Born on 3 December 2004

At A Glance

3 December 2004 at a glance

Day of the week

3 December 2004 was a Friday.

ARIA No. 1

The ARIA No. 1 was “These Kids” by Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets.

Top Film of 2004

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 2004

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2004 was the Holden Commodore.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 December 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 December 2004 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 3 December

• 1994 Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.
• 1997 In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
• 1999 NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
• 2005 XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
• 2014 The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches the space explorer Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round trip mission to an asteroid to collect rock samples.

Famous people born on 3 December

• Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer (born 1980)
• Amanda Seyfried, American actress (born 1985)
• Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter (1948–2025)
• Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer (born 1968)

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