Day Guide for Tuesday December 3rd 2024

This is our day guide for Tuesday December 3rd 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on December 3rd 2024

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Medical
International

A UN sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with disability

National Day of Giving

Charity
International

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day of Giving

National Roof Over Your Head Day

Charity
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Roof Over Your Head Day

Feast of St. Francis Xavier

International

Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus

UAE National Day

United Arab Emirates

Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971

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General Information for December 3rd 2024

There are 3 observances on this day.
218 days to go.
Day 338 of 2024
28 days left in 2024
Week 49 of the year

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On this Day in History

1989 - Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the cold warbetween NATO and the Soviet Union may be coming to an end.
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 i
1973 - Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
1959 – The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
1898 – The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.