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This is a list of selected December 3 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
International Day of Persons with Disabilities refimprove section
1834 – The German Customs Union instituted the first regular census in Germany. refimprove
1854 – At least 22 people were killed and 35 others were injured when rebelling miners at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, clashed violently with the police and the military. lots of {{cn}} tags (14)
1910 – Modern neon lighting was first seen publicly after installation by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. refimprove section
1919 – The Quebec Bridge, linking Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec, Canada, opened to traffic, becoming the longest cantilever bridge span in the world to date. unreferenced sections
1944 – The Greek Civil War broke out between communists and royalists in a newly liberated Greece. lots of {{cn}} tags (27)
1960 – The musical Camelot, which would become associated with John F. Kennedy's presidency, opened on Broadway. lead too short
1971 – The formal initiation of hostilities of the Indo-Pakistani War began with the Pakistani Air Force launching pre-emptive airstrikes on several forward airbases and radar installations of the Indian Air Force. refimprove section
1973 – The Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent back the first close-up images of the planet Jupiter. appears on June 13
1982 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency tested soil from Times Beach, Missouri, which revealed high concentrations of dioxin and led to the abandonment of the town. Too much uncited, too many tags
1984Methyl isocyanate and other toxic chemicals were accidentally released from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, causing the world's worst industrial disaster. page numbers needed
1992 – During extreme weather conditions, the oil tanker Aegean Sea ran aground off the coast of Galicia, Spain, spilling 67,000 tonnes of light crude oil. Too much uncited
Sheng Shicai |b|1895| Yellow "too long lede" banner
Carlos Finlay |b|1833 only one {{cn}} tag, but principal source is a dead link

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