Events on 3 December 37
See all →Year 1799
War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch.
Year 1800
War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden: French General Moreau decisively defeats the Archduke John of Austria near Munich. Coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte's earlier victory at Marengo, this will force the Austrians to sign an armistice and end the war.
Year 1834
The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
Year 1854
Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
Year 1898
The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
Year 1901
In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt asks Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
Year 1904
The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
Year 1910
Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.