January 3rd, 1543

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Born on January 3rd, 1543 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 3rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 3rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1543)

Born on January 3rd, 1543

Weekday

Sunday

January 3rd, 1543 was a Sunday.

Age

481

People born on January 3rd, 1543 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 481 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1542 - January 20th, 1543

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 206 days, exactly on November 16th, 2024, people who were born on January 3rd, 1543 will be 176,000 days old!

175,794 Days

25,113 Weeks

5,775 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

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?

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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

Gu Jun

Chinese badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

Johann Georg Büsch

German mathematician

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

Wilhelm Pieck

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

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

Johannes von Müller

Swiss historian (1752–1809)

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

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

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

Jérémie Boga

Ivorian and French footballer

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

Sergio Leone

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

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

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

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

Justin Paul

American theater and television composer and lyricist

*January 3rd, 1985, Westport

Gian Girolamo Albani

Italian cardinal (1509-1591)

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

Dominic Wood

English magician

*January 3rd, 1978, Exeter

Amaia

Spanish singer

*January 3rd, 1999, Pamplona

Same year
Born in 1543

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)

*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle

Claudio Acquaviva

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome

Hartmann Pistoris

German jurist (1543-1603)

*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig

Kanō Eitoku

Japanese artist (1543-1590)

*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine from 1545

*February 18th, 1543, Nancy †May 14th, 1608, Nancy

John Still

Bishop of Bath and Wells in Somerset, England

*November 30th, 1543, Grantham †January 1st, 1608, Wells

Dorothea van Saksen-Lauenburg

(1543-1586)

*March 11th, 1543, Lüneburg †April 5th, 1586, Herzberg am Harz

Valentin Schindler

Lutheran Hebraist and professor of the University of Wittenberg, where he was an important teacher of the Hebrew language

*February 14th, 1543, Oederan †June 11th, 1604, Helmstedt

Christine of Hesse

Duchess Consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*June 29th, 1543, Kassel †May 13th, 1604, Kiel

Johann Yetzeler

(1543-1622)

*January 1st, 1543, Schaffhausen †January 1st, 1622, Schaffhausen

Lettice Knollys

English noblewoman

*November 8th, 1543, Rotherfield Greys †December 25th, 1634, Drayton Bassett

Sharaf Khan Bidlisi

Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)

*February 25th, 1543, Bitlis †January 1st, 1603, Bitlis

François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières

Marshal of France (1543-1626)

*April 1st, 1543, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur †September 21st, 1626, Valence

John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern

German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern (1543-1592)

*March 7th, 1543, Simmern †January 16th, 1592, Heidelberg

Giovanni Bembo

Doge of Venice (1543-1618)

*August 21st, 1543, Venice †March 16th, 1618, Venice

Petrus Albinus

German professor, father of Saxon historiography

*June 28th, 1543, Schneeberg †July 31st, 1598, Dresden

Antonio Archilei

Italian singer, composer and luth player

*March 12th, 1543, Albano Laziale †January 1st, 1612, Florence

Nathanael Chytraeus

German historian and theologian

*January 1st, 1543, Menzingen †January 1st, 1598, Bremen

Johann Lange

*September 4th, 1543, Wesselburen †November 17th, 1616, Kamenz

Àngela Margarida Prat

*October 26th, 1543, Manresa †December 24th, 1608

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 3rd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

III.I.MDXLIII

3.1.1543

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XL = 40

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1543 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1543

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January 3rd, 1543

Born on January 3rd, 1543

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 175,000 days old!

175,794 Days

25,113 Weeks

5,775 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 3rd?

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.

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

American Revolutionary War: American forces under General George Washington defeated British troops at the Battle of Princeton.

The first issue of Berlingske (front page pictured), Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, was published.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw destroyed Almaty in Russian Turkestan.

Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes.

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?

Same year Born in 1543

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 3rd

Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d'état (Burkina Faso)

Daniel of Padua

Genevieve

Holy Name of Jesus

Kuriakose Elias Chavara (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)

Pope Anterus

William Passavant (Episcopal Church)

January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Ministry of Religious Affairs Day (Indonesia)

Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan)

The tenth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

3.1.1543

Legend

Leap year

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Date of birth

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!

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

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

Same year
Born in 1543

Calendar
January 1543

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53					1	2	3
54	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
55	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
56	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
57	25	26	27	28	29	30	31