December 3: International Day of People with Disability
- 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: French forces under General Jean Moreau defeated the Austrians and Bavarians under Archduke John in Hohenlinden, near Munich, forcing the Austrians to sign an armistice.
- 1854 – At least 22 people were killed and 35 others were injured when rebelling miners at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, clashed violently with the police and the military.
- 1904 – Himalia, the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter, was discovered by astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in San Jose, California.
- 1959 – The current flag of Singapore was adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
- 1976 – Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (pictured) survived an assassination attempt by unknown assailants.
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