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3 December

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Contemporary era

1984

Bhopal disaster

On 3 December 1984, a toxic gas leak in Bhopal, India, caused one of the worst industrial disasters.

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Contemporary era

1967

First heart transplant

On 3 December 1967, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1552

Death of Francis Xavier

On 3 December 1552, the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier died off the coast of China.

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