December 3rd
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1900 South Africa The Boer War
December 3rd, 1900 : The Boer War in South Africa was dominating the news of the day and the British had 400 soldiers captured. One British official said, “Undoubtably the situation is serious. It resembles in many ways America’s trouble with the Filipinos. We cannot expect to crush the opposition for some time.”
1921 U.S.A. A Warless World
December 3rd, 1921 : All over the United States members of the United Societies for Christian Endeavour were advocating a warless world. They circulated petitions to send to President Harding so he could influence members of the disarmament meeting that was being held in Washington.
1933 France Gold Goes Missing
December 3rd, 1933 : France’s loss of gold was 1,160,000,000 francs or $57,200,000 in the space of a short time and its economy was based on it. Although it was not completely certain where all the gold went, some of it ended up in Britain, Holland, Switzerland, and private French citizens accounts. All the worry about gold diminished its price on the London open market
1943 Hungary Concentration Camps
December 3rd, 1943 : In Budapest more than 2,000 citizens in cafes and restaurants were arrested allegedly to “combat a wave of defeatism” a Turkish report said. Those captured were held on trumped up charges of spreading lies about what was happening in Africa and Russia. Some prisoners were released, but most went to concentration camps.
1944 Greece Civil War
December 3rd, 1944 : Following the liberation of Greece by British forces from German forces a civil war breaks out in Athens as communist guerillas battle democratic forces for control of a liberated Greece.
1957 Algeria Independence
December 3rd, 1957 : France was struggling to hold Algeria and it was costing the French government $2,380,000 a day. The issue of Algerian independence was a contentious one and was debated constantly. Premier Maurice Bourges-Maunory’s government fell because it was against Algeria’s autonomy.
1964 U.S.A. Students Arrested
December 3rd, 1964 : Police arrested some 800 students at the University of California at Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in.
1965 U.S.A. Ku Klux Klansmen Convicted of Murder
December 3rd, 1965 : An all-white jury in the southern US state of Alabama has convicted three Ku Klux Klansmen over the murder of white civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo.
1971 India / Pakistan War
December 3rd, 1971 : Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war when jets from West Pakistan attack at least four Indian airports,.
1974 Britain Economic Crisis
December 3rd, 1974 : In the midst of a terrible economic crisis, the Labor government of Britain was going to slash defense budgets by $464 million initially and then up to $1.74 billion by 1980. The areas most affected would be east of the Suez.
1979 U.S.A. Who Concert
December 3rd, 1979 : Eleven Who fans are killed and dozens are injured in a crush of people trying to get into the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. when thousands of fans (with first-come, first-served festival seating tickets) rush towards the locked doors when they mistook the sound check for the concert having started.
1984 India Bhopal Chemical Accident
December 3rd, 1984 : Hundreds of people die from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from Bhopal Union Carbide Factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal.
1986 China MBA Courses
December 3rd, 1986 : After President Reagan’s historic visit to China in 1984, an MBA course was sponsored by both Chinese and American governments. Thirty-nine Chinese students were to be become “experts in capitalism” and U.S. businesses were partnering with them. Chairman Deng Xiaopung was moving China further down the road to capitalism and industrialization.
1988 UK Salmonella in Eggs
December 3rd, 1988 : Health minister Edwina Currie declares during a television interview "Most of the egg production in this country, sadly, is now affected with salmonella," . This caused a major storm with many calling for her resignation.
1989 Malta Summit Ends Cold War
December 3rd, 1989 : The leaders of the two world superpowers, the US President George Bush and Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev declare an end to the Cold War ( The Malta summit is regarded as the official end of the Cold War ).
1992 UK Manchester Bombing
December 3rd, 1992 : Two bombs planted by the IRA explode in the centre of Manchester injuring 65 people, A telephone warning of other devices force police to evacuate the whole of the city centre causing widespread disruption.
1996 Japan US Soldiers
December 3rd, 1996 : After three American soldiers sexually assaulted and kidnapped a young Okinawan girl in 1995, military changes were promised by the U.S. . One of the changes was to relocate the heliport from Futema on Okanawa to Camp Schwah.
2002 U.S.A. Priests Indiscretion Uncovered
December 3rd, 2002 : Thousands of personnel files released under a court order showed that the Archdiocese of Boston went to great lengths to hide priests accused of abuse, including clergy who allegedly snorted cocaine and had sex with girls aspiring to be nuns.
2006 Iran Missile Testing
December 3rd, 2006 : Iran made a show of strength by testing missiles some of which could reach Israel. The tests occurred after an American-led warship did military exercises in the Persian Gulf. Iran and the West continue to be in conflict over Iran’s nuclear power program.
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What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1967 South Africa First Heart Transplant
December 3rd, 1967 : Surgeons at the Groote Shur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard, perform the first human heart transplant.
December 3rd, 1967 : Surgeons at the Groote Shur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard, perform the first human heart transplant.
1900 South Africa The Boer War
December 3rd, 1900 : The Boer War in South Africa was dominating the news of the day and the British had 400 soldiers captured. One British official said, “Undoubtably the situation is serious. It resembles in many ways America’s trouble with the Filipinos. We cannot expect to crush the opposition for some time.”
1921 U.S.A. A Warless World
December 3rd, 1921 : All over the United States members of the United Societies for Christian Endeavour were advocating a warless world. They circulated petitions to send to President Harding so he could influence members of the disarmament meeting that was being held in Washington.
1933 France Gold Goes Missing
December 3rd, 1933 : France’s loss of gold was 1,160,000,000 francs or $57,200,000 in the space of a short time and its economy was based on it. Although it was not completely certain where all the gold went, some of it ended up in Britain, Holland, Switzerland, and private French citizens accounts. All the worry about gold diminished its price on the London open market
1943 Hungary Concentration Camps
December 3rd, 1943 : In Budapest more than 2,000 citizens in cafes and restaurants were arrested allegedly to “combat a wave of defeatism” a Turkish report said. Those captured were held on trumped up charges of spreading lies about what was happening in Africa and Russia. Some prisoners were released, but most went to concentration camps.
1944 Greece Civil War
December 3rd, 1944 : Following the liberation of Greece by British forces from German forces a civil war breaks out in Athens as communist guerillas battle democratic forces for control of a liberated Greece.
1957 Algeria Independence
December 3rd, 1957 : France was struggling to hold Algeria and it was costing the French government $2,380,000 a day. The issue of Algerian independence was a contentious one and was debated constantly. Premier Maurice Bourges-Maunory’s government fell because it was against Algeria’s autonomy.
1964 U.S.A. Students Arrested
December 3rd, 1964 : Police arrested some 800 students at the University of California at Berkeley, one day after the students stormed the administration building and staged a massive sit-in.
1965 U.S.A. Ku Klux Klansmen Convicted of Murder
December 3rd, 1965 : An all-white jury in the southern US state of Alabama has convicted three Ku Klux Klansmen over the murder of white civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo.
1971 India / Pakistan War
December 3rd, 1971 : Border battles between India and Pakistan erupt into full-scale war when jets from West Pakistan attack at least four Indian airports,.
1974 Britain Economic Crisis
December 3rd, 1974 : In the midst of a terrible economic crisis, the Labor government of Britain was going to slash defense budgets by $464 million initially and then up to $1.74 billion by 1980. The areas most affected would be east of the Suez.
1979 U.S.A. Who Concert
December 3rd, 1979 : Eleven Who fans are killed and dozens are injured in a crush of people trying to get into the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. when thousands of fans (with first-come, first-served festival seating tickets) rush towards the locked doors when they mistook the sound check for the concert having started.
1984 India Bhopal Chemical Accident
December 3rd, 1984 : Hundreds of people die from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from Bhopal Union Carbide Factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal.
1986 China MBA Courses
December 3rd, 1986 : After President Reagan’s historic visit to China in 1984, an MBA course was sponsored by both Chinese and American governments. Thirty-nine Chinese students were to be become “experts in capitalism” and U.S. businesses were partnering with them. Chairman Deng Xiaopung was moving China further down the road to capitalism and industrialization.
1988 UK Salmonella in Eggs
December 3rd, 1988 : Health minister Edwina Currie declares during a television interview "Most of the egg production in this country, sadly, is now affected with salmonella," . This caused a major storm with many calling for her resignation.
1989 Malta Summit Ends Cold War
December 3rd, 1989 : The leaders of the two world superpowers, the US President George Bush and Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev declare an end to the Cold War ( The Malta summit is regarded as the official end of the Cold War ).
1992 UK Manchester Bombing
December 3rd, 1992 : Two bombs planted by the IRA explode in the centre of Manchester injuring 65 people, A telephone warning of other devices force police to evacuate the whole of the city centre causing widespread disruption.
1996 Japan US Soldiers
December 3rd, 1996 : After three American soldiers sexually assaulted and kidnapped a young Okinawan girl in 1995, military changes were promised by the U.S. . One of the changes was to relocate the heliport from Futema on Okanawa to Camp Schwah.
2002 U.S.A. Priests Indiscretion Uncovered
December 3rd, 2002 : Thousands of personnel files released under a court order showed that the Archdiocese of Boston went to great lengths to hide priests accused of abuse, including clergy who allegedly snorted cocaine and had sex with girls aspiring to be nuns.
2006 Iran Missile Testing
December 3rd, 2006 : Iran made a show of strength by testing missiles some of which could reach Israel. The tests occurred after an American-led warship did military exercises in the Persian Gulf. Iran and the West continue to be in conflict over Iran’s nuclear power program.
