Historical Events
- NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere
- Ottawa Senators' right wing Kevin Dineen becomes 5th player in NHL history to score 300 career goals and record 2,000 penalty minutes; picks up a misconduct penalty in 7-4 loss to NJ Devils
- Worcester cold storage and warehouse fire in Worcester, Massachusetts claims lives of 6 firefighters
Famous Deaths
- "Scatman" John [Larkin], American jazz pianist and singer ("Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)"), dies of lung cancer at 57
- Horst Mahseli, Polish soccer striker (9 caps; Legia Warsaw), dies at 65
- Jarl Wahlström, 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918)
- John Archer [Ralph Bowman], American actor (Destination: Moon, White Heat, Blue Hawaii), dies of lung cancer at 84
- Madeline Kahn, American stage and screen actress (What's Up, Doc?; Young Frankenstein; Paper Moon; Blazing Saddles), and singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 57
Died in 1999 1999 Highlights
About December 3, 1999
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 24 years, 4 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Smooth - Santana Featuring Rob Thomas
#1 Song: Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard
