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January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 362 days remaining until the end of the year (363 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the Perihelion occurs around this date, this is the point in the year when the Earth is nearest the Sun. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' Pierre Cauchon (b 1371 in Rheims, d December 1442 in Rouen) Bishop of Beauvais.
• 1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer
• 1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici (December 11 1475 – December 1 1521 was Pope from 1513 to his death Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. Not to be confused with Romanum decet pontificem. Decet Romanum Pontificem (1521 is the Papal bull excommunicating
• 1749 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Benning Wentworth (1696&ndash October 14 1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766 The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were Land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the provincial governor of New Hampshire, Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
• 1777 - American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis ( 31 December 1738 &ndash 5 October 1805) was a British military commander and colonial Background In the night after the Second Battle of Trenton, General Washington led the roughly 6000 man main body of his army stealthily away from Lieutenant
• 1815 - Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1823 - Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3 1793 &ndash December 27 1836 known as the "Father of Texas " led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1834 - The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Austin in Mexico City. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico
• 1848 - Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Joseph Jenkins Roberts ( March 15, 1809 &ndash February 24, 1876) was the first (1848–1856 and seventh (1872–1876 president The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire
• 1861 - American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
• 1868 - Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of
• 1870 - The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the
• 1888 - The refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A refracting or refractor telescope is a dioptric Telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image The Lick Observatory is an astronomical Observatory, owned and operated by the University of California. It was the largest telescope in the world at the time. A telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects and the collection of Electromagnetic radiation.
• 1899 - The first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1921 - Turkey makes peace with Armenia. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani
• 1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Howard Carter ( May 9 1874 March 2 1939) was an English Archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer The Valley of the Kings ( Arabic: وادي الملوك Wadi Biban el-Muluk; "Gates of the King" is a Valley in Egypt where for Luxor (in Arabic: الأقصر al-Uqṣur) is a city in Upper (southern Egypt and the capital of Luxor
• 1925 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1932 - Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. The United Fruit Company was a major United States Corporation that traded tropical Fruit (primarily Bananas and Pineapples grown
• 1933 - Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Minnie D Craig ( Née Davenport 1883-1966 was an American Legislator, notable as the first female speaker of a state House of Representatives The following is a List of Speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives, a position that was created with the state's constitution in 1889 The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1938 - The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. March of Dimes is the name of a United States health charity, whose mission is to improve the health of babies. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1944 - World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington USMC, (December 4 1912 - January 11 1988 was an American fighter ace. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This is a list of Fighter aces in World War II from Japan. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country A Kenichi WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1945 - World War II: Admiral Chester W Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1947 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1953 - Frances Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frances Payne Bolton ( March 29, 1885 - March 9, 1977) was a Republican politician from Ohio. Oliver Payne Bolton ( February 22, 1917 - December 13, 1972) was an American politician of the Republican party who served Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads S. Congress.
• 1956 - A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built
• 1957 - The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Hamilton Watch Company was an American manufacturer of high quality pocket[[watches]] and Wristwatches. A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or Bracelet.
• 1958 - The West Indies Federation is formed. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean Federation that existed from January 3 1958
• 1959 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. State. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1961 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1961 - The SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, leaks radiation, killing three workers. The SL-1, or Stationary Low-Power Reactor Number One, was a United States Army experimental nuclear power reactor which underwent a Steam Idaho Falls is the County seat and largest city of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States.
• 1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pope John (numberingBlessed Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until
• 1977 - Apple Computer is incorporated. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics
• 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th Century. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• 1990 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Manuel Antonio Noriega (born February 11, 1934) He was never officially the President of Panama, but held the post of "chief executive officer"
• 1993 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 START (for St rategic A rms R eduction T reaty is a Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet
• 1994 - An Aeroflot Tupolev TU-154 crashes and explodes after takeoff from Irkutsk, Russia, killing 125 people including one on the ground. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly Tupolev ( Туполев) is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Moscow. Irkutsk (Ирку́тск Эрхүү Erkhüü; Эрхүү Erkhüü) is one of the largest cities in Siberia and the administrative center of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1997 - The People's Republic of China announces it will spend $27. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 7 billion USD to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow river valleys. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the
• 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Mars Polar Lander was part of the NASA Mars Surveyor '98 program, which consisted of two spacecraft launched separately the Mars Climate
• 1999 - Israel detains, and later expels, 14 members of Concerned Christians. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Monte Kim Miller formed a group known as the Concerned Christians in Colorado, during the 1980s
• 2004 - Flight 604, a Boeing 737 owned by Flash Airlines, an Egyptian airliner, plunges into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a charter flight operated by Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Flash Airlines was a private charter Airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt that was part of the Flash Group tourism company This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia.
• 2007 - National Express has its worst ever coach crash just outside Heathrow Airport. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail The 2007 National Express coach crash can refer to one of at least two accidents involving National Express coaches in the UK in 2007

Births

• 106 BC - Cicero, Roman statesman and philosopher (d. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman 43 BC)
• 1196 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. Year 43 BC was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. ( January 3, 1196 &ndash November 6, 1231) was the 83rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1231)
• 1698 - Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his Pseudonym of Metastasio, ( January 3, 1698 &ndash April 12, 1782 1782)
• 1710 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Richard Gridley ( January 3, 1710 &ndash June 21, 1796) was born in Boston Massachusetts. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1796)
• 1719 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francisco José Freire (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ʒuˈzɛ ˈfɾɐjɾ(ɨ ( January 3, 1719 &ndash July 5, 1773) Portuguese Historian 1773)
• 1722 - Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Fredric Hasselquist ( January 3, 1722 &ndash February 9, 1752) was a Swedish traveller and naturalist. 1752)
• 1733 - Sir Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (d. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Richard Arkwright ( Old Style 23 December 1732 / New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August 1792)
• 1760 - John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap John Storm ( January 3, 1760 Dragoons commanded huge power upon the battlefield at the time because of their ability to incite fear within the enemy infantry In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1835)
• 1778 - Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish bishop (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski ( Pszczew near Poznań, January 3, 1778 &ndash October 5, 1861, Warsaw) was the Archbishop 1861)
• 1793 - Lucretia Mott, American women's rights activist (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lucretia Coffin Mott ( January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was an American Quaker minister, Abolitionist, 1880)
• 1802 - Charles Pelham Villiers, British House of Commons member (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Charles Pelham Villiers ( 3 January 1802 &ndash 16 January 1898) was a British Lawyer and Politician of the The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords 1898)
• 1803 - Douglas William Jerrold, British playwright (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857 was an English Dramatist and writer 1857)
• 1806 - Henriette Sontag, German soprano (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henriette Sontag ( 3 January 1806 - 17 June 1854) was a German operatic soprano of great international renown 1854)
• 1810 - Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast ( January 3, 1810 &ndash March 19, 1897) was a French Geographer, notable for his travels 1897)
• 1819 - Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Piazzi Smyth ( January 3, 1819 &ndash February 21, 1900) was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888 well-known 1900)
• 1836 - Sakamoto Ryoma, Japanese revolutionary (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap ( 15 November 1835 &ndash 10 December 1867) was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu during the Bakumatsu 1867)
• 1840 - Father Damien, Flemish missionary (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Blessed Damien de Veuster ( January 3, 1840 &ndash April 15, 1889) born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien 1889)
• 1855 - Hubert Bland, English socialist (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Hubert Bland ( 3 January 1855 - 14 April 1914) was an early English Socialist and one of the founders of the Fabian 1914)
• 1861 - William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William ("Willie" Charles Renshaw (born January 3, 1861 in Leamington Warwickshire &ndash died August 12, 1904 in 1904)
• 1862 - Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, GCMG ( Chinese Translated Name 彌敦 (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939 was a British soldier and civil 1939)
• 1865 - Henry Lytton, British actor and opera singer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Henry Lytton (3 January 1865 – 15 August 1936 was an English actor and singer who was the leading exponent of the comic Baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan 1936)
• 1870 - Henry Handel Richardson, Australian author (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Handel Richardson, the Nom de plume of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, ( 3 January 1870 - 20 March 1946 1946)
• 1873 - Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (1873–1957 was a Japanese industrialist and Minister of Commerce and Industry. 1957)
• 1876 - Wilhelm Pieck, first President of East Germany (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck ( January 3, 1876 - September 7, 1960) was a German communist and the first and only The first constitution of the German Democratic Republic (GDR in October 1949 created the office of de Präsident der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (President of the 1960)
• 1879 - Grace Coolidge, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge ( January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957) was wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the United First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1957)
• 1883 - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1967)
• 1884 - Raoul von Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Armand Georg Raoul von Koczalski ( 3 January 1884, Warsaw - 24 November 1948, Poznan) was a Polish Pianist 1948)
• 1886 - Josephine Hull, American actress (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josephine Hull ( January 3, 1886 – March 12, 1957) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American 1957)
• 1887 - August Macke, German painter (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common August Macke ( January 3, 1887 &ndash September 26, 1914) was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group 1914)
• 1887 - Helen Parkhurst, American educator (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Helen Parkhurst ( January 3, 1887 - June 1, 1973) was an American Educator, author lecturer the originator of the 1973)
• 1892 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1973)
• 1894 - ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ZaSu Pitts ( January 3,  &ndash June 7,) (ˈzeɪsuː ˈpɪts was an American Film Actress who starred in many silent 1963)
• 1897 - Marion Davies, American actress (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Marion Davies ( January 3, 1897 &ndash September 22, 1961) was an American film Actress. 1961)
• 1898 - Carlos Keller, Chilean fascist politician (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carlos Keller Rueff ( January 3, 1898 &ndash February 28, 1974) was a far-right Chilean writer historian and political Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology 1974)
• 1901 - Ngô Đình Diệm, President of South Vietnam (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia 1963)
• 1905 - Anna May Wong, American actress (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Anna May Wong (or Wong Liu Tsong,, January 3 1905 – February 2 1961 was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star and the first 1961)
• 1905 - Ray Milland, Welsh actor (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Milland ( January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a Welsh Actor and director who worked primarily in the 1986)
• 1909 - Victor Borge, Danish entertainer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Victor Borge (pronounced "BOR-guh" January 3 1909 &ndash December 23 2000) was a Danish-American humorist entertainer and pianist 2000)
• 1910 - Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stanley George "Frenchy" Bordagaray ( January 3 1910 - April 13 2000) was a major-league baseball player for eleven seasons with the 2000)
• 1911 - John Sturges, American director (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Eliot Sturges ( 3 January 1911 &ndash 18 August 1992) was an American film director 1982)
• 1912 - Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and senator (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Louise Marguerite Renaude Lapointe PC, CC ( January 3, 1912 &ndash May 11, 2002) was a Canadian journalist 2002)
• 1912 - Armand Lohikoski, Finnish director (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Armand Lohikoski ( January 3, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States – March 20 2005 in Helsinki 2005)
• 1916 - Betty Furness, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Elizabeth Mary Furness, better known as Betty Furness ( January 3, 1916 &ndash April 2, 1994) was an American actress 1994)
• 1916 - Maxene Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May 1995)
• 1916 - Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist
• 1917 - General Vernon Walters, U. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Bernard Greenhouse (born January 1, 1916 is an American cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Vernon A Walters ( January 3, 1917 – February 10, 2002) was a United States Army officer and a Diplomat. S. military officer, diplomat (d. 2002)
• 1917 - Roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Williams Straus Jr ( January 3, 1917 – May 25, 2004) was co-founder and chairman of Farrar Straus and Giroux, a New 2004)
• 1920 - Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Renato Carosone ( 3 January 1920 &ndash 20 May 2001) was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 2001)
• 1921 - John Russell, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar John Russell ( January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American actor most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the western 1991)
• 1922 - Bill Travers, English actor and director (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Lindon-Travers ( 3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was an English actor screenwriter director and an Animal rights 1994)
• 1922 - Ronald Smith, British pianist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ronald Bertram Smith ( January 3, 1922 &ndash May 27, 2004) was an English classical Pianist, Composer 2004)
• 1923 - Hank Stram, American football coach (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis Stram ( January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005) was an American Football coach. 2005)
• 1923 - Charles Tingwell, Australian actor
• 1924 - André Franquin, Belgian cartoonist (Gaston Lagaffe) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Life and work As an adolescent Tingwell was encouraged by his father to be an accountant but failed the entrance exam Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Franquin ( January 3, 1924 &ndash January 5, 1997) was an influential Belgian Comics artist, whose best known 1997)
• 1924 - Nell Rankin, American singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nell Rankin (January 3 1924 &ndash January 13 2005 was an American operatic Mezzo-soprano. 2005)
• 1924 - Doug Ellis, British entrepreneur
• 1926 - George Martin, British producer
• 1929 - Sergio Leone, Italian director (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Douglas Ellis OBE (born 3 January 1924 in Hooton Cheshire, England) is an Entrepreneur, best known as the former chairman of Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. 1989)
• 1929 - Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer
• 1930 - Marcel Dubé, Quebec playwright
• 1930 - Robert Loggia, American actor
• 1932 - Coo Coo Marlin, American race car driver (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ernst Mahle (b January 3, 1929 Stuttgart, Germany) is a Brazilian Composer and Orchestra conductor Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Playwright one of the dozen or so most important figures in Canadian theatre history Marcel Dubé was born into a family of eight children in Montreal, Quebec, Robert Loggia (born January 3, 1930) is an American Academy Award - and Emmy Award -nominated Film and Television Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin ( January 3, 1932 – August 14, 2005) was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver who spent 14 years 2005)
• 1932 - Dabney Coleman, American actor
• 1935 - Raymond Garneau, French Canadian politician and businessman
• 1936 - David Vine, British sports commentator
• 1937 - Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dancer and choreographer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American Actor. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Garneau (born January 3 1935) is a Canadian businessman and politician Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Vine (born 3 January 1936) is a British television sports presenter Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seri Wangnaitham (เสรี หวังในธรรม January 3, 1937 - February 1, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand) was 2007)
• 1939 - Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager
• 1939 - Janice Crosio, Australian politician
• 1939 - Bobby Hull, Canadian hockey player
• 1939 - Ruben Reyes, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• 1941 - Van Dyke Parks, American musician
• 1942 - John Thaw, British actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikos Alefantos (Νίκος Αλέφαντος (born January 3, 1939 in Athens) is a famous Greek Janice Ann Crosio AM, MBE (born 3 January 1939) Australian politician was an Australian Labor Party member of the Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Ruben T Reyes (born January 3, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The combination of resistance from the group and their record company and Wilson's growing mental health problems and spiraling drug use led Parks to quit the project in early 1967 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Edward Thaw CBE ( 3 January, 1942 &ndash 21 February, 2002) was an English Actor, who made his début 2002)
• 1942 - John Marsden, Australian lawyer, gay activist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Marsden ( January 3, 1942 - May 17, 2006) was a prominent Sydney -based Australian Solicitor and former President 2006)
• 1944 - David Atherton, English conductor
• 1944 - Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke
• 1945 - Stephen Stills, American musician
• 1946 - John Paul Jones, British musician (Led Zeppelin)
• 1946 - Cissy King, American entertainer
• 1949 - Sylvia Likens, American torture victim (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> David Atherton OBE, (born 3 January 1944 Blanche d'Alpuget is an Australian Novelist and Biographer, and the second wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945 is an American Guitarist and Singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record Led Zeppelin were Cissy King (born Claire Yvonne King on January 3, 1946 in Trinidad, Colorado) is an American-born Singer and Dancer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3 1949 - October 26 1965 was an American murder victim from Indianapolis. 1965)
• 1950 - Victoria Principal, American actress
• 1951 - Gary Nairn, Australian politician
• 1952 - Jim Ross, American wrestling announcer
• 1954 - Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria Principal (born January 3, 1950) is an American actress Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gary Roy Nairn (born 3 January 1951 was an Australian politician Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dean Harry Anthony Hart ( January 3, 1954 - November 21, 1990) was a Canadian Professional wrestler, referee and member of the 1990)
• 1954 - Ned Lamont, American businessman
• 1955 - Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats)
• 1956 - Mel Gibson, Australian actor and director
• 1956 - Willy T. Ribbs, American race car driver
• 1957 - Bojan Križај, Slovenian skier
• 1958 - Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean filmmaker
• 1960 - Sandeep Marwah Founder of Film City, Noida, India
• 1962 - Francesca Lia Block, American author
• 1963 - Vic Grimes, American professional wrestler
• 1963 - Jerome Young, American professional wrestler
• 1964 - Bruce LaBruce, Canadian filmmaker
• 1966 - Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer
• 1969 - Michael Schumacher, German seven-time F1 World Champion
• 1970 - Mahaya Petrosian, Iranian actress
• 1970 - Christian Duguay, American comic actor
• 1970 - Matt Ross, American actor
• 1971 - Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 - Yoon Chan, South Korean actor
• 1972 - Nichole Nordeman, American singer
• 1974 - Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist
• 1975 - Thomas Bangalter, French DJ (Daft Punk)
• 1975 - Jason Marsden, American actor
• 1975 - Danica McKellar, American actress
• 1976 - Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer
• 1976 - Alisen Down, Canadian actress
• 1976 - Dinara Drukarova, Russian actress
• 1976 - Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor
• 1977 - Lee Bowyer, English footballer
• 1977 - A.J. Burnett, American baseball player
• 1977 - Mayumi Iizuka, Japanese voice actress (seiyū)
• 1977 - Michelle Stephenson, English singer (The Spice Girls)
• 1978 - Kimberley Locke, American singer
• 1978 - Park Sol-mi, South Korean actress
• 1978 - Dominic Wood, English children's television presenter and magician
• 1978 - Mike York, American ice hockey player
• 1979 - Francesco Bellissimo, Italian mangaka
• 1980 - Rob Arnold, American guitarist (Chimaira)
• 1980 - Liya Kebede, Ethiopian model
• 1980 - Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player
• 1980 - David Tyree, American football player
• 1981 - Eli Manning, American football player
• 1981 - Chris Blais, California racecar driver
• 1985 - John David Booty, American football player
• 1986 - Lloyd Polite, American R&B singer
• 1986 - Jacob Timpano, Australian soccer player
• 1988 - Rodrigo de la Cadena, Mexican artist and performer
• 1989 - Alex D. Linz, American actor
• 1989 - Anya Kop, Russian model and America's Next Top Model contestant

Deaths

• 235 - Pope St Anterus (b. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Edward Miner "Ned" Lamont Jr (born January 3, 1954 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Palmolive was the stage name for Spanish-born drummer Paloma Romero. The Slits are a UK Punk rock band The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators The Raincoats are a Post-punk band and were formed in 1977 by Ana da Silva ( vocals, Guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 William "Willy" Theodore Ribbs Jr (born January 3, 1955 in San Jose California) is an African-American Racecar driver Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Bojan Križaj (born January 3 1957) is a Slovenian former Alpine skier who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shim Hyung-rae (born January 3, 1958) is a former- Comedian and South Korean filmmaker best known for directing the 1999 re-make Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandeep Marwah is a well known stage film and Television personality Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francesca Lia Block (born January 3, 1962 in Los Angeles California) is the author of many young adult books most famously the Weetzie Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vic Grimes (born January 3, 1963) is a Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, his tenure Jerome Young (born January 3 1963) is a American professional wrestler, better known by his Stage name New Jack. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Bruce LaBruce (born 3 January 1964) is a Canadian writer Film -maker Photographer and underground gay porn star based Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Martin Galway (born January 3, 1966, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is one of the best known composers of music for the Commodore 64 Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahaya Petrosian ( born January 3 1970, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian Actress. This page is about the American comic actor For the Canadian director see Christian Duguay (director. Matthew Brandon Ross (born January 3, 1970) is an American actor Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Cory Cross (born January 3, 1971 in Lloydminster, Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman, who played twelve seasons Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yoon Chan (born January 3, 1972) is a South Korean Actor. Filmography Nichole Nordeman (born January 3 1972) is a nine time Dove Award winning contemporary Christian American Singer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Bangalter (born January 3 1975 Biography Thomas Bangalter began playing the Piano at the age of five Daft Punk Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American screen and voice actor largely known for numerous voice roles in animated films as well Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress and mathematical education advocate Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angelos Basinas (Άγγελος Μπασινάς born on 3 January 1976 in Chalkida, Greece) is a Greek international football Alisen Elizabeth Jean Down (born January 3, 1976) is a Canadian Film and Television actress. Dinara Drukarova (Динара Друкарова born January 3, 1976) is a Russian actress Nicholas Edward Gonzalez (born January 3, 1976 in San Antonio Texas) is an American Actor of Mexican descent Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lee David Bowyer (born 3 January 1977 in Canning Town, London) is an English professional footballer who currently plays Allan James "AJ" Burnett (born January 3 1977 in North Little Rock Arkansas) is a Right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball is a Japanese Seiyū and J-pop singer who was born in Tokyo and grown up in Taiwan and Yokohama. Michelle Stephenson (born January 3 1977 in Abingdon Oxfordshire) is a British singer and tv presenter The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American Adult contemporary pop Park Sol-mi (born January 3, 1978) is a South Korean Actress. Dominic Simon Wood (often referred to as Dom) (born 3 January 1978 in Devon) is an English Entertainer, Magician and Presenter Mike York (born January 3, 1978 in Waterford, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey left winger who is currently Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) is an Italian manga artist, Chef and famous Italian television personality transplanted in Japan. is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Rob Arnold' (born January 3, 1980) is a member and Lead guitarist of the metal band Chimaira. Liya Kebede (born January 3 1978) is an Ethiopian model who has appeared on the cover of US ''Vogue'' twice Angela Marie Ruggiero (born January 3, 1980 in Panorama City California) is an American Ice hockey defenseman. David Tyree redirects here for information on Tyree's catch see Eli Manning pass to David Tyree. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Elisha Nelson Manning IV (born January 3 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football Quarterback for the New York Giants Christopher Blais (born 3 January, 1981) is a Rally racing rider from Apple Valley, California. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lloyd Harlin Polite Jr (born January 3 1986 professionally known as Lloyd is an American R&B Singer-songwriter, Dancer and Jacob Timpano (born January 3, 1986) in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Rodrigo Alvarez de la Cadena ( 3 January, 1988 is a Mexican Singer, Performer, Songwriter, Radio host, and Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989) is an American actor who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television programs as a Child actor America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete Events By Place Roman Empire Pressure on Rome by Goths, Quadi, Sassanids Franks and Alemanni Pope unknown)
• 1098 - Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. Walkelin or Walchelin (died 1098 was the first Norman Bishop of Winchester. See also List of bishops of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England unknown)
• 1322 - King Philip V of France (b. Philip V (1292/93 &ndash 3 January 1322) called the Tall (le Long was King of France and Navarre (as Philip II) and 1293)
• 1437 - Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 &ndash 3 January 1437 was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422 Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century 1401)
• 1543 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer (b. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (ca 1499 &ndash January 3 1543 was a Portuguese explorer known as João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese noted for his exploration 1499)
• 1571 - Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. Joachim II Hector (Joachim II Hector or Hektor; 13 January 1505 &ndash 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire 1505)
• 1641 - Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer (b. Jeremiah Horrocks (1618 &ndash January 3, 1641) sometimes given as Jeremiah Horrox (the Latinised version that he used on the Emmanuel College register 1618)
• 1656 - Mathieu Molé, French statesman (b. This article is about the 17th-century French statesman There is also an article on 19th-century French statesman Louis Mathieu Molé at Louis comte Molé. 1584)
• 1670 - George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English soldier (b. George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG ( 6 December 1608 &ndash 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician 1608)
• 1690 - Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi, Lithuanian rabbi (b. Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi was a Lithuanian Rabbi. He was born at Brest-Litovsk in 1615 died at Zolkiev January 3 1690. 1615)
• 1701 - Prince Louis I of Monaco (b. Louis I Prince of Monaco ( Monaco July 25 1642 – Rome January 3 1701) was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1642)
• 1743 - Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and designer (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ferdinando Galli Bibiena or Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena ( 18 August 1656 - 3 January 1743)also Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction A designer is a person who designs something Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by Herbert Simon: ‘Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing 1657)
• 1779 - Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Claude Bourgelat ( March 27, 1712 &ndash January 3, 1779) was a French Veterinary surgeon. 1712)
• 1785 - Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Baldassare Galuppi ( October 18, 1706 &ndash January 3, 1785) was an Italian Composer from Venice, noted 1706)
• 1795 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Josiah Wedgwood ( July 12, 1730 - January 3, 1795, born Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) was an English potter credited 1730)
• 1813 - Bennelong, Australian aboriginal interlocutor between his tribe and the British settlers (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bennelong (c 1764 - 3 January 1813) (also "Baneelon" was a senior man of the Eora, an Aboriginal ( Koori c. 1764)
• 1826 - Louis Gabriel Suchet, French marshal (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Louis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d' Albufera ( March 2, 1770 &ndash January 3, 1826) Marshal of France, one of 1770)
• 1875 - Pierre Larousse, French editor (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Athanase Larousse ( October 23, 1817 - January 3, 1875) was a French grammarian and lexicographer born in 1817)
• 1882 - William Harrison Ainsworth, English novelist (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 &ndash 3 January 1882 was an English Historical novelist He was born in Manchester, the son of a 1805)
• 1895 - James Merritt Ives, American lithographer with Nathaniel Currier (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Merritt Ives ( 5 March 1824 &ndash 3 January 1895) was a U Nathaniel Currier ( 27 March 1813 - 20 November 1888) was an American lithographer, who headed the company Currier 1824)
• 1903 - Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Alois Hitler (born Alois Schicklgruber; 7 June 1837 – 3 January 1903 was the father of Adolf Hitler. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1837)
• 1911 - Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alexandros Papadiamantis ( Greek:) ( March 3, 1851 - 3 January, 1911) was a famous and influential Greek writer 1851)
• 1915 - James Elroy Flecker, English author (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Elroy Flecker ( November 5 1884 - January 3 1915) was an English poet novelist and playwright 1884)
• 1916 - Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Grenville Mellen Dodge ( April 12 1831 &ndash January 3 1916) was a Union army officer on the Frontier and during the Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries 1831)
• 1923 - Jaroslav Hasek, Czech novelist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jaroslav Hašek (ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk ( April 30, 1883 – January 3, 1923) was a Czech humorist and satirist best known for his 1883)
• 1927 - Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl David Tolmé Runge (pronounced /ˈʀuŋˌge/ ( August 30 1856 &ndash January 3 1927) was a German Mathematician, 1856)
• 1931 - Joseph Joffre, French general (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (12 January 1852 - 3 January 1931 was a French General who was Commander-in-Chief of the French Army between 1852)
• 1933 - Wilhelm Cuno, 6th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Germany) (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilhelm Cuno ( 2 July 1876 &ndash 3 January 1933) was a German Politician who was the Chancellor of Germany The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1876)
• 1933 - Jack Pickford, Canadian actor (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jack Pickford ( August 18, 1896 - January 3, 1933) was a Canadian -born American actor 1896)
• 1943 - Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC ( 29 March 1863 – 3 January 1943) was Premier of Western Australia from 1863)
• 1944 - Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jurgis Baltrušaitis ( May 2, 1873 – January 3, 1944) was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator who wrote his works 1873)
• 1945 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Edgar Cayce ( March 18, 1877 &ndash January 3, 1945) (ˈkeɪsiː was an American psychic. 1877)
• 1945 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antoni Ferdynand Ossendowski (1876-1945 was a Polish Writer, Journalist, traveller Globetrotter, Explorer and University 1879)
• 1946 - William Joyce, American Nazi propagandist (executed) (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Joyce ( 24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946) the man generally associated with the nickname Lord Haw-Haw Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German 1906)
• 1950 - Emil Jannings, Swiss actor (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emil Jannings ( July 23, 1884 &ndash January 3, 1950) was a German Actor and the first winner of the Academy 1884)
• 1956 - Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (also commonly transliterated as Aleksandr/Alexandre Grechaninov/Gretchaninoff/Gretschaninow Александр Тихонович Гречанинов 1864)
• 1956 - Joseph Wirth, 5th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Germany) (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Karl Joseph Wirth, known as Joseph Wirth, ( 6 September 1879 &ndash 3 January 1956) was a German Politician The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1876)
• 1967 - Mary Garden, Scottish singer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Mary Garden ( February 20, 1874 - January 3, 1967) was an important Scottish Soprano with a substantial career in 1874)
• 1967 - Jack Ruby, American killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacob Rubenstein (March 25 1911 – January 3 1967 who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947 was an American Nightclub operator from Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U 1911)
• 1969 - Howard McNear, American actor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard T McNear ( January 27, 1905 &ndash January 3, 1969) was an American film television and radio character actor 1905)
• 1969 - Jean Focas, Greco-French astronomer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jean-Henri Focas ( 20 July 1909 &ndash 3 January 1969) was a Greco - French astronomer 1909)
• 1970 - Gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox Film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British 1902)
• 1974 - Gino Cervi, Italian actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Gino Cervi ( May 3, 1901 - January 3 1974) was an Italian actor of international fame 1901)
• 1979 - Conrad Hilton, American hotelier (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr ( December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American Hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel 1887)
• 1980 - Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lucien Buysse ( September 11, 1892 – January 3, 1980) was a Belgian cyclist and a champion of the Tour de France. 1892)
• 1980 - Joy Adamson, Czech conservationist (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Joy Adamson ( January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980) was a naturalist and author best known for her book Born Free, which described 1910)
• 1981 - Princess Alice of Albany (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Princess Alice Countess of Athlone (Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline née Princess Alice of Albany; 25 February 1883 &ndash 3 January 1883)
• 1988 - Rose Ausländer, German poet (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Rose Ausländer ( May 11, 1901 - January 3, 1988) maiden name Rosalie Beatrice Scherzer, was a German Writer 1901)
• 1988 - Joie Chitwood, American racedriver & Daredevil (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting George Rice "Joie" Chitwood ( April 14 1912 - January 3 1988) was an American racecar driver and businessman 1912)
• 1989 - Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Sobolev Sergei L'vovich (Russian Сергей Львович Соболев ( 6 October 1908 - 3 January 1989) was a Russian 1909)
• 1990 - Arthur Gold, American pianist, half of Gold and Fizdale duo (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Gold, ( 6 February 1917 - 3 January 1990) and Robert Fizdale, ( 12 April 1920 - 6 December 1917)
• 1992 - Dame Judith Anderson, Australian actress (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Dame Judith Anderson, AC DBE (10 February 1897 &ndash 3 January 1992 was an Australian Tony award - and Emmy -winning Actress 1897)
• 1993 - Johnny Most, American sports announcer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) For the American poet John Most see here. John M Most ( June 15, 1923 – January 3, 1993) was an 1923)
• 1994 - Heather Sears, British actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Heather Sears ( September 28 1935 - January 3 1994) was a British actress 1935)
• 2002 - Juan García Esquivel, Mexican band leader (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Juan García Esquivel ( January 20 1918 &ndash January 3 2002) often simply known as Esquivel!, was a Mexican 1918)
• 2002 - Freddy Heineken, Dutch beer executive (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Henry (Freddy Heineken ( November 4, 1923, Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 3 2002) was a major stock holder Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea 1923)
• 2003 - Sid Gillman, American football coach (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney "Sid" Gillman ( October 26, 1911 - January 3, 2003) was an American football coach and innovator 1911)
• 2004 - Des Corcoran, Premier of South Australia (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " James Desmond "Des" Corcoran AO ( 8 November 1928 – 3 January 2004) was an Australian Politician. 1928)
• 2004 - Leon Wagner, American baseball player (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Lamar Wagner ( May 13, 1934 - January 3, 2004) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball who 1934)
• 2005 - Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Koo Chen-fu ( 6 January 1917 - 3 January 2005) was a Taiwanese businessman and diplomat 1917)
• 2005 - Will Eisner, American comic book artist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Erwin Eisner ( March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American Comics Writer, Artist and A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative 1917)
• 2005 - JN Dixit, Indian government official (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jyotindra Nath Dixit ( January 8 1936 &ndash January 3 2005) was an Indian diplomat and politician 1936)
• 2006 - Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league footballer (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Rogers ( November 29, 1954 – January 3, 2006) was an Australian Rugby league footballer 1954)
• 2006 - Bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Sir William Jack Skate KCMG ( September 26, 1953 &ndash January 3, 2006) was a Papua New Guinea politician and statesman The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea is Papua New Guinea's Head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority 1954)
• 2007 - William Verity Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce 1987-1989 (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. William Verity Jr ( January 26 1917 - January 3 2007) was a U The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) 1917)
• 2007 - Michael Yeats, Irish Fianna Fáil senator 1961–1981 and son of W. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Michael Yeats (22 August 1921 &ndash 3 January 2007 was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 B. Yeats (b. 1921)
• 2007 - Sir Cecil Walker, Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Belfast 1983–2001 (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir Alfred Cecil Walker ( 17 December 1924 - 3 January 2007) was an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 1924)
• 2007 - Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey forward Detroit Red Wings (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl "Dutch" Reibel ( July 21, 1930 – January 3 2007) was a Canadian Ice hockey forward who played primarily The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions 1930)
• 2007 - Janos Furst, Hungarian orchestral conductor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. János Fürst (born August 8, 1935, Budapest; died January 3, 2007, Paris 1935)
• 2008 - Werner Dollinger, German politician and economist (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Dr Werner Dollinger ( 10 October 1918 &ndash 3 January 2008) was a German politician and economist 1918)
• 2008 - Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdúlov ( Russian Алекса́ндр Гаври́лович Абду́лов - May 29 1953 &ndash January 3 1953)
• 2008 - Natasha Collins, British actress and television presenter (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natasha Louise Collins (7 July 1976 – 3 January 2008 was a British Actress and model. 1976)
• 2008 - Yo-Sam Choi, South Korean boxer/former WBC light flyweight champion (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yo-Sam Choi ( March 1, 1972 – January 3, 2008) was a Korean former world Boxing champion South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Light Flyweight, also known as Junior Flyweight, is a boxing weight class 1972)

Holidays and observances

• Feast day of St Genevieve
• Festival in honour of Pax, Roman Empire
• The tenth night and ninth day of Christmas in Western Christianity
• January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints In Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Saint Geneviève ( Nanterre near Paris c In Roman mythology, Pax ( Latin for Peace) (her Greek equivalent was Eirene) was recognized as a Goddess The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide are the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas Day ( December 25 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Jan 2 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 4 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 16 by Old Calendarists

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