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December 3

Christiaan Barnard

1283 – During the First Mongol invasion of Burma, the fort at Ngasaunggyan was overrun after a two-month siege.
1927 – Putting Pants on Philip, the first official film featuring the British-American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, was released.
1967 – Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard (pictured) performed the first successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
1979 – Following the result of a two-day referendum, the current Constitution of Iran was adopted.
1990 – Mary Robinson took office as the first female president of Ireland.

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