January 3rd, 1248

Born on January 3rd, 1248

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 284,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 638 days, exactly on April 23rd, 2028, people who were born on January 3rd, 1248 will be 285,000 days old!

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What happened on January 3rd?

January 3rd, 1888

The 36-inch (91 cm) refracting telescope (pictured) at the Lick Observatory near San Jose, California, the largest in the world until 1897, was used for the first time.

January 3rd, 1833

With the arrival of two British naval ships at the Falkland Islands, the United Kingdom re-asserted sovereignty there.

January 3rd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces commanded by George Washington defeated British troops at the Battle of Princeton (depicted).

January 3rd, 1749

The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, was published.

January 3rd, 1521

Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, excommunicating Martin Luther for refusing to retract 41 alleged errors found in his 95 Theses and other writings.

January 3rd, 0250

Decius ordered all people in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods, resulting in widespread persecution of Christians.

January 3rd, 1990

United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, the deposed strongman of Panama, surrendered to American forces outside the apostolic nunciature in Panama City.

January 3rd, 1941

Second World War: As part of Operation Compass, Australian and United Kingdom forces attacked Italian forces at the Battle of Bardia in Egypt.

January 3rd, 2026

The United States launches a military operation in Venezuela, capturing president Nicolás Maduro (pictured) and his wife.

January 3rd, 2002

Second Intifada: Israeli forces seized MV Karine A, which was carrying 50 tons of smuggled weapons on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

January 3rd, 1976

The multilateral International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, part of the International Bill of Human Rights, came into effect.

January 3rd, 1973

CBS announced the sale of the New York Yankees professional baseball team to a group of investors headed by American businessman George Steinbrenner.

January 3rd, 1961

All 25 people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst civilian air accident when the aircraft crashed near Kvevlax.

January 3rd, 1938

The American health charity March of Dimes was founded as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to help raise money for polio research.

January 3rd, 1919

Emir Faisal of Iraq signed an agreement with Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann on the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East.

Public holidays on January 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 3rd.

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Leap year

Yes: 1248 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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