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| December 3rd |
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| About December 3rd is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 28 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. December 3rd is International Day of Disabled Persons. Births 1922 - Tom Fears, Hall of Fame receiver 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, singer, songwriter, reality star (The Osbournes) 1968 - Brendan Fraser, actor (The Mummy) 1987 - Alicia Sacramone, U.S. gymnast Deaths 1815 - John Carroll, first Roman Catholic bishop in U.S. 1884 - Rajendra Prasad, First President of India 1926 - Charles Edward Ringling, on of the Ringling Brothers 1999 - Scatman John, jazz musician, poet Events 1818 - Illinois becomes the twenty-first state of the United States. 1947 - The Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire opens at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theater. 1965 - The Beatles release Rubber Soul, which holds the top spot on the charts for 8 weeks. 1973 - The first close-up images of Jupiter are captured by Pioneer 10. 1976 - "Anarchy in the U.K." by the Sex Pistols is released. 1988 - Oklahoma State University running back Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy. |
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