January 3rd, 1525

Born on January 3rd, 1525

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 630 days, exactly on January 16th, 2026, people who were born on January 3rd, 1525 will be 183,000 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

72

Johann Georg Büsch

German mathematician

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

84

Wilhelm Pieck

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

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

53

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

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

82

Gian Girolamo Albani

Italian cardinal (1509-1591)

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

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

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

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

72

David Peifer

German jurist (1530-1602)

*January 3rd, 1530, Leipzig †February 2nd, 1602, Dresden

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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37

Lelio Sozzini

Italian theologian

*January 29th, 1525, Siena †May 4th, 1562, Zürich

84

Carolus Clusius

Flemish doctor and botanist (1526–1609)

*February 19th, 1525, Arras †April 4th, 1609, Leiden

47

Rafael Bombelli

Italian mathematician

*November 30th, 1525, Borgo Panigale †November 30th, 1572, Rome

58

Afife Nurbanu Sultan

Haseki Sultan and legal wife of Selim II, mother of Murad III

*January 1st, 1525, Paros †December 7th, 1583, Istanbul

77

Caspar Peucer

German physician (1525-1602)

*January 6th, 1525, Bautzen †September 25th, 1602, Dessau

61

Juraj Drašković

Catholic cardinal

*February 5th, 1525, Bilina, Croatia †January 31st, 1587, Vienna

61

Giuliano Gosellini

Italian poet (1525-1587)

*March 12th, 1525, Rome †February 13th, 1587, Milan

70

Rocco Guerrini

Italian architect and military engineer (1525-1596)

*December 24th, 1525, Marradi †December 22nd, 1596, Spandau

49

Ulrich Sitzinger

German jurist

*April 11th, 1525, Worms †October 31st, 1574, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

72

Caspar Cruciger the Younger

German theologian

*March 19th, 1525, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 16th, 1597, Kassel

58

Steven Borough

English navigator

*September 25th, 1525, Devon †July 12th, 1584, Chatham

50

John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*December 23rd, 1525, Güstrow †February 12th, 1576, Schwerin

63

Tilemann Stella

German librarian, mathematician, cartographer, astronomer and geodesist

*April 15th, 1525, Siegen †February 18th, 1589, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

58

Ulrich Fugger

(1526-1584)

*November 30th, 1525, Augsburg †November 30th, 1583, Heidelberg

72

Jacques Goyon de Matignon

French politician

*September 26th, 1525, Lonrai †July 27th, 1598, Lesparre-Médoc

60

Peter Agricola

German Renaissance humanist, educator, classical scholar and theologian, diplomat and statesman

*June 29th, 1525, Holzheim †July 22nd, 1585, Randersacker

41

Justus Jonas der Jüngere

German jurist, politician and diplomat (1525-1567)

*December 3rd, 1525, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †June 28th, 1567, Copenhagen

74

Tadeáš Hájek

Czech astronomist and mathematician

*December 1st, 1525, Prague †September 1st, 1600, Prague

49

Georg Cracow

German lawyer and politician (1525-1575)

*November 7th, 1525, Szczecin †March 17th, 1575, Leipzig

73

Urban of Trennbach

Austrian prince-bishop

*May 10th, 1525, Sankt Martin im Innkreis †August 9th, 1598, Passau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1525 is a normal year and no leap year.

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