Every yearDecember 3
Everything December 3 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for December 3 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesLead | Community | |
| 02 | Let's Hug Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Apple Pie Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Green Bean Casserole Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Peppermint Latte Day | Coffee | |
| 06 | National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | Make a Gift Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on December 3 in some years.
Advent Sunday — 2028 and 2034
GivingTuesday — 2030
Born on December 3
Historic figures
- Joseph Conrad1857–1924Polish-born British novelist
- Ozzy Osbourne1948–2025English singer-songwriter
- Jean-Luc Godard1930–2022French-Swiss director and screenwriter
- France Prešeren1800–1849Slovenian poet and lawyer
- Rajendra Prasad1884–1963Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India
- Manne Siegbahn1886–1978Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Charles VI of France1368–1422King of France from 1380 to 1422
- Bayezid II1447–1512Ottoman sultan
- Paul J. Crutzen1933–2021Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
- Richard Kuhn1900–1967Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Celebrities & public figures
- Julianne Mooreb. 1960American actress and author
- Amanda Seyfriedb. 1985American actress
- Brendan Fraserb. 1968American actor and producer
- Daryl Hannahb. 1960American actress and producer
- David Villab. 1981Spanish footballer
- Jenna Dewanb. 1980American actress and dancer
- Michael Essienb. 1982Ghanaian footballer
- Holly Marie Combsb. 1973American actress and producer
- Anna Chlumskyb. 1980American actress
- Michael Angaranob. 1987American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers December 3 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see December 3, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.