What happened on Tuesday December 03, 1968?

About December 3rd, 1968, in brief:

  • Historical events: Elvis Presley made a triumphant return to live performance with his iconic 1-hour NBC television special, marking his first live concert in seven years. This groundbreaking broadcast effectively re-launched his musical career and reestablished him as a premier entertainment icon.
  • Day of the week: December 3rd, 1968 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Love Child by Diana Ross and the Supremes
  • #1 UK song: Lily The Pink by The Scaffold
  • Popular movie: Teorema directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

More about December 3rd, 1968? See below for more news and curiosities on December 3rd, 1968.

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December 03, 1968: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 03, 1968:

  • Elvis Presley's Legendary Comeback Special Elvis Presley made a triumphant return to live performance with his iconic 1-hour NBC television special, marking his first live concert in seven years. This groundbreaking broadcast effectively re-launched his musical career and reestablished him as a premier entertainment icon.
  • MLB Pitching Rules Modified to Favor Hitters The Major League Baseball Rules Committee implemented significant changes to pitching regulations, reducing the pitcher's mound height from 15 to 10 inches and narrowing the strike zone from knees-to-shoulders to top of knees to armpits. These modifications were strategically designed to enhance offensive performance and increase batting opportunities.

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December 03, 1968: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 03, 1968?


December 03, 1968 was a Tuesday and it was the 338th day of the year 1968 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 03, 1968 can also be written as 12/3/1968 in the US and as 3/12/1968 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on December 03, 1968?


Famous people born on December 03, 1968:

  • Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser

    Canadian-American actor known for comedy roles in 'Encino Man' and 'School Ties', famous for playing quirky 'fish-out-of-water' characters...

  • Farha Naaz
    Farha Naaz

    Indian film actress who appeared in numerous Hindi and Bhojpuri cinema productions during her career.

  • Montell Jordan

    American R&B singer-songwriter famous for hit single 'This Is How We Do It' and significant contributions to 1990s music.

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December 03, 1968: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 03, 1968:

  • Gianni Puccini
  • Lucien Callamand
  • Sonja Kovačić-Tajčević
  • Paolo Manuel Gismondi

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December 03, 1968: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 03, 1968 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 2nd and December 8th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 03, 1968: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 03, 1968 was Love Child by Diana Ross and the Supremes, according to the music chart for the week December 2nd and December 8th.

  1. - Love Child youtube
  2. - Hey Jude youtube
  3. - For Once In My Life youtube
  4. - I Heard It Through The Grapevine youtube
  5. - Who's Making Love youtube

December 03, 1968: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 03, 1968 was Lily The Pink by The Scaffold, according to the music chart for the week December 2nd and December 8th.

  1. - Lily The Pink youtube
  2. - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly youtube
  3. - Ain't Got No / I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do youtube
  4. - Build Me Up Buttercup youtube
  5. - 1-2-3 O'Leary youtube

December 03, 1968: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 03, 1968 was Who's Making Love by Johnnie Taylor, according to the music chart for the week December 2nd and December 8th.

  1. - Who's Making Love youtube
  2. - Love Child
  3. - Always Together
  4. - Bring It On Home To Me
  5. - For Once In My Life youtube
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December 03, 1968: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 3rd is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 03, 1968: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 03, 1968 is Monkey and the associated element is Earth.

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December 03, 1968: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 03, 1968 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 03, 1968 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 03, 1968 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 03:21 pm and setting at 06:59 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 05, 1968 while the next full moon would come on Dec 04, 1968.

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How old is someone born on December 03, 1968?


Someone born on December 03, 1968 is:

56 years 5 months old,

or 677 months and 11 days old,

or 2945 weeks and 1 day old,

or 20616 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 03, 1968?

There are 204 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 3rd 2025.

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