Historical Events
- 10th Big 12 Championship Game: #2 Texas beats Colorado, 70-3
- 14th SEC Championship Game: #13 Georgia beats #3 LSU, 34-14
- 1st ACC Championship Game: #22 Florida State beats #5 Virginia Tech, 27-22
- XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.
Famous Birthdays
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, third in line to succeed to throne, born in Oslo, Norway
Famous Weddings
- "The Last Samurai" actor Ken Watanabe (46) weds actress Kaho Minami (41) in Tokyo
Marilyn Manson
American rock singer Marilyn Manson [Brian Warner] (36) weds burlesque performer Dita Von Teese (33) at Castle Gurteen in County Tipperary, Ireland
- French heiress Athina Onassis (20) weds Olympic gold medalist equestrian Alvaro de Miranda Neto (32) in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- NBC correspondent Hoda Kotb (41) weds New Orleans tennis coach Burzis Kanga in the Dominican Republic
Famous Deaths
- Lance Dossor, British-Australian concert pianist, dies at 89
About December 3, 2005
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 17 years, 5 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Run It! - Chris Brown
#1 Song: Hung Up - Madonna
