBN 978-1-85109-600-8.
↑ British Medical Journal. British Medical Association. 1910. p. 917. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
↑ "Octavia Hill's life and work | History". National Trust. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
↑ "Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica.
↑ Hyland, Jesse (29 May 2024). "Australia's longest serving DJ Bob Rogers, who had a 78-year broadcasting career, dies aged 97". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 ^26.3 ^26.4 ^26.5 ^26.6 "Famous birthdays for Dec. 3: Dascha Polanco, Anna Chlumsky". UPI. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
↑ ^27.00 ^27.01 ^27.02 ^27.03 ^27.04 ^27.05 ^27.06 ^27.07 ^27.08 ^27.09 ^27.10 ^27.11 ^27.12 ^27.13 ^27.14 ^27.15 ^27.16 ^27.17 Rose, Mike (3 December 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for December 3, 2022 includes celebrities Brendan Fraser, Julianne Moore". The Plain Dealer. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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↑ "James Laurinaitis". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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↑ "Matt Reynolds". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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↑ "WTAtennis.com Profile: Bernarda Pera". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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↑ Muistot: Kirsi Kikka Sirén – Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
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[43] "Brian Roberts". National Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[44] "James Laurinaitis". ESPN. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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 *[[1818]] &ndash; [[Illinois]] becomes the 21st [[U.S. state]].
 *[[1834]] &ndash; The [[Zollverein]] (German Customs Union) begins the first regular [[census in Germany]].
-*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Eureka Stockade]]: More than 20 gold miners at [[Ballarat, Victoria]], are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
+*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Eureka Stockade]]: More than 20 gold miners at [[Ballarat]], Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
 *[[1859]] &ndash; Nigeria's first newspaper, missionary [[Henry Townsend (missionary)|Henry Townsend's]] ''Iwe Irohin'', was published.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/03-dec | title=Today in African history - 03 December }}</ref>
 *[[1881]] &ndash; The first issue of [[Tampere]]an daily newspaper ''[[Aamulehti]]'' ("Morning Paper") is published.<ref>[https://memim.com/aamulehti.html ''Aamulehti''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130032702/https://memim.com/aamulehti.html |date=2021-11-30 }} – Memim.com</ref>
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 *[[1925]] &ndash; Final agreement is signed between the [[Irish Free State]], [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]] formalizing the [[Partition of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1925/dec/08/ireland-confirmation-of-agreement-bill |title=Hansard; Commons, 2nd and 3rd readings, 8 Dec 1925 |work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]] |date=8 December 1925 |access-date=2023-06-10}}</ref>
 *[[1929]] &ndash; President [[Herbert Hoover]] delivers his first [[1929 State of the Union Address|State of the Union message]] to Congress. It is presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sou.php |title=State of the Union Addresses and Messages |last1=Peters |first1=Gerbhard |last2=Woolley |first2=John T. |website=The American Presidency Project |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref>
-*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Nazi Germany]] issues the Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property forcing Jews to sell [[real property]], [[business]]es, and [[stocks]] at below market value as part of [[Aryanization]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1938: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/1938-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref>
+*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Nazi Germany]] issues the Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property forcing Jews to sell [[real property]], [[business]]es, and [[Stock|stocks]] at below market value as part of [[Aryanization]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1938: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/1938-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref>
 *[[1944]] &ndash; [[Greek Civil War]]: [[Dekemvriana|Fighting]] breaks out in [[Athens]] between the [[Greek People's Liberation Army|ELAS]] and government forces supported by the [[British Army]].
 *[[1954]] &ndash; [[Väinö Linna]]'s war novel ''[[The Unknown Soldier (novel)|The Unknown Soldier]]'' (''Tuntematon sotilas'') is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.verkkouutiset.fi/a/eduskunnassa-juhlittiin-70-vuotiasta-tuntematonta-sotilasta/#b0cd81e5|title=Eduskunnassa juhlittiin 70-vuotiasta Tuntematonta sotilasta|trans-title=The 70-year-old 'The Unknown Soldier' was celebrated in the Finnish Parliament|first=Ville|last=Mäkilä|work=Verkkouutiset|date=4 December 2024|access-date=5 December 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
 *[[1959]] &ndash; The current [[flag of Singapore]] is adopted, six months after [[Singapore]] became self-governing within the [[British Empire]].
 *[[1960]] &ndash; The musical ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' debuts at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. It will become associated with the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy administration]].
-*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Soviet Union]], [[Space probe]] of the [[Luna program]], called [[Luna 8]], is launched, but crashes on the Moon.<ref>[https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-099A Luna 8 (Ye-6 No.12)]</ref>
+*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Soviet Union]], [[Space probe]] of the [[Luna program]], called [[Luna 8]], is launched, but crashes on the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-099A |title=Luna 8 (Ye-6 No.12) |access-date=2023-12-03 |archive-date=2019-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417114928/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1965-099A |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 *[[1967]] &ndash; 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]]).
 *[[1971]] &ndash; [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]: Pakistan launches [[Operation Chengiz Khan|a pre-emptive strike]] against India and a full-scale war begins.
-*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Spantax Flight 275]] crashes during takeoff from [[Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport]], killing all 155 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado EC-BZR Tenerife-Los Rodeos International Airport (TCI)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19721203-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-02|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050421111808/http://www.aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19721203-0 |archive-date=2005-04-21 }}</ref>
+*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Spantax Flight 275]] crashes during takeoff from [[Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport]], killing all 155 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado EC-BZR Tenerife-Los Rodeos International Airport (TCI)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19721203-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-02|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050421111808/http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19721203-0|archive-date=2005-04-21}}</ref>
 *[[1973]] &ndash; [[Pioneer program]]: [[Pioneer 10]] sends back the first close-up images of [[Jupiter]].
 *[[1979]] &ndash; In [[Cincinnati]], 11 fans are suffocated in [[The Who concert disaster|a crush for seats]] on the concourse outside [[Riverfront Coliseum]] before a [[The Who|Who]] concert.
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 *[[1992]] &ndash; The Greek [[oil tanker]] ''Aegean Sea'', carrying 80,000 tonnes of [[crude oil]], runs aground in a storm while approaching [[A Coruña]], Spain, and [[Aegean Sea oil spill|spills much of its cargo]].
 *  1992   &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[Taiwan]] holds its first full local elections; [[James Soong]] elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of [[Taiwan Province|Taiwan]], [[Chen Shui-bian]] became the first directly elected [[Mayor of Taipei|Mayor]] of [[Taipei]], [[Wu Den-yih]] became the first directly elected [[Mayor of Kaohsiung|Mayor]] of [[Kaohsiung]].
+*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Taiwan]] holds its first full local elections; [[James Soong]] elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of [[Taiwan (Republic of China province)|Taiwan]], [[Chen Shui-bian]] became the first directly elected [[Mayor of Taipei|Mayor]] of [[Taipei]], [[Wu Den-yih]] became the first directly elected [[Mayor of Kaohsiung|Mayor]] of [[Kaohsiung]].
 *  1994   &ndash; [[Sony]] releases the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] game console in Japan.<ref name="developmentJP">{{cite web |url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatajpn_e.html |title=Business Development/Japan |access-date=19 December 2007 |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]|location=[[Tokyo]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422074823/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatajpn_e.html|archive-date=22 April 2004}}</ref>
-*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701]] crashes on approach to [[Douala International Airport]] in [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]], killing 71 of the 76 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2K9 TJ-CBE Douala Airport (DLA)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951203-0|url-status=live|access-date=2019-08-24|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322002330/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19951203-0 |archive-date=2005-03-22 }}</ref>
+*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701]] crashes on approach to [[Douala International Airport]] in [[Douala]], Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2K9 TJ-CBE Douala Airport (DLA)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951203-0|url-status=live|access-date=2019-08-24|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322002330/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19951203-0|archive-date=2005-03-22}}</ref>
 *[[1997]] &ndash; In [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the [[Ottawa Treaty]] prohibiting manufacture and deployment of [[anti-personnel landmine]]s. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
 *[[1999]] &ndash; [[NASA]] loses radio contact with the [[Mars Polar Lander]] moments before the spacecraft enters the [[Atmosphere of Mars|Martian atmosphere]].
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 *[[2005]] &ndash; [[XCOR Aerospace]] makes the [[Rocket mail#Reusable launch vehicles|first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail]] in [[Kern County, California]].
 *[[2007]] &ndash; [[Great Coastal Gale of 2007|Winter storms]] cause the [[Chehalis River (Washington)|Chehalis River]] to flood many cities in [[Lewis County, Washington]], and close a {{convert|20|mi|km|order=flip|adj=on}} portion of [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.
-*[[2009]] &ndash; A [[2009 Hotel Shamo bombing|suicide bombing]] at a hotel in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]], kills 25 people, including three ministers of the [[Transitional Federal Government]].
+*[[2009]] &ndash; A [[2009 Hotel Shamo bombing|suicide bombing]] at a hotel in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the [[Transitional Federal Government]].
 *[[2012]] &ndash; At least 475 people are killed after [[Typhoon Bopha]] makes landfall in the [[Philippines]].
 *[[2014]] &ndash; The Japanese space agency, [[JAXA]], launches the space explorer [[Hayabusa2]] from the [[Tanegashima Space Center]] on a six-year round trip mission to an [[162173 Ryugu|asteroid]] to collect rock samples.
-*[[2022]] &ndash; Massive power outage after [[Moore County substation attack]], that leaves 45,000 people, without power, for five days, leading to a [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] probe.<ref>[https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/duke-energy-moore-county-substation-attack-fbi-following-new-lead-honda-minivan/275-be4b4118-f2dd-40c0-8c53-859dda3fcd8d 45K without power after substation attacks in Moore County][https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/duke-energy-moore-county-substation-attack-fbi-following-new-lead-honda-minivan/275-be4b4118-f2dd-40c0-8c53-859dda3fcd8d][https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article269579392.html][https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/04/moore-county-power-outage-investigated-as-vandalism/69699328007/]</ref>
+*[[2022]] &ndash; Massive power outage after [[Moore County substation attack]] that leaves 45,000 people without power for five days, leading to an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] probe.<ref>[https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/duke-energy-moore-county-substation-attack-fbi-following-new-lead-honda-minivan/275-be4b4118-f2dd-40c0-8c53-859dda3fcd8d 45K without power after substation attacks in Moore County][https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/duke-energy-moore-county-substation-attack-fbi-following-new-lead-honda-minivan/275-be4b4118-f2dd-40c0-8c53-859dda3fcd8d][https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article269579392.html][https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/04/moore-county-power-outage-investigated-as-vandalism/69699328007/]</ref>
-*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Mount Marapi]] located in [[West Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] begins a [[2023 eruption of Mount Marapi|sporadic series of eruptions]]. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-12-05 |title=Death toll rises to 23 after surprise eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indonesia-mount-marapi-death-toll-rises-23-rcna128269 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[NBC News]] |access-date=2023-12-07 |archive-date=2023-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206084759/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indonesia-mount-marapi-death-toll-rises-23-rcna128269 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Mount Marapi]] located in [[West Sumatra]], Indonesia begins a [[2023 eruption of Mount Marapi|sporadic series of eruptions]]. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-12-05 |title=Death toll rises to 23 after surprise eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indonesia-mount-marapi-death-toll-rises-23-rcna128269 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[NBC News]] |access-date=2023-12-07 |archive-date=2023-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206084759/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/indonesia-mount-marapi-death-toll-rises-23-rcna128269 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 *[[2024]] &ndash; [[2024 South Korean martial law|Martial law is declared]] in [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=What Just Happened in South Korea? |url=https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/what-just-happened-in-south-korea/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 *  1923   &ndash; [[Stjepan Bobek]], Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (died 2010)
 *  1923   &ndash; [[Moyra Fraser]], Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (died 2009)
-*  [[1924]] &ndash;  [[John Backus]], American computer scientist, led the team that developed [[Fortran|FORTRAN]] (died 2007) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Warner-Backus}}</ref>
+*  [[1924]] &ndash;  [[John Backus]], American computer scientist, led the team that developed [[Fortran|FORTRAN]] (died 2007)<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Britannica |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Warner-Backus}}</ref>
 *1924 &ndash; [[Wiel Coerver]], Dutch footballer and manager (died 2011)
 *  1924   &ndash; [[F. Sionil José]], Filipino journalist, writer and author (died 2022)
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 *[[1925]] &ndash; [[Ferlin Husky]], American country music singer (died 2011)
 *[[1926]] &ndash; [[Bob Rogers (DJ)|Bob Rogers]], Australian radio and television host (died 2024)<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Hyland |first1=Jesse |date=29 May 2024 |title=Australia's longest serving DJ Bob Rogers, who had a 78-year broadcasting career, dies aged 97 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/nsw-bob-rogers-dies-radio-broadcaster/103909712 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529091441/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/nsw-bob-rogers-dies-radio-broadcaster/103909712 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref>
-*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Andy Williams]], American singer (died 2012)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 3: Dascha Polanco, Anna Chlumsky |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/03/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-3-Dascha-Polanco-Anna-Chlumsky/5431670042024/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=1 December 2023 |date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
+*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Andy Williams]], American singer (died 2012)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 3: Dascha Polanco, Anna Chlumsky |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/03/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-3-Dascha-Polanco-Anna-Chlumsky/5431670042024/ |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=1 December 2023 |date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
 *[[1928]] &ndash; [[Thomas M. Foglietta]], American politician and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Italy]] (died 2004)
 *  1928   &ndash; [[Muhammad Habibur Rahman]], Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, [[List of Prime Ministers of Bangladesh|Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] (died 2014)
@@ Line 171: / Line 171: @@
 *[[1939]] &ndash; [[John Paul Sr. (racing driver)|John Paul Sr.]], Dutch-American race car driver
 *  1939   &ndash; [[David Phillips (chemist)|David Phillips]], English chemist and academic
-*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jeffrey R. Holland]], American academic and religious leader
+*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jeffrey R. Holland]], American academic and religious leader (died 2025)
 *[[1942]] &ndash; [[Mike Gibson (rugby union)|Mike Gibson]], Northern Irish-Irish rugby player
 *  1942   &ndash; [[Pedro Rocha (Uruguayan footballer)|Pedro Rocha]], Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2013)
@@ Line 190: / Line 190: @@
 *  1951   &ndash; [[Jim Brewer (basketball)|Jim Brewer]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Brewer |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76248/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
 *  1951   &ndash; [[Ray Candy]], American wrestler and trainer (died 1994)
+*  1951   &ndash; [[Riki Choshu]], Japanese-South Korean professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.choshuriki.com/profile.html|title=長州力|access-date=December 3, 2025|work=ChoshuRiki.com}}</ref>
 *  1951   &ndash; [[Rick Mears]], American race car driver<ref name="UPI" />
 *  1951   &ndash; [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]], English songwriter, record producer, and musician
@@ Line 217: / Line 218: @@
 *[[1965]] &ndash; [[Andrew Stanton]], American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter
 *  1965   &ndash; [[Katarina Witt]], German figure skater and actress<ref name="UPI" />
-*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Flemming Povlsen]], Danish footballer and manager
+*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Tatjana Greif]], Slovenian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputies: TatjanaGreif - Curriculum vitae |url=https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/en/Home/pos/Deputies/izbranP?idOsebe=P382 |publisher=[[National Assembly (Slovenia)|National Assembly]] |access-date=22 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405055947/https://www.dz-rs.si/wps/portal/en/Home/pos/Deputies/izbranP/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zivSy9Hb283Q0N3I2CTA0CXYycfIMNjA2CzQz0w8EKnPyCTD3BCrycTAwCjf19nYLMgww9jEz1o4jRb4ADOBoQpx-Pgij8xhfkhoaGOioqAgDP43ZT/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?idOsebe=P382 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |location=Ljubljana, Slovenia}}</ref>
+*  1966   &ndash; [[Flemming Povlsen]], Danish footballer and manager
 *  1966   &ndash; [[Irina Zhuk]], Russian figure skater and coach
 *[[1967]] &ndash; [[Marie Françoise Ouedraogo]], Burkinabé mathematician
@@ Line 255: / Line 257: @@
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Tiffany Haddish]], American comedian and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reese |first1=Alexis |title=Common Wishes Tiffany Haddish A Happy Birthday Days After Split |url=https://www.bet.com/article/8mn3lp/common-wishes-tiffany-haddish-happy-birthday-after-breakup |publisher=[[BET]] |access-date=3 December 2022 |date=6 December 2021}}</ref>
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Sean Parker]], American entrepreneur and philanthropist<ref>{{cite news|title=Sean Parker biography|work=[[The Biography Channel]]|url=http://www.biography.com/people/sean-parker-20906371?page=1|access-date=April 6, 2014|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155127/https://www.biography.com/people/sean-parker-20906371?page=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
-*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Anna Chlumsky]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
+*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Carrie Bickmore]], Australian radio and television host<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsoukatos |first=Arielle |date=10 December 2018 |title=Carrie Bickmore Welcomes Her Third Child With The Sweetest Baby Name |url=https://www.instylemag.com.au/carrie-bickmore-the-project-gives-birth |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415172049/https://www.instylemag.com.au/carrie-bickmore-the-project-gives-birth |archive-date=15 April 2019 |access-date=12 May 2019 |website=In Style}}</ref>
+*  1980   &ndash; [[Anna Chlumsky]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
 *  1980   &ndash; [[Jenna Dewan]], American actress and dancer<ref name="AP" />
-*  1980   &ndash; [[Zlata Filipović]], Bosnian-Irish diarist <ref>[http://www.mv.com/Writers-Corner/EVENTS/zlata.html Zlata chat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118144136/http://www.mv.com/Writers-Corner/EVENTS/zlata.html |date=2007-11-18 }}, mv.com; accessed 7 March 2016.</ref>
+*  1980   &ndash; [[Zlata Filipović]], Bosnian-Irish diarist<ref>[http://www.mv.com/Writers-Corner/EVENTS/zlata.html Zlata chat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118144136/http://www.mv.com/Writers-Corner/EVENTS/zlata.html |date=2007-11-18 }}, mv.com; accessed 7 March 2016.</ref>
 *[[1981]] &ndash; [[Ioannis Amanatidis]], Greek footballer
 *  1981   &ndash; [[Brian Bonsall]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP" />
@@ Line 283: / Line 286: @@
 *[[1986]] &ndash; [[James Laurinaitis]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=James Laurinaitis |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12454/james-laurinaitis |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1987]] &ndash; [[Michael Angarano]], American actor, director, and screenwriter
+*  1987   &ndash; [[Eric Barone]], American video game designer and musician<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Amato |first=Lee |website=[[Screen Rant]] |title=Stardew Valley Fans Wish ConcernedApe A Heartfelt "Happy Birthday" While Still Cracking Jokes About The Best Gifts For The Developer |url=https://screenrant.com/stardew-valley-concernedape-birthday-gifts/ |date=3 December 2024 |access-date=11 October 2025}}</ref>
 *  1987   &ndash; [[Erik Grönwall]], Swedish singer-songwriter
 *  1987   &ndash; [[Brian Robiskie]], American football player
@@ Line 301: / Line 305: @@
 *  1994   &ndash; [[Bernarda Pera]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317708/bernarda-pera|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Bernarda Pera|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
 *[[1995]] &ndash; [[Julius Honka]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Julius Honka |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/julius-honka-8477945 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
+*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Angèle (singer)|Angèle]], Belgian singer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angèle, Brussels' rising pop star|url=https://focusonbelgium.be/en/Do%20you%20know%20these%20Belgians/angele-brussels-rising-pop-star|website=Focus on Belgium|date=2019-02-14|access-date=2025-12-01|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Deaths==
@@ Line 393: / Line 398: @@
 *[[2014]] &ndash; [[Herman Badillo]], Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (born 1929)
 *[[2015]] &ndash; [[Gladstone Anderson]], Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934)
+* 2015 &ndash; [[Scott Weiland]], American singer-songwriter (born 1967)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gostanian |first=Ali |date=December 4, 2015 |title=Stone Temple Pilots Frontman Scott Weiland Dies at 48 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/stone-temple-pilots-front-man-scott-weiland-dies-48-n474006 |access-date=January 19, 2026 |website=[[NBC News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 *[[2019]] &ndash; [[Ragnar Ulstein]], Norwegian journalist and war historian (born 1920)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ragnar Ulstein |first=Harald |last=Kjølås |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ragnar_Ulstein |language=no|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref>
 *[[2024]] &ndash;  [[Mohamed Ali Yusuf]], Somali politician (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qoobey |first=Jibril |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Former Puntland Vice President and Senator Mohamed Ali Yusuf "Gaagaab" Passes Away in Istanbul, Aged 80 |url=https://www.idilnews.com/former-puntland-vice-president-and-senator-mohamed-ali-yusuf-gaagaab-passes-away-in-istanbul-aged-80/ |access-date=December 4, 2024 |website=Idil News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 ==External links==
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-* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3 BBC: On This Day]
+* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/3/ BBC: On This Day]
 * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=3}}
 * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/3 Historical Events on December 3]

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