December 3 historical events
1626 — Battle of Wenden (1626)
Battle of Wenden (also known as Battle of Kieś) was a battle fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on December 3, 1626 at Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia) in present-day Latvia. Swedish forces were led by Gustav Horn and Hans Wrangel. Lithuanian forces were led by Aleksander Gosiewski. The Swedes won the battle.
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1644 — Battle of Jüterbog
The Battle of Jüterbog was fought in Jüterbog on 3 December 1644 between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire, resulting in a Swedish victory. The cavalry of the main Imperial army tried to break out of its blockade by the Swedish in Magdeburg but was caught and mostly shattered by the Swedes.
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1751 — Battle of Arnee
The Battle of Arnee (or Battle of Arni) took place at Arni, India on 3 December 1751 during the Second Carnatic War. A British-led force under the command of Robert Clive defeated and routed a much larger Franco-Indian force under the command of Raza Sahib. The French troops were guarding a convoy of treasure. Clive took up a position in swampy ground, crossed by a causeway in which the convoy was forced to pass. The French were thrown into disorder and forced to retreat, but night saved them from total destruction. The treasure, however, was captured.
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1788 — 1788 Virginia gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 3, 1788. The president of the Council of State Beverley Randolph defeated the member of the Virginia House of Delegates Benjamin Harrison V. The incumbent governor of Virginia Edmund Randolph did not seek re-election. Speculation centered on Beverley Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, and William Grayson as potential successors as early as September 1788; by October, the race had narrowed to between Beverley Randolph and Harrison.
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1800 — United States presidential election, 1800
The United States presidential election of 1800 was the fourth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1800," Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated President John Adams. The election was a realigning election that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican Party rule and the eventual demise of the Federalist Party in the First Party System. It was a long, bitter re-match of the 1796 election between the pro-French and pro-decentralization Democratic-Republicans under Jefferson and Aaron Burr and the incumbent Adams and Charles Pinckney's pro-British and pro-centralization Federalists.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in Vermont
A presidential election was held in Vermont between October 31 and December 3, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, Vermont cast four electoral votes for incumbent Federalist President and New England native John Adams.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in Virginia
A presidential election was held in Virginia between October 31 and December 3, 1800. Virginia voters chose 21 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Democratic-Republican Vice President Thomas Jefferson carried the state by taking all 21 electoral votes and over 77.2% of the popular votes.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in South Carolina
In the 1800 United States presidential election, electors to the United States Electoral College could be selected in each state at any time after October 31 and all electors were required to vote on December 3, 1800. Based on the constitutional provision in effect at that time, each elector cast two votes. The candidate receiving most votes would be President. The runner up would be elected Vice President.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in Delaware
A presidential election was held in Delaware between October 31 and December 3, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Delaware cast three electoral votes for the Federalist candidate and incumbent President John Adams over the Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Vice President Thomas Jefferson.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
A presidential election was held in Rhode Island between October 31 and December 3, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island voted for the Federalist candidate, John Adams, over the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson. Adams won Rhode Island by a margin of 4.3%.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in Connecticut
A presidential election was held in Connecticut between October 31 and December 3, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Connecticut cast nine electoral votes for incumbent Federalist President and New England native John Adams. However, Adams would lose to Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson nationally.
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1800 — 1800 United States presidential election in New Jersey
A presidential election was held in New Jersey between October 31 and December 3, 1800, as part of the 1800 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. During this election, New Jersey cast seven electoral votes for incumbent Federalist President John Adams. However, Adams would lose to Democratic-Republican Party candidate Thomas Jefferson nationally.
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1816 — 1816 United States presidential election in South Carolina
A presidential election was held in South Carolina on December 3, 1816, as part of the 1816 United States presidential election. The Democratic-Republican ticket of the U.S. secretary of state James Monroe and the governor of New York Daniel D. Tompkins received 11 votes from electors chosen by the South Carolina General Assembly. The Federalist Party failed to nominate a candidate.
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1817 — 1817 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1817 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 3, 1817, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Branch was elected by the North Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives Duncan Cameron.
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1824 — 1824 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1824 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 3, 1824, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Richard Irvine Manning I was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against candidate Jacob B. I'on.
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1854 — Battle of the Eureka Stockade
The Battle of the Eureka Stockade was fought in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, on 3 December 1854, between gold miners and the colonial forces of Australia. It was the culmination of the 1851–1854 Eureka Rebellion during the Victorian gold rush. The fighting resulted in at least 27 deaths and many injuries, the majority of casualties being rebels.
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1864 — Siege of Paysandú
The Siege of Paysandú began 3 December 1864, during the Uruguayan War, when Brazilian forces (under Marquis of Tamandaré) and Colorado forces (under Venancio Flores) attempted to capture the city of Paysandú in Uruguay from its Uruguayan Army defenders. The siege ended 2 January 1865, when the Brazilian and Colorado forces conquered the town.
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1870 — Battle of Chateauneuf
The Battle of Châteauneuf was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War that took place on 3 December 1870 at the Châteauneuf, Côte-d'Or, France. During this engagement, the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the Prussian army, which was a part of the Baden Division and was under the command of General Keller repelled an ambush of the French army under the command of General Camille Crémer.
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1884 — 1884 Calgary municipal election
The 1884 Calgary municipal election was held on December 3, 1884 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the first Calgary Town Council from December 4, 1884 to January 18, 1886 (Or possibly April 3, 1886, or possibly October 21, 1886).
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1922 — 1921 Copa Jockey Club final
The 1921 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club final was the football match that decided the champion of the 14th. edition of this National cup of Argentina. In the match, played at the C.A. Del Plata Stadium in Buenos Aires on 3 December 1922, Sportivo Barracas defeated Nueva Chicago 2–1 to win their first Copa de Competencia trophy.
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1934 — 1934 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election
The 1934 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 3, 1934, to select one mayor, four controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario City Council, two from each of the city's eight wards. Voters also cast ballots for trustees for the public school board.
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1944 — Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War (Greek: ο Eμφύλιος [Πόλεμος] o Emfýlios [Pólemos], "the Civil [War]") was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek government army, backed by the United Kingdom and the United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE), the military branch of the Greek Communist Party (KKE), backed by Yugoslavia and Albania as well as Bulgaria. The result was the defeat of the Communist insurgents by the government forces. Founded by the Communist Party of Greece and funded by Communist nations such as Yugoslavia, many of the insurgents operating within the Democratic Army of Greece were partisans who had fought against German and Italian occupation forces during the Second World War.
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1949 — December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
The December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 3 December 1949 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.
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1951 — Toronto municipal election, 1951
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1951. Allan Lamport defeated incumbent Hiram E. McCallum in the mayoral election.
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1956 — Toronto municipal election, 1956
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1956. Incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips was easily reelected. Jean Newman became the first woman elected to the Board of Control, and topped the poll to become budget chief.
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1962 — Toronto municipal election, 1962
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1962. Incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips, then the longest serving mayor in Toronto history, lost to Controller Donald Summerville by a significant margin. Two major referendums were also held in Metro Toronto. The most controversial was over water fluoridation, which passed by a slim margin of 166,960 to 163,240. The areas outside Toronto also voted to remove some of the last of the Blue Laws by allowing movies to be shown on Sundays, something that was already allowed in the city itself.
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1963 — December 1963 Greater Anchorage Borough election
The 1963 Greater Anchorage Borough election was an incorporation election for the borough government in Anchorage, Alaska. It was held on December 3, 1963. 6,597 ballots were cast.
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1965 — Juicio Final (1965)
Juicio Final (1965) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1965) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 3, 1965, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde .
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1968 — Battle of Hat Dich
The Battle of Hat Dich (3 December 1968 − 19 February 1969) was a series of military actions fought between Australian and New Zealand forces of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) and the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Under the codename Operation Goodwood, two battalions from 1 ATF deployed away from their base in Phuoc Tuy Province, operating against suspected communist bases in the Hat Dich area, in western Phuoc Tuy, south-eastern Bien Hoa and south-western Long Khan provinces as part of a large allied sweep known as Operation Toan Thang II.
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1970 — 1970 St. Joseph by-election
A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St Joseph on 3 December 1970 after the resignation of Barbados Labour Party member Grantley Adams who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.
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1976 — Irish presidential election, 1976
The Irish presidential election of 1976 was precipitated by the sudden resignation of President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh in October 1976, following an attack on him by Paddy Donegan, the Minister for Defence in which the Minister called the President a "thundering disgrace" and implied he was disloyal to the state. Ó Dálaigh's resignation followed Dáil Éireann's decision to vote confidence in the minister in the ensuring row. Fianna Fáil leader Jack Lynch proposed as the party's presidential election candidate Patrick Hillery, retiring European Commissioner for Social Affairs and former Minister for External Affairs.
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1978 — Venezuelan general election, 1978
General elections were held in Venezuela on 3 December 1978. The presidential elections were won by Luis Herrera Campins of Copei, who received 46.6% of the vote. Although Copei received more votes, Democratic Action won the most seats in the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies, whilst the two parties won 21 seats each in the Venezuelan Senate. Voter turnout was 87.6%.
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1979 — The Who concert disaster
The Who concert disaster occurred on 3 December 1979 when British rock band the Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and resulted in the deaths of eleven people. The Who were in the midst of the United States portion of their 1979 world tour and had already played Passaic, New Jersey, New York City, Detroit, and Pittsburgh before arriving in Cincinnati. The concert was a sellout, with 18,348 tickets sold. The majority of these, 14,770, were unassigned general admission tickets that were first-come, first-served. A few hours before the show, a sizeable crowd had already gathered at the front of the arena.
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1979 — 1979 Sabana Seca ambush
The 1979 Sabana Seca ambush was an attack by Puerto Rican nationalist paramilitary groups on a United States Navy bus near a listening post in Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico on 3 December 1979. The bus was carrying 18 unarmed sailors, most of whom were communications technicians. Three groups claimed responsibility for the ambush: the Boricua Popular Army (EPB, also known as 'Los Macheteros'), the Armed Forces of Popular Resistance (FARP), and the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP).
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1983 — Northern Territory general election, 1983
A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia on Saturday 3 December 1983. The result was a landslide victory for the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham over the Australian Labor Party (ALP) opposition under Opposition leader Bob Collins. For this election, the size of the assembly was increased from 19 to 25.
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1984 — Bhopal disaster
On 3 December 1984, over 500,000 people in the vicinity of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, in what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. A government affidavit in 2006 stated that the leak caused approximately 558,125 injuries, including 38,478 temporary partial injuries and 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries. Estimates vary on the death toll, with the official number of immediate deaths being 2,259. Others estimate that 8,000 died within two weeks of the incident occurring, and another 8,000 or more died from gas-related diseases.
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1984 — Grenadian general election, 1984
General elections were held in Grenada on 3 December 1984, the first after the invasion that followed two coups. The result was a victory for the New National Party, which won 14 of the 15 seats. Voter turnout was 86.2%.
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1991 — This Tuesday in Texas
This Tuesday in Texas was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on December 3, 1991, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Five professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the card. The main event was a rematch for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Hulk Hogan defeat the champion, The Undertaker, to regain the title. Hogan had lost the championship six days earlier at Survivor Series in a controversial finish. The featured bout on the undercard saw Randy Savage, in his first match since WrestleMania VII, defeat Jake Roberts.
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1994 — 1994 Taiwanese local elections
Provincial and municipal elections were held in Taiwan on 3 December 1994, electing the Governor of Taiwan Province, and mayor of two special municipalities (Taipei and Kaohsiung). This is the first election for all three posts, and the only one for the governorship of the later-streamlined Taiwan Province. Kuomintang (KMT) was elected in Taiwan Province and Kaohsiung, while the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) captured the capital city.
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1995 — Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701
On 3 December 1995, Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701, a Boeing 737-200 operating a scheduled international passenger flight from Cadjehoun Airport, Benin, to Douala International Airport, Cameroon, crashed on its second approach to Douala after it lost control following a loss of power in its left engine. Of the 76 occupants, 68 passengers and 3 crew members were killed. Three passengers and two crew members survived injured.
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1999 — Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire
The Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire began on December 3, 1999, in an abandoned building at 266 Franklin Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. The fire was started accidentally some time between 4:30–5:45 pm by two homeless people (Levesque and Barnes) who were squatting in the building and had knocked over a candle. They left the scene without reporting the fire. The 6-story building, previously used as a meat cold storage facility, had no windows above the ground floor and no fire detection or suppression systems. The fire, which started on the second story, burned undetected for 30–90 minutes.
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1999 — Juicio Final (1999)
Juicio Final (1999) (Spanish for "Final Judgement" 1999) was a professional wrestling supercard show, scripted and produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on December 3, 1999, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show served as the year-end finale for CMLL before Arena México, CMLL's main venue, closed down for the winter for renovations and to host Circo Atayde .
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2000 — Burgenland state election, 2000
The Burgenland state election of 2000 was held in the Austrian state of Burgenland on 3 December 2000. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) won the election, with Hans Niessl returning as state governor (Landeshauptmann). He had previously taken over the office in late 2000 from Karl Stix.
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2001 — Saint Lucian general election, 2001
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 3 December 2001. The result was a victory for the Saint Lucia Labour Party, which won fourteen of the seventeen seats. Voter turnout was 52.3%.
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2002 — 2002 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 3 December 2002. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college.
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2006 — Costa Rican municipal elections, 2006
The 2006 Costa Rican local elections were held on December 3, 2006, same year that the previous general elections in February when Costa Rican elected president, vice-presidents, deputies of the Legislative Assembly and municipal councilors. These elections were held to elect cantonal mayors, members of the District Councils of each of the nation’s districts and Intendants of 8 especial autonomous districts and islands. Then ruling National Liberation Party won most of the seats and mayors with 59 as the seven provincial capitals. Main opposition force Citizens' Action Party was unable to repeit it success a few months before when almost tied to PLN, while Social Christian Unity Party become the second largest force at municipal level.
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2006 — Venezuelan presidential election, 2006
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela held presidential elections on 3 December 2006, to choose a president for the six-year term to begin on 10 January 2007. The contest was between incumbent President Hugo Chávez, and Zulia Governor Manuel Rosales of the opposition party UNT. After handily winning a recall referendum in 2004, President Chávez positioned himself for re-election in 2006 for a second full term. The opposition did not hold a primary, instead, the candidates reached a consensus into backing the governor of the largest state (Zulia), Manuel Rosales. Chávez benefited from a high popularity, and led most opinion polls throughout the campaign.
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2006 — December to Dismember (2006)
December to Dismember (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on December 3, 2006, at the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are combined with a competitive sport. The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before, during, and after the event, were planned by WWE's script writers. The event starred wrestlers from the ECW brand: storyline expansions of the promotion where employees are assigned to wrestling brands under the WWE banner.
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2006 — Malagasy presidential election, 2006
Presidential elections were held in Madagascar on 3 December 2006. President Marc Ravalomanana, in office since he prevailed in a dispute over election results in 2002, ran for re-election. On 9 December, Ravalomanana was declared to have won in the first round with about 55 percent of the vote.
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2006 — 2006 FAI Cup final
The 2006 FAI Cup final was a soccer match held at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on 3 December 2006 and was the final match of the 2006 FAI Cup competition. The match was the 83rd FAI Cup Final, and the last to be held at the old Lansdowne Road before it shut for redevelopment. It was also the last soccer match to be held at the old Lansdowne Road venue.
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2006 — 2006 Korean FA Cup final
The 2006 Korean FA Cup final was a football match played on 3 December 2006 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul that decided the champions of the 2006 Korean FA Cup. It was contested between Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Jeonnam Dragons, and kicked off at 15:00 (KST).
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2008 — WEC 37
WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network.
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2009 — 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing
The 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing was a suicide bombing at the Hotel Shamo in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 3 December 2009. The bombing killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government, and injured 60 more, making it the deadliest attack in Somalia since the Beledweyne bombing on 18 June 2009 that claimed more than 30 lives.
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2013 — Final Resolution (2013)
The 2013 Final Resolution was the tenth Final Resolution professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took take place on December 3, 2013 and was aired on tape delay on December 19, 2013 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. Unlike the previous events, this event was not held on pay-per-view (PPV) and instead, like Destination X, Hardcore Justice, No Surrender and Turning Point was featured as a special edition of TNA's weekly broadcast of Impact Wrestling.
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2015 — Oldham West and Royton by-election, 2015
The Oldham West and Royton by-election was a UK parliamentary by-election held on 3 December 2015 in the constituency of Oldham West and Royton in Greater Manchester. This was the first by-election of the 56th UK Parliament. The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Meacher on 21 October 2015; Meacher had been the Labour Party MP for the seat since its creation in 1997 and had represented its predecessor seat of Oldham West since 1970. A writ for the by-election was moved in Parliament on 2 November 2015, setting polling day as 3 December 2015.
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2016 — 2016 Mount Roskill by-election
A by-election was held in the Mount Roskill electorate on 3 December 2016. The seat was vacated following the resignation of Phil Goff after he was elected Mayor of Auckland.
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2017 — 55th Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México
The 55th Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estadio de Mexico was celebrated by a professional wrestling supercard show produced and scripted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG; sometimes referred to as Grupo Internacional Revolución in Mexico) which took place on December 3, 2017, in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico (Estadio de Mexico).
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2018 — 2018 Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes federal by-election
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes in Ontario on December 3, 2018, following the sudden death of incumbent Conservative MP Gord Brown on May 2, 2018. The seat was retained for the Conservatives by riding association president Michael Barrett.
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2021 — MLW Azteca/The Crash show
The MLW Azteca/The Crash Show, also known as the MLW Azteca • The Crash Super Card, was a professional wrestling supercard event co-produced by the U.S-based Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Mexico-based The Crash Lucha Libre (The Crash), which was held in The Crash's home arena, Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on December 3, 2021.
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2021 — Bellator 272
Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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2022 — Moore County substation attack
On December 3, 2022, a shooting attack was carried out on two electrical distribution substations located in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. Damage from the attack left up to 40,000 residential and business customers without electrical power, causing the death of one woman. Initial estimates were that up to four days could be required to fully restore power in the area.
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2022 — UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland (also known as UFC on ESPN 42) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 3, 2022, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.
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2023 — Labbezanga attack
On December 3, 2023, jihadists from the Islamic State – Sahil Province (ISSP) launched simultaneous attacks against Malian forces and allied Wagner Group mercenaries in Labbézanga, Gao Region, and against Tuareg militia groups in Ménaka Region.
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2024 — 2024 North Miami mayoral election
The 2024 North Miami mayoral election took place on December 3, 2024, following a primary election on November 5, 2024. Following Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime's re-election in 2021, he resigned from office in 2022 to unsuccessfully run for County Commission. The City Council subsequently elected Vice Mayor Alix Desulme to serve out the remainder of Bien-Aime's term.
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