What happened on December 3 ?

1368 - King Charles VI of France (d. 1422)

1560 - Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)

1596 - Nicolo Amati, Italian violin maker (d. 1684)

1684 - Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754)

1755 - Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828)

1776 - Johann Spurzheim, German neuroscientist (d. 1832)

1800 - France Pre?eren, Slovenian poet (d. 1849)

1826 - George McClellan, U.S. Civil War general (d. 1885)

1838 - Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (d. 1916)

1838 - Octavia Hill, British housing and open-space activist (d. 1912)

1842 - Ellen Swallow Richards, American scientist (d. 1911)

1857 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British writer (d. 1924)

1880 - Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (d. 1945)

1883 - Anton Webern, Austrian composer (d. 1945)

1884 - Rajendra Prasad, first President of India (d. 1963)

1886 - Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)

1887 - Prince Naruhiko, Japanese prince and prime minister (d. 1990)

1895 - Anna Freud, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst (d. 1982)

1899 - Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)

1900 - Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)

1900 - Richard Kuhn, Austrian biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)

1911 - Nino Rota, Italian composer (d. 1979)

1921 - Phyllis Curtin, American soprano

1922 - Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer

1925 - Ferlin Husky, American singer

1925 - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea and Nobel Prize laureate

1927 - Andy Williams, American singer

1930 - Jean-Luc Godard, French film director

1931 - Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and singer

1932 - Corry Brokken, Dutch singer

1933 - Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and Nobel Prize laureate

1934 - Viktor Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut

1937 - Bobby Allison, American race car driver

1942 - Alice Schwarzer, German journalist

1946 - Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist, World Cycling Champion and Olympic gold medalist

1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, British singer

1949 - John Akii-Bua, Ugandan athlete and Olympic gold medalist (d. 1997)

1949 - Mickey Thomas, American singer (Jefferson Starship)

1951 - Rick Mears, American race car driver

1951 - Riki Choshu, Japanese professional wrestler

1953 - Franz Klammer, Austrian skier

1955 - Steven Culp, American actor

1959 - Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish television presenter

1960 - Daryl Hannah, American actress

1960 - Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player

1960 - Julianne Moore, American actress

1965 - Steve Harris, American actor

1965 - Katarina Witt, German figure skater, World Figure Skating Champion and Olympic gold medalist

1968 - Brendan Fraser, American actor

1970 - Christian Karembeu, French international footballer and World Cup winner

1972 - Bucky Lasek, Proffesional Skateboarder

1973 - Holly Marie Combs, American actress

1977 - Adam Ma?ysz, Polish ski-jumper

1979 - Daniel Bedingfield, English pop singer and songwriter

1979 - Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor

1980 - Anna Chlumsky, American actress

1982 - Michael Essien, Ghanaian international footballer

1983 - Sherri DuPree, American guitarist and vocalist

1985 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress

2005 - Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway