About the day » Tuesday December 3, 1974Calender converter

• J. Rooijakkers, Leiden, ZH, The Netherlands († 1976)
• RJC (Robin) Boomkamp († 1990)
• Richard Smit, Stadskanaal
• Henri van Roekel, Wekerom († 2024)
• Celesta Gerarda Maria Schoorlemmer, Heeten (Raalte)

• Cornelia Hoogesteger (82), Wieringerwaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Carolina Maria Jacoba Helsloot (82), Amsterdam
• Bouwe Boetes (70), Augustinusga, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
• Afke Bosma (70), Sittard, Limburg, Nederland
• * Johannes van Bladel (83), Vlijmen
• Arie Slegers (80), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia Keur (75), Haarlem
• Akke (Afke) Bosma (70)
• Arie VERWAAL (71), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Lambregts Joanna (58), Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, België

• 1972 » Danilo Goffi, Italian runner
• 1973 » Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer
• 1973 » Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer
• 1973 » MC Frontalot, American rapper
• 1974 » Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist
• 1976 » Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
• 1976 » Cornelius Griffin, American football player
• 1976 » Gary Glover, American baseball player
• 1976 » Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
• 1976 » Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano

• 1967 » Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1913)
• 1972 » William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (b. 1872)
• 1973 » Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952-1958 (b. 1889)
• 1973 » Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (b. 1895)
• 1979 » Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (b. 1889)
• 1984 » Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
• 1989 » Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (b. 1962)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
• February 17 » Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
• May 16 » Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia.
• May 18 » Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
• September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
• September 25 » Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
• November 22 » The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.

The temperature on December 3, 1974 was between 9.1 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.