On This Day for December 3 - Gas leak in Bhopal, India, Gilbert Stuart is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. December 03 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Gilbert Stuart READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1984 Gas leak in Bhopal, India READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2000: Gwendolyn Brooks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who spoke of and to the everyday struggles and triumphs of African Americans, died in Chicago. [ Read our list of 10 Chicago writers.] 1967: Christiaan Barnard of South Africa performed the first human heart transplant, at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. [Test your knowledge of famous doctors.] 1947: Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway, starring Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, and Marlon Brando; the latter two appeared in the 1951 film adaptation. [Take our history of theatre quiz.] 1895: Anna Freud, a founder of child psychoanalysis and one of its foremost practitioners, was born in Vienna. [Take our Psychology 101 quiz.] 1861: In a battle during the American Civil War, Federal troops ousted the Confederates from Salem, Missouri. [How much do you know about the American Civil War?] 1857: English writer Joseph Conrad, whose notable works included the novel Lord Jim (1900) and the novella Heart of Darkness (1902), was born. [Test your knowledge of famous novels and novelists.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1948 Ozzy Osbourne British musician 1960 Julianne Moore American actress 1979 Sean Parker American entrepreneur 1930 Jean-Luc Godard French director 1857 Joseph Conrad British writer 1884 Rajendra Prasad president of India SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help