3 December

Events which occurred on the 3rd of December.

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1967: The first heart is transplanted on Earth by Christian Bernard. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
1973: NASA's space probe Pioneer 10 makes its closest approach to the planet Jupiter. (ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology)
1979: Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the leader of Iran on Earth.
1984: A chemical plant in Bhopal accidentally leaks a poison gas cloud that kills or permanently disables many thousands of people. Khan Noonien Singh is furious that Aegis agent Gary Seven would not act to avert the tragedy. (TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)
1989: The Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, leaves office after losing a general election. (TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)

1977: TOS comic: "The Voodoo Planet", part 10 is reprinted in Mighty TV Comic #1355.
1979: The 2nd installment of TOS comic: "Called Home" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
1980: The 88th installment of TOS comic: "Husian Gambit" is published.
1981: The 39th installment of TOS comic: "Restructuring Is Futile" is published.
1982: The 29th installment of TOS comic: "Taking Shape" is published.
1983: The 42nd and final installment of TOS comic: "Getting Real" is published, concluding the daily US Comic Strips series.
2004: ENT episode: "Kir'Shara" airs.
2013: First edition of ST reference: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library is published by 47North.
2015: TOS omnibus: Gold Key Archives, Volume 4 is released by IDW Publishing.
2016: The Roddenberry Vault is released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
2019: ST reference: Body by Starfleet is published by Running Press.
2020