January 3rd, 1829

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Born on January 3rd, 1829 – 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 1829)

Born on January 3rd, 1829

Weekday

Saturday

January 3rd, 1829 was a Saturday.

Age

195

People born on January 3rd, 1829 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 195 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1828 - January 20th, 1829

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 665 days, exactly on February 19th, 2026, people who were born on January 3rd, 1829 will be 72,000 days old!

71,335 Days

10,190 Weeks

2,343 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on January 3rd, 1829

Konrad Duden

German philologist (1829-1911)

*January 3rd, 1829, Gut Bossigt †August 1st, 1911, Sonnenberg

August Blaas

German politician (1829-1900)

*January 3rd, 1829, Schleswig †April 30th, 1900, Heide

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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

Wilhelm Pieck

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

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

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

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

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

Johannes von Müller

Swiss historian (1752–1809)

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

Cesare Bonelli

Italian politician (1821-1904)

*January 3rd, 1821, Turin †October 1st, 1904, Orvieto

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

Johann Georg Büsch

German mathematician

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

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

Sergio Leone

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

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

Robert Whitehead

English engineer

*January 3rd, 1823, Bolton †November 14th, 1905, Shrivenham

William Nylander

Finnish lichenologist and entomologist (1822-1899)

*January 3rd, 1822, Oulu †March 29th, 1899, Paris

Jérémie Boga

Ivorian and French footballer

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

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

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

Clement Attlee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951

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

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Born in 1829

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

German geologist

*April 30th, 1829, Esslingen am Neckar †July 18th, 1884, Vienna

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

Auguste Beernaert

Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912)

*July 26th, 1829, Ostend †October 6th, 1912, Lucerne

Carl Schurz

Union Army general, politician (1829-1906)

*March 2nd, 1829, Liblar †May 14th, 1906, New York City

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

Manuel Tamayo y Baus

Spanish dramatist

*September 15th, 1829, Madrid †June 20th, 1898, Madrid

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer and conductor

*November 16th, 1829, Ofatinți †November 8th, 1894, Petergof

Camillo Walzel

German librettist (1829-1895)

*February 11th, 1829, Magdeburg †March 17th, 1895, Vienna

Carl Frederik Tietgen

Danish businessman

*March 19th, 1829, Odense †October 19th, 1901, Copenhagen

Geronimo

Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)

*June 16th, 1829, Gila River †February 17th, 1909, Fort Sill

Alfred Brehm

German naturalist (1829-1884)

*February 2nd, 1829, Renthendorf †November 11th, 1884, Renthendorf

Levi Strauss

German-Jewish-born American businessman

*February 26th, 1829, Buttenheim †September 26th, 1902, San Francisco

Juan Facundo Riaño y Montero

*November 24th, 1829, Granada †February 27th, 1901, Madrid

Asaph Hall

American astronomer (*1829 – †1907)

*October 15th, 1829, Goshen †November 22nd, 1907, Annapolis

August Kekulé

German organic chemist

*September 7th, 1829, Darmstadt †July 13th, 1896, Bonn

Robert Lowry

32nd governor of Mississippi

*March 10th, 1829, Chesterfield County †January 19th, 1910, Jackson

Thomas Hill

American painter (1829–1908)

*September 11th, 1829, West Midlands †June 30th, 1908, Madera County

Carl von Hänisch

German officer (1829-1908)

*January 4th, 1829, Racibórz †September 5th, 1908, Charlottenburg

Catherine Booth

Mother of The Salvation Army

*January 17th, 1829, Ashbourne †October 4th, 1890, Clacton-on-Sea

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.MDCCCXXIX

3.1.1829

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1829 is a normal year and no leap year.

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

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January 3rd, 1829

Born on January 3rd, 1829

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 71,000 days old!

71,335 Days

10,190 Weeks

2,343 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

Born on January 3rd, 1829

German philologist (1829-1911)

German politician (1829-1900)

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

Same year Born in 1829

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

3.1.1829

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