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<noinclude>{{../doc}} {{divhide|Staging area}} ==Images== Use only ONE image at a time <gallery> File:Richard Burton Julie Andrews Camelot.JPG|Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in Camelot File:NeTube.jpg|Neon sign File:Flag of Singapore.svg|Flag of Singapore (use border with this image) File:The Flying Deuces (1939) 1.jpg|Laurel and Hardy in ''[[The Flying Deuces]]'' File:Mars polar lander.jpg|Mars Polar Lander File:Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1792).jpg|French General Jean Moreau File:Bob-Marley.jpg|Bob Marley File:Christiaan Barnard 1968 (cropped).png|Christiaan Barnard </gallery> ==Ineligible== {|class="wikitable" |- !Blurb !Reason |- | '''[[United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities|International Day of Persons with Disabilities]]''' | refimprove section |- | | '''[[Carlos Finlay]]''' |b|1833 <!-- Cuban epidemiologist --> |only one {{tl|cn}} tag, but principal source is a dead link |- | [[1834]] β The [[Zollverein|German Customs Union]] instituted the first regular '''[[census in Germany]]'''. | refimprove |- | [[1854]] β At least 22 people were killed and 35 others were injured when '''[[Eureka Rebellion|rebelling miners]]''' at the Eureka Stockade in [[Ballarat, Victoria]], Australia, clashed violently with the police and the military. | lots of {{tl|cn}} tags (14) |- | [[1910]] β Modern '''[[neon lighting]]''' was first seen publicly after installation by [[Georges Claude]] at the [[Paris Motor Show]]. | refimprove section |- | [[1919]] β The '''[[Quebec Bridge]]''', linking [[Quebec City]] and [[LΓ©vis, Quebec]], Canada, opened to traffic, becoming [[List of longest cantilever bridges|the longest cantilever bridge span]] in the world to date. | unreferenced sections |- | [[1944]] β The '''[[Greek Civil War]]''' broke out between [[Greek Communist Party|communists]] and [[Kingdom of Greece|royalists]] in a newly liberated Greece. | lots of {{tl|cn}} tags (27) |- | [[1960]] β The musical '''''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'''''<!-- ''([[Julie Andrews]] and [[Richard Burton]] pictured)''-->, which would become [[John F. Kennedy#Camelot Era|associated with John F. Kennedy's presidency]], opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. | lead too short |- | [[1971]] β The formal initiation of hostilities of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Indo-Pakistani War]] began with the [[Pakistani Air Force]] launching '''[[Operation Chengiz Khan|pre-emptive airstrikes]]''' on several forward airbases and radar installations of the [[Indian Air Force]]. | refimprove section |- | [[1973]] β The '''''[[Pioneer 10]]''''' spacecraft sent back the first close-up images of the planet [[Jupiter]]. | appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 13|June 13]] |- | [[1984]] β [[Methyl isocyanate]] and other toxic chemicals were '''[[Bhopal disaster|accidentally released]]''' from the [[Union Carbide India Limited]] [[pesticide]] plant in [[Bhopal]], India, causing [[List of accidents and disasters by death toll#Industrial_disasters|the world's worst industrial disaster]].<!--Pls don't put in the death toll or other stats if they can't be confirmed.--> | page numbers needed |} ==Eligible== * [[1283]] β During the '''[[First Mongol invasion of Burma]]''', the fort at [[Yingjiang County|Ngasaunggyan]] was overrun after a two-month siege. * [[1904]] β '''[[Himalia (moon)|Himalia]]''', [[Moons of Jupiter|Jupiter's]] largest [[irregular moon]], was discovered by [[Charles Dillon Perrine]] at the [[Lick Observatory]] in California. * [[1927]] β '''''[[Putting Pants on Philip]]''''', the first official film featuring the comedy duo '''[[Laurel and Hardy]]''', was released. * [[1959]] β The current '''[[flag of Singapore|flag]]''' and '''[[coat of arms of Singapore]]''' was adopted, six months after the island became self-governing within the [[British Empire]]. * [[1967]] β [[Cardiothoracic surgery|Cardiac surgeon]] '''[[Christiaan Barnard]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> performed the first successful human [[Heart transplantation|heart transplant]] on [[Louis Washkansky]] at [[Groote Schuur Hospital]] in [[Cape Town]], South Africa. * [[1979]] β '''[[The Who concert disaster|Eleven people were crushed]]''' in a human [[stampede]] at a concert by British rock band [[The Who]] in [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S. * [[1979]] β As per the results of '''[[December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum|a two-day referendum]]''', the current [[Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]]<!--not bold, cleanup required--> was adopted. * [[1982]] β 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. * [[1990]] - [[Mary Robinson]] was inaugurated as the '''[[Presidency of Mary Robinson|first female President of Ireland]]'''. * [[1992]] β During extreme weather conditions, the oil tanker '''''[[Aegean Sea tanker oil spill|Aegean Sea]]''''' ran aground off the coast of [[Galicia, Spain]], spilling 67,000 [[tonne]]s of [[light crude oil]]. * [[1999]] β [[NASA]] lost contact with the '''[[Mars Polar Lander]]'''<!-- ''(artist's impression pictured)''--> moments before it reached the atmosphere of [[Mars]] and disappeared. * [[2009]] β '''[[2009 Hotel Shamo bombing|A suicide bombing]]''' in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia, killed 25 people, including three ministers of the [[Transitional federal government, Republic of Somalia|Transitional Federal Government]]. * Born/died: | '''[[Daniel Seghers]]'''<!--Flemish priest/painter--> |b|1590| '''[[Gilbert Stuart]]'''<!--American painter--> |b|1755| '''[[Octavia Hill]]'''<!--English social reformer--> |b|1838| '''[[Thomas Farrell (general)|Thomas Farrell]]'''<!--American--> |b|1891| '''[[Sheng Shicai]]'''<!--Chinese warlord--> |b|1895| '''[[Mary Baker Eddy]]'''<!--American religious leader--> |d|1910| '''[[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll]]'''<!--English--> |d|1939| '''[[Julianne Moore]]'''<!--American actress--> |b|1960 ==Notes== * [[Mars Science Laboratory]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 26|November 26]], so Mars Polar Lander should not be used in the same year * [[Eureka Flag]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 29|November 29]], so Eureka Rebellion should not be used in the same year {{divhide|end}} </noinclude> '''[[December 3]]''' <div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;" id="mp-otd-img"> {{main page image|File:Emmeline Freda du Faur, by George Edward Mannering (1862-1947) - cropped.jpg|Freda Du Faur|link=Emmeline Freda du Faur, by George Edward Mannering (1862-1947).jpg}} </div> * [[1800]] β [[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 LunΓ©ville]]. * [[1910]] β '''[[Freda Du Faur]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first woman to climb [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]], the highest peak in New Zealand. * [[1968]] β American singer [[Elvis Presley]]'s first television special and first live performance in seven years, '''''[[Elvis (1968 TV program)|Singer Presents ... Elvis]]''''', was broadcast by [[NBC]]. * [[1976]] β Jamaican [[reggae]] musician '''[[Bob Marley]]''' survived [[Attempted assassination of Bob Marley|an assassination attempt by seven gunmen]] in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]. * [[1994]] β [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony]] released the '''[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]''', the first computer entertainment platform to ship 100 million units. {{Born and died list| '''[[Birinus]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d.or|649; 650| '''[[Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1810| '''[[Paul J. Crutzen]]'''<!--Dutch meteorologist--> |b|1933}} {{SelAnnivFooter|Month=December|Day=3}}
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