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3 December 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured) declares martial law.President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025
Anniversary
2009 - A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.Suicide terror attack in Mogadishu, Somalia
Anniversary
1999 - NASA lost contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before it reached the atmosphere of Mars and disappeared.American space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
1994 - Sony released the PlayStation, the first computer entertainment platform to ship 100 million units.American digital entertainment company owned by Sony
Anniversary
1990 - Mary Robinson took office as the first female president of Ireland.President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997
Historical events
History
2024 - Martial law is declared in South Korea.Failed coup d'état in South Korea
History
2023 - Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured.Active volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia
History
2022 - Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack that leaves 45,000 people without power for five days, leading to an FBI probe.2022 shooting of electrical substations in North Carolina, US
History
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.Japan's national air and space agency
History
2012 - At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.Pacific typhoon in 2012
History
2009 - A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.Suicide terror attack in Mogadishu, Somalia
History
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.Storm in the United States and Canada
History
2005 - XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.American private rocket engine and spaceflight development company
History
1999 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.American space and aeronautics agency
History
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.City in Massachusetts, United States
Notable births
Born
1995 - Julius Honka, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league playerNew Zealand and Tonga dual-code international rugby footballer
Born
1994 - Bernarda Pera, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 1994)
Born
1992 - Joseph McManners, English singer-songwriter, musician and actorMusical artist
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Somali politician (born 1944)Vice President of Puntland from 2004 to 2005
Died
2019 - Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (born 1920)Norwegian journalist (1920–2019)
Died
2015 - Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (born 1934)Jamaican pianist and singer
Died
2015 - Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (born 1967)American singer (1967–2015)
Died
2014 - Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (born 1929)Puerto Rican politician
Died
2012 - Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (born 1938)Syriac Catholic prelate
Died
2011 - Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1923)Indian actor and filmmaker (1923–2011)
Died
2010 - Abdumalik Bahori, Azerbaijani poet and author (born 1927)Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
1.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 28.5 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
11.53 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
29.87 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.