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Learn about the importance of 3rd December. Read about major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on this day and Death Anniversaries on this day.
3rd December in the history of India
- 2019 - A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September 7 2019.
- 1984 – Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom would later die from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
- 1971 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.
Famous Birthdays on 3rd December
- 1986 - Chandrashekhar Azad is an Indian social activist, Ambedkarite activist and lawyer. He is co-founder and president of Bhim Army. He is also known as "Ravan". However, he has disassociated the title of Ravan from his name.
- 1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author (d. 2003)
- 1928 – Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 2014)
- 1894 – Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1975)
- 1884 – Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (d. 1963)
Death Anniversary on 3rd December
- 2020 - Mahashay Dharampal Gulati fondly called Dadaji and Mahashayji was an Indian businessman. He was the owner and CEO of MDH, an Indian spice company. He died at the age of 97. (born 1923)
- 2011 – Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
- 2003 – Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer (b. 1921)
- 1979 – Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (b. 1905)
- 1956 – Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1908)
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