January 3rd, 1522

Born on January 3rd, 1522

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 536 days, exactly on October 12th, 2025, people who were born on January 3rd, 1522 will be 184,000 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 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

72

Johann Georg Büsch

German mathematician

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

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

57

Johannes von Müller

Swiss historian (1752–1809)

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

82

Gian Girolamo Albani

Italian cardinal (1509-1591)

*January 3rd, 1509, Bergamo †April 25th, 1591, Rome

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

79

Hermann von Weinsberg

German writer (1518-1597)

*January 3rd, 1518, Cologne †March 23rd, 1597, Cologne

79

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice

39

Justin Paul

American theater and television composer and lyricist

*January 3rd, 1985, Westport

46

Dominic Wood

English magician

*January 3rd, 1978, Exeter

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45

Lamoral, Count of Egmont

General and statesman in Flanders (1522-1568)

*November 18th, 1522, County of Hainaut †June 5th, 1568, City of Brussels

34

Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1527-1553)

*March 28th, 1522, Ansbach †January 8th, 1557, Pforzheim

52

Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Princess and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1522-1575)

*July 13th, 1522, Kraków †May 28th, 1575, Schöningen

43

Lodovico Ferrari

Italian mathematician (1522-1565)

*February 2nd, 1522, Bologna †October 5th, 1565, Bologna

82

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522-1605)

*September 11th, 1522, Bologna †May 4th, 1605, Bologna

63

Margaret of Parma

Italian noble (1522-1586)

*July 5th, 1522, Oudenaarde †January 18th, 1586, Ortona

74

Joachim von Beust

German judge and author (1522-1597)

*April 19th, 1522, Möckern †February 4th, 1597, Planitz

42

Miyoshi Nagayoshi

Japanese samurai and daimyo who was lord of the Miyoshi clan during the Sengoku period

*March 10th, 1522, Yamashiro Province †August 10th, 1564, Iimoriyama Castle

74

Gabriele Paleotti

Italian cardinal

*October 4th, 1522, Bologna †July 22nd, 1597, Rome

23

Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans

French duke

*January 22nd, 1522, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 9th, 1545, Forest-Montiers

28

Charles II de Croÿ

2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd Prince of Chimay and 3rd Count of Beaumont

*July 31st, 1522, Quiévrain †June 24th, 1551, Quiévrain

65

Michael Beuther

German historian (1522-1587)

*October 18th, 1522, Karlstadt am Main †October 27th, 1587, Strasbourg

67

Catherine of Ricci

Italian Dominican Tertiary Religious Sister

*April 23rd, 1522, Florence †February 1st, 1590, Prato

66

Lampert Distelmeyer

German jurist

*February 22nd, 1522, Leipzig †October 12th, 1588, Berlin

54

Heinrich Salmuth

German theologian

*March 2nd, 1522, Schweinfurt †March 20th, 1576, Leipzig

49

Udai Singh II

King of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur (1522-1572)

*August 4th, 1522, Chittorgarh †February 28th, 1572, Gogunda

79

Albert de Gondi

Marshal of France

*November 4th, 1522, Florence †April 12th, 1602, Paris

63

Martin Chemnitz

Lutheran theologian and reformer

*November 9th, 1522, Treuenbrietzen †April 8th, 1586, Brunswick

49

John Jewel

English clergyman and bishop

*May 24th, 1522, Devon †September 23rd, 1571, Monkton Farleigh

68

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert

Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and theologian (1522-1590)

*January 1st, 1522, Amsterdam †October 29th, 1590, Gouda

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1522 is a normal year and no leap year.

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