Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 3
This is a list of selected December 3 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
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Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in Camelot -
Neon sign -
Flag of Singapore (use border with this image) -
Laurel and Hardy in The Flying Deuces -
Mars Polar Lander -
French General Jean Moreau -
Bob Marley -
Christiaan Barnard
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Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| International Day of Persons with Disabilities | refimprove section |
| 1834 – The German Customs Union instituted the first regular census in Germany. | refimprove |
| 1854 – At least 22 people were killed and 35 others were injured when rebelling miners at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, clashed violently with the police and the military. | lots of {{cn}} tags (14) |
| 1910 – Modern neon lighting was first seen publicly after installation by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. | refimprove section |
| 1919 – The Quebec Bridge, linking Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec, Canada, opened to traffic, becoming the longest cantilever bridge span in the world to date. | unreferenced sections |
| 1944 – The Greek Civil War broke out between communists and royalists in a newly liberated Greece. | lots of {{cn}} tags (27) |
| 1960 – The musical Camelot, which would become associated with John F. Kennedy's presidency, opened on Broadway. | lead too short |
| 1971 – The formal initiation of hostilities of the Indo-Pakistani War began with the Pakistani Air Force launching pre-emptive airstrikes on several forward airbases and radar installations of the Indian Air Force. | refimprove section |
| 1973 – The Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent back the first close-up images of the planet Jupiter. | appears on June 13 |
| 1984 – Methyl isocyanate and other toxic chemicals were accidentally released from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, causing the world's worst industrial disaster. | page numbers needed |
Eligible
- 1904 – Himalia, Jupiter's largest irregular moon, was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in California.
- 1927 – Putting Pants on Philip, the first official film featuring the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, was released.
- 1959 – The current flag of Singapore was adopted, six months after the island became self-governing within the British Empire.
- 1967 – Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
- 1979 – Eleven people were crushed in a human stampede at a concert by British rock band The Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- 1979 – As per the results of a two-day referendum, the current Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran was adopted.
- 1982 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency tested soil from Times Beach, Missouri, which revealed high concentrations of dioxin and led to the abandonment of the town.
- 1992 – During extreme weather conditions, the oil tanker Aegean Sea ran aground off the coast of Galicia, Spain, spilling 67,000 tonnes of light crude oil.
- 1999 – NASA lost contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before it reached the atmosphere of Mars and disappeared.
- 2009 – A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
- Born/died: | Daniel Seghers |b|1590| Gilbert Stuart |b|1755| Octavia Hill |b|1838| Thomas Farrell |b|1891| Sheng Shicai |b|1895| Mary Baker Eddy |d|1910| Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll |d|1939| Julianne Moore |b|1960
Notes
- Mars Science Laboratory appears on November 26, so Mars Polar Lander should not be used in the same year
- Eureka Flag appears on November 29, so Eureka Rebellion should not be used in the same year
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- 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: French forces defeated Austrian and Bavarian troops at the Battle of Hohenlinden, eventually resulting in the Austrians signing the Treaty of Lunéville.
- 1910 – Freda Du Faur (pictured) became the first woman to climb Mount Cook, the highest peak in New Zealand.
- 1968 – Elvis Presley's first television special and first live performance in seven years, Singer Presents ... Elvis, was broadcast by NBC.
- 1976 – Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by seven gunmen.
- 1994 – Sony released the PlayStation, the first computer entertainment platform to ship 100 million units.
- Birinus (d. 649 or 650)
- Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord (b. 1810)
- Paul J. Crutzen (b. 1933)