On This Day: What happened on 3 December?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 3 December, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 3 DECEMBER
1959 | Independence for Sudan is agreed upon by Britain and Egypt.
1967 | The first human heart transplant in the world is performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
1971 | King Goodwill Zwelithini is crowned as the eighth monarch of the Zulu nation.
1986 | Winnie Mandela is attacked while ANC leader Nelson Mandela was in prison. She blamed the apartheid government for the attack.
1995 | At least 71 people die when Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes when it was landing on Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon.
2009 | 25 people die, including three ministers when a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia is bombed.
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DEATHS
1993 | South African actor, Thomas Mogotlane (40)
2013 | Commander of Egyptian Air Force, Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed (61)
2013 | Egyptian poet, Ahmed Fouad Negm (84)
BIRTHDAYS
1950 | South African anti-apartheid activist, Muntu Myeza
1955 | South African athlete, Bruce Fordyce
1973 | South African cricketer, Charl Willoughby
1976 | South African cricketer, Mark Boucher
1982 | Ghanaian footballer, Michael Essien
SPORT
2011 | CAF Under-23 Championship in Morocco, Egypt beat South Africa 2-0 in Group B.
2018 | Luka Modrić, Real Madrid’s midfielder, wins the men’s Ballon d’Or award.
ENTERTAINMENT
1967 | An assassination attempt on Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley.
2019 | Spotify name Kabza De Small as the most-streamed South African artist.
AFRICA FACT
Madagascar is the largest island in Africa and it is located in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Mozambique. It is the fourth largest island in the world.