December 3 in history
Events on December 3
Notable events that happened on December 3 in past years.
- 2024
Martial law is declared in South Korea.
Wikipedia article: 2024 South Korean martial law crisis - 2012
At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.
Wikipedia article: Typhoon Bopha - 2005
XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
Wikipedia article: XCOR Aerospace - 1995
Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.
Wikipedia article: Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 - 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.
Wikipedia article: Oil tanker - 1982
A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
Wikipedia article: Times Beach, Missouri - 1973
Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
Wikipedia article: Pioneer program - 1965
Soviet Union, Space probe of the Luna program, called Luna 8, is launched, but crashes on the Moon.
Wikipedia article: Soviet Union - 1954
Väinö Linna's war novel The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is published.
Wikipedia article: Väinö Linna - 1925
Final agreement is signed between the Irish Free State, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom formalizing the Partition of Ireland.
Wikipedia article: Irish Free State - 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.)
Wikipedia article: Kingdom of Bulgaria - 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.
Wikipedia article: Duquesne Country and Athletic Club - 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.
Wikipedia article: Battle of the Eureka Stockade - 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.
- 915
Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date).
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