3 December 1996: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, December 3, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 213,816,960 breaths and experienced over 1,221,811,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 259,634,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 29 years, and 14 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 3,535 days of your life or 9.69 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 3 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 4 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for December is Narcissus ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 3rd

1973

Francisco Islas Rueda [Super Crazy], Mexican pro wrestler (WWE; NJPW, Zero-1, AJPW)

1936

Mary Alice [Smith], American stage and screen actress (Fences - Tony Award, 1987; I'll Fly Away - Emmy Award, 1993; A Different World "Lettie")

1982

Jaycee Chan, American-born Hong Kong singer and actor

1961

Adal Ramones, Mexican comedian and television host

1994

Jake T. Austin, American actor (Wizards of Waverley Place)

1993

Marques Brownlee, American Youtuber (MKBHD) and ultimate frisbee player

1981

Brian Bonsall, actor (Family Ties, Star Trek Next Generation)

1975

Lauren E Roman, actress (Laura Kirk-All My Children)

📜 Historical events on this date

1586

Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia.

1854

Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.

1967

1st human heart transplant performed in South Africa by Dr Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky.

1984

Bhopal disaster: Union Carbide pesticide plant leak 45 tons of methyl isocyanate and other toxic compounds in Bhopal, India, kills 2,259 (official figure) - other estimates as high as 16,000 (including later deaths) and over half a million injured.

1989

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush, declare the Cold War over.

🎄 Holidays on December 3

Bartender Appreciation Day

Bartender Appreciation Day, celebrated on the first Friday of December, is a special day to thank bartenders for making great drinks, keeping us company, and adding fun to our visits to bars and restaurants.

Faux Fur Friday

Faux Fur Friday is a fun day on the first Friday of December where people wear fake fur clothing to celebrate and show love for animals without harming them.

National Green Bean Casserole Day

National Green Bean Casserole Day, celebrated on December 3rd, honors a beloved, easy-to-make dish that combines green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and crispy fried onions, created by Dorcas Reilly who earned a spot in the Hall of Fame for her iconic contribution to American cuisine.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 3, 1996 can be written as XII-III-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 3, 1996
→ Day Index: 338th day of 1996
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 1st Tuesday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2052
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 30 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 15,272,967 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,535 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 116 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.69 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 360 🌗
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2052. So, mark your calendars!

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