January 3rd, 1382

Born on January 3rd, 1382

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 234,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 399 days, exactly on June 1st, 2025, people who were born on January 3rd, 1382 will be 235,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 under General George Washington defeated British troops at the Battle of Princeton.

January 3rd, 1749

The first issue of Berlingske (front page pictured), 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

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

January 3rd, 2009

The cryptocurrency network of bitcoin was created when Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first block of the chain.

January 3rd, 2002

Israeli forces seized MV Karine A, which was carrying 50 tonnes of smuggled weapons on behalf of the Palestinian National 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, 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.

January 3rd, 1911

An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw destroyed Almaty in Russian Turkestan.

January 3rd, 2023

Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes.

January 3rd, 2020

Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 3rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 3rd?

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

49

Gu Jun

Chinese badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

68

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

53

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

84

Wilhelm Pieck

German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)

*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, Berlin

72

Johann Georg Büsch

German mathematician

*January 3rd, 1728, Altenmedingen †August 5th, 1800, Hamburg

57

Johannes von Müller

Swiss historian (1752–1809)

*January 3rd, 1752, Schaffhausen †May 29th, 1809, Kassel

47

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

87

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

*January 3rd, 1935, Riga †November 30th, 2022, Hamburg

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

27

Jérémie Boga

Ivorian and French footballer

*January 3rd, 1997, 4th arrondissement of Marseille

60

Sergio Leone

Italian film director, screenwriter and producer (1929-1989)

*January 3rd, 1929, Rome †April 30th, 1989, Rome

39

Justin Paul

American theater and television composer and lyricist

*January 3rd, 1985, Westport

46

Dominic Wood

English magician

*January 3rd, 1978, Exeter

25

Amaia

Spanish singer

*January 3rd, 1999, Pamplona

29

Jisoo

South Korean singer and actress (born 1995)

*January 3rd, 1995, Grupo

58

Christophe Castaner

French lawyer and politician

*January 3rd, 1966, Ollioules

90

George Martin

English record producer (1926–2016)

*January 3rd, 1926, Highbury †March 8th, 2016, Coleshill

91

Victor Borge

Danish comedian and pianist (1909–2000)

*January 3rd, 1909, Copenhagen †December 23rd, 2000, Greenwich

94

Gordon Moore

American businessman (1929–2023)

*January 3rd, 1929, San Francisco †March 24th, 2023, Waimea

67

Dave Dobbyn

New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer

*January 3rd, 1957, Auckland

47

Osip Mandelstam

Russian poet and essayist (1891-1938)

*January 3rd, 1891, Warsaw †December 27th, 1938

90

Pola Negri

Polish actress (1897-1987)

*January 3rd, 1897, Lipno †August 1st, 1987, San Antonio

68

Jean Baptiste Treilhard

French judge and diplomat (1742-1810)

*January 3rd, 1742, Brive-la-Gaillarde †December 5th, 1810, Paris

24

Leandro Barreiro

Luxembourgian association football player

*January 3rd, 2000, Erpeldange

60

John Thaw

British actor (1942–2002)

*January 3rd, 1942, Longsight †February 21st, 2002, Luckington

72

Gianfranco Fini

Italian politician (born 1952)

*January 3rd, 1952, Bologna

84

Clement Attlee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951

*January 3rd, 1883, London Borough of Wandsworth †October 8th, 1967, Westminster Hospital

76

Manfred Kokot

East German sprinter

*January 3rd, 1948, Templin

56

George B. Seitz

American film director, producer and screenwriter (1888-1944)

*January 3rd, 1888, Boston †July 8th, 1944, Hollywood

36

Jonny Evans

Northern Irish association football player (born 1988)

*January 3rd, 1988, Belfast

50

Alessandro Petacchi

Italian road bicycle racer

*January 3rd, 1974, La Spezia

49

Jason Marsden

American actor

*January 3rd, 1975, Providence

28

Florence Pugh

British actress

*January 3rd, 1996, Oxford

74

Rob Robbers

Dutch rower

*January 3rd, 1950, Balikpapan

27

Harry Elkins Widener

American book collector (1885-1912)

*January 3rd, 1885, Philadelphia †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

64

William Mervyn

British actor (1912-1976)

*January 3rd, 1912, Nairobi †August 6th, 1976, London

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Public holidays on January 3rd

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1382 is a normal year and no leap year.

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