January 3rd, 1493

Born on January 3rd, 1493

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 194,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 122 days, exactly on November 25th, 2026, people who were born on January 3rd, 1493 will be 195,000 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 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1493

37

Maximilian Sforza

Duke of Milan

*January 25th, 1493, Milan †June 4th, 1530, Paris

71

Osanna of Cattaro

Dominican visionary and anchoress

*November 25th, 1493, Kotor †April 27th, 1565, Kotor

56

Wilhelm IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria

*November 13th, 1493, Munich †March 7th, 1550, Munich

75

Bernardo Tasso

Italian poet

*November 11th, 1493, Bergamo †September 5th, 1569, Mantua

75

Nicolaus Olahus

Roman Catholic archbishop

*January 10th, 1493, Sibiu †January 15th, 1568, Trnava

74

Anne de Montmorency

First Duke of Montmorency

*March 15th, 1493, Chantilly †November 12th, 1567, Paris

59

Olaus Petri

Clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden

*January 6th, 1493, Örebro †April 19th, 1552, Storkyrkoförsamlingen

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1493 is a normal year and no leap year.

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