Historical Events for 3rd December 2025

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1676 - Battle of Lund (Scanian War): Swedish army of 8,000 defeats much larger joint Danish/Dutch force of 13,000
1912 - Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria sign weapons pact
1933 - Funeral of WWI commander Sir Arthur Currie with 150,000 people lining the streets of Montreal - largest Canadian funeral at the time
1983 - 48th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 23-20 in Birmingham
1992 - UN Security Council passes Resolution 794 authorizing US led allied forces to intervene in war-torn Somalia to restore order and allow humanitarian aid to be delivered
2005 - XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.
2018 - David Attenborough warns collapse of civilisation and the natural world on the horizon at UN climate summit in Poland
2018 - Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modrić wins; first time since 2007 that either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't win award; Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg is inaugural women's winner

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