Saturday, December 3, 1870 is a Saturday. It is day 337 of 1870 (92.3% through the year), ISO week 48, in Q4.
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Historical Milestones
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured) declares martial law.
Yoon Suk Yeol →A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, killed 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
2009 Hotel Shamo bombing →NASA lost contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before it reached the atmosphere of Mars and disappeared.
NASA →Sony released the PlayStation, the first computer entertainment platform to ship 100 million units.
Sony Interactive Entertainment →Mary Robinson took office as the first female president of Ireland.
Mary Robinson →Following the result of a two-day referendum, the current Constitution of Iran was adopted.
1979 Iranian constitutional referendum →Eleven people were crushed in a human stampede at a concert by British rock band the Who in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
The Who concert disaster →Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by seven gunmen in Kingston.
Reggae →With the Pakistani Air Force launching the unsuccessful pre-emptive airstrikes on several forward Indian Air Force airbases and radar installations, the 1971 India-Pakistan War begins and India also joins the Bangladesh Liberatio...
Pakistan Air Force →American singer Elvis Presley's first television special and first live performance in seven years, Singer Presents ... Elvis, was broadcast by NBC.
Elvis Presley →Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard (pictured) performed the first successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
Cardiothoracic surgery →The current flag and coat of arms of Singapore (pictured) were adopted, six months after the island became self-governing within the British Empire.
Flag of Singapore →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Saturday, December 3, 1870 falls on a Saturday.
56,901 days ago (155 years, 9 months, 14 days ago). It is day 337 of 1870 with 28 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, December 3, 1870 is written as III.XII.MDCCCLXX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Gibbous (approx. 77% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Sagittarius.