What is December 3?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1960 === * [[915]] &ndash; [[Pope John X]] crowns [[Berengar I of Italy]] as Holy Roman Emperor. * [[1799]] &ndash; [[War of the Second Coalition]]: [[Battle of Wiesloch]] – [[Austria]]n [[Lieutenant]] Field Marshal Szatary de Nagy–Mihaly defeats the [[France|French]] at Wiesloch. * [[1800]] &ndash; [[War of the Second Coalition]]: [[Battle of Hohenlinden]] – French [[General officer|General]] Moreau decisively defeats Austrian [[Archduke John]]. * [[1818]] &ndash; [[Illinois]] becomes the 21st [[State]] of the [[United States]]. * [[1834]] &ndash; The ''Zollverein'' (German customs union) begins the first regular census in [[Germany]]. * [[1854]] &ndash; [[Eureka Stockade]] [[rebellion]] occurs in [[Ballarat]], [[Australia]]. * [[1904]] &ndash; [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]'s [[Moon]] [[Himalia (moon)|Himalia]] is discovered by [[Charles Dillon Perrine]] at the [[California]] Lick Observatory. * [[1910]] &ndash; Modern [[Neon]] lighting is first demonstrated by [[Georges Claude]] at the [[Paris]] Motor Show. * [[1912]] &ndash; [[Bulgaria]], [[Greece]], [[Montenegro]] and [[Serbia]] sign an [[armistice]]. * [[1919]] &ndash; The [[Quebec]] [[Bridge]] opens to traffic. * [[1925]] &ndash; The [[Locarno Treaty]] is signed in [[London]], creating post–war [[Territory|territorial]] settlements. * [[1927]] &ndash; [[Stan Laurel]] and [[Oliver Hardy]]'s first [[movie]], ''Putting Pants on Philip'', is released. * [[1944]] &ndash; [[Greek Civil War]]: Fighting breaks out in [[Athens]] between the [[Greek People's Liberation Army]] and [[Government]] forces supported by the British [[Army]]. * [[1959]] &ndash; The current [[flag]] of [[Singapore]] is adopted. * [[1960]] &ndash; The [[musical]] [[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]] is first shown on [[Broadway]]. === From 1961 === * [[1967]] &ndash; The first successful [[heart transplant]] operation is performed on [[Louis Washkansky]] by Dr. [[Christiaan Barnard]] in [[South Africa]]. * [[1970]] &ndash; October Crisis: In [[Montreal]],