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Thursday, 3 December 2026

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Births (3) Deaths (0) Events (6) Reminders (0)
ZA ES GB US
Arts & Culture Media & Broadcasting Military & War Miscellaneous Space & Astronomy
3 Births
6 Events
9 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1729
Antonio Soler, famed late 18th century Spanish composer.
ES Arts & Culture 297 yrs ago
1930
Andy Williams
US 96 yrs ago
1930
Jean-Luc Godard
US 96 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1586
Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia.
GB 440 yrs ago
1621
Galileo invents the telescope.
US Space & Astronomy 405 yrs ago
1829
Worlds largest bar opens.
US 197 yrs ago
1952
First television broadcast in Hawaii.
US Media & Broadcasting 74 yrs ago
1954
Joseph McCarthy goes too far in his attacks and is condemned by the U.S. Senate.
US Military & War 72 yrs ago
1967
First human heart transplant performed, in Capetown, South Africa.
ZA 59 yrs ago