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January 3 is the 3 rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . 362 days (363 during Leap Year s) remain in the year after this day.
Events
- 1431 - Joan Of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon .
- 1496 - Leonardo Da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
- 1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the Papal Bull Decet Romanum Pontificem .
- 1749 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants , leading to the establishment of Vermont .
- 1777 - Battle Of Princeton . American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis .
- 1815 - Austria , Britain , and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia .
- 1823 - Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico .
- 1825 - Rensselaer School, the first engineering college in the U.S. is opened in Troy , New York . It is now known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute .
- 1833 - Britain seizes control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic .
- 1834 - The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City .
- 1848 - Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first President of the independent African Republic Of Liberia .
- 1852 - First Chinese arrive in Hawaii .
- votes not to secede from the United States .
- 1868 - The Japan ese Meiji Dynasty is restored and the Shogunate is abolished.
- 1871 - Henry W. Bradley patents Oleomargarine .
- 1888 - The 91 cm Refracting Telescope at Lick Observatory is used for the first time. It was the largest Telescope in the world at the time.
- 1888 - Marvin C. Stone patents the Drinking Straw .
- 1899 - The first known use of the word Automobile , in an editorial in '' The New York Times ''.
- sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for a sum of $ 125,000 and a loan of more than $300,000.
- 1921 - Turkey makes peace with Armenia .
- 1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley Of The Kings , near Luxor , Egypt .
- 1925 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy .
- 1932 - Martial Law declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit .
- 1938 - The March Of Dimes is established by Franklin D. Roosevelt .
- 1938 - '' Woman In White '' is first broadcast on the NBC Red network. The program remains on the radio for the next 10 years.
- 1947 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
- 1951 - '' Dragnet '' is first broadcast on NBC-TV .
- 1953 - Frances Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio , become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
- 1957 - Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric Watch .
- 1958 - The West Indies Federation is formed.
- 1959 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. State .
- 1961 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba .
- 1961 - The SL-1 , a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho leaks radiation, killing three workers.
- 1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro .
- 1966 - The first Acid Test at The Fillmore , San Francisco, California .
- 1973 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $12 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner .
- 1983 - Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys makes the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history.
- CiTV launches on ITV1 in the UK .
- 1987 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame .
- 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th Century.
- 1990 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.
- 1991 - Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal.
- 1991 - Gulf War : The British government announces the expulsion of 75 Iraqis from the country.
- 1993 - In Moscow , George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
- 1993 - In an AFC Wild Card game, the Buffalo Bills comeback from a 35-3 defecit against the Houston Oilers and win the game in overtime 41-38, the largest Comeback in NFL history.
- 1994 - An Aeroflot Tupolev TU-154 crashes and explodes after takeoff from Irkhutsk, Russia killing 125 including 1 on the ground.
- 1997 - China announces it will spend $27.7 billion to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow river valleys.
- 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander launches.
- 1999 - Israel detains, later to expel, 14 members of Concerned Christians .
- 2000 - The last " Peanuts " comic strip is created by Charles Schulz .
- 2004 - Flight 604 , a Boeing 737 owned by Flash Airlines , an Egyptian airliner, plunges into the Red Sea , killing all 148 aboard.
Births
- 106 BC - Cicero , Roman statesman and philosopher (d. 43 BC )
- 1196 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231 )
- 1710 - Richard Gridley , American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796 )
- 1719 - Francisco José Freire , Portuguese historian and philologist (d. 1773 )
- 1722 - Fredric Hasselquist , Swedish naturalist (d. 1752 )
- 1778 - Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski , Polish bishop (d. 1861 )
- 1793 - Lucretia Mott , American women's rights activist and abolitionist (d. 1880 )
- 1803 - Douglas William Jerrold , British playwright and satirist (d. 1857 )
- 1840 - Father Damien , Belgian missionary in Hawaii (d. 1889 )
- 1855 - Hubert Bland , English socialist (d. 1914 )
- 1879 - Grace Coolidge , First Lady Of The United States (d. 1957 )
- 1883 - Clement Attlee , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom (d. 1967 )
- 1887 - August Macke , German painter (d. 1914 )
- 1892 - J. R. R. Tolkien , British writer and philologist (d. 1973 )
- 1894 - Pola Negri , Polish actress (d. 1987 )
- 1894 - ZaSu Pitts , American actress (d. 1963 )
- 1897 - Marion Davies , American actress (d. 1961 )
- 1901 - Ngo Dinh Diem , President of South Vietnam (d. 1963 )
- 1905 - Anna May Wong , American actress (d. 1961 )
- 1907 - Ray Milland , Welsh actor (d. 1986 )
- 1909 - Victor Borge , Danish entertainer and humorist (d. 2000 )
- 1911 - John Sturges , American director (d. 1982 )
- 1912 - Armand Lohikoski , Finnish director (d. 2005 )
- 1916 - Betty Furness , American actress and consumer activist (d. 1994 )
- 1917 - Roger W. Straus, Jr. , American publisher (d. 2004 )
- 1920 - Renato Carosone , Italian musician and singer (d. 2001 )
- 1924 - Nell Rankin , American soprano (d. 2005 )
- 1924 - Hank Stram , American football coach and broadcaster (d. 2005 )
- 1926 - George Martin , English producer of The Beatles ' records
- 1929 - Sergio Leone , Italian director (d. 1989 )
- 1930 - Robert Loggia , American actor
- 1932 - Dabney Coleman , American actor
- 1932 - Coo Coo Marlin , American race car driver (d. 2005 )
- 1936 - Georgina Spelvin , pornographic actress
- 1939 - Bobby Hull , Canadian hockey player
- 1941 - Van Dyke Parks , American musician, composer
- 1942 - John Thaw , British actor (d. 2002 )
- 1945 - Stephen Stills , American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- 1946 - John Paul Jones , English bassist ( Led Zeppelin )
- 1946 - Cissy King , American dancer and singer, '' The Lawrence Welk Show ''
- 1946 - Victoria Principal , American actress
- 1952 - Jim Ross , professional wrestling announcer
- 1956 - Mel Gibson , Australian actor and director
- 1957 - Bojan Križ , Slovenian skier
- 1959 - Rafael Arraiz Venezuelan writer
- 1960 - Joan Chen , Chinese actress
- 1966 - Martin Galway , Northern Ireland composer
- 1969 - Michael Schumacher , German race car driver
- 1975 - Jason Marsden , American actor
- 1975 - Danica McKellar , American actress
- 1975 - Thomas Bangalter , French DJ ( Daft Punk )
- 1976 - Nicholas Gonzalez , American actor
- 1977 - Lee Bowyer , English footballer
- 1978 - Mike York , American ice hockey player
- 1980 - David Tyree , American football player
- 1981 - Eli Manning , American football player
- 1982 - Park Ji-yoon , Korean pop singer
- 1989 - Alex D. Linz , American actor
Deaths
- 722 - Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661 )
- 1322 - King Philip V Of France (b. 1293 )
- 1437 - Catherine Of Valois , wife of Henry V Of England (b. 1401 )
- 1543 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo , Portuguese explorer (b. 1499 )
- 1641 - Jeremiah Horrocks , English astronomer
- 1656 - Mathieu Molé , French statesman (b. 1584 )
- 1670 - George Monck, 1st Duke Of Albemarle , English soldier (b. 1608 )
- 1690 - Hillel Ben Naphtali Zevi , Lithuanian rabbi (b. 1615 )
- 1779 - Claude Bourgelat , French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712 )
- 1785 - Baldassare Galuppi , Italian composer (b. 1706 )
- 1795 - Josiah Wedgwood , English potter (b. 1730 )
- 1826 - Louis Gabriel Suchet , French marshal (b. 1770 )
- 1875 - Pierre Larousse , French editor and encyclopedist (b. 1817 )
- 1923 - Jaroslav Hasek , Czech novelist (b. 1883 )
- 1927 - Carle David Tolmé Runge , German physicist (b. 1856 )
- 1933 - Wilhelm Cuno , Chancellor Of Germany (b. 1876 )
- 1933 - Jack Pickford , Canadian actor (b. 1896 )
- 1945 - Edgar Cayce , American psychic (b. 1877 )
- 1945 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski , Polish writer (b. 1879 )
- 1946 - William Joyce , American Nazi propagandist (executed) (b. 1906 )
- 1950 - Emil Jannings , Swiss actor (b. 1884 )
- 1956 - Alexander Gretchaninov , Russian composer (b. 1864 )
- 1956 - Joseph Wirth , Chancellor Of Germany (b. 1876 )
- 1963 - Jack Carson , Canadian actor (b. 1910 )
- 1967 - Mary Garden , Scottish soprano (b. 1874 )
- 1967 - Jack Ruby , American killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (b. 1911 )
- 1979 - Conrad Hilton , American hotelier (b. 1887 )
- 1980 - Joy Adamson , Czech conservationist and author (b. 1910 )
- 1981 - Princess Alice Of Albany (b. 1883 )
- 1988 - Rose Ausländer , German poet (b. 1901 )
- 1992 - Dame Judith Anderson , Australian actress (b. 1897 )
- 2001 - José Greco , Italian-born flamenco dancer (b. 1918 )
- 2002 - Esquivel , Mexican band leader and composer (b. 1918 )
- 2002 - Freddy Heineken , Dutch beer executive (b. 1923 )
- 2003 - Sid Gillman , American football coach (b. 1911 )
- 2004 - Leon Wagner , baseball player (b. 1934 )
- 2005 - Koo Chen-fu , Chinese negotiator (b. 1917 )
- 2005 - JN Dixit , Indian government official (b. 1936 )
- 2005 - Will Eisner , American comic book artist (b. 1917 )
- 2006 - Bill Skate , Prime Minister Of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954 )
Holidays and observances
External links
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