January 3rd, 1920

Born on January 3rd, 1920

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What happened on January 3rd, 1920?

January 3rd, 1920

Over 640 are killed after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Mexican states Puebla and Veracruz.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Xalapa_earthquake

What else 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.

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

Born on January 3rd, 1920

57

Siegfried Buback

Former Attorney General of Germany (1920-1977)

*January 3rd, 1920, Wilsdruff †April 7th, 1977, Karlsruhe

81

Renato Carosone

Italian musician; band leader, pianist, singer

*January 3rd, 1920, Naples †May 20th, 2001, Rome

68

Milan Srdoč

Serbian actor (1920-1988)

*January 3rd, 1920, Rijeka †January 7th, 1988, Belgrade

77

Pierre Petit

French cinematographer (1920-1997)

*January 3rd, 1920, Fontenay-Trésigny †September 22nd, 1997, Rueil-Malmaison

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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

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

49

Gu Jun

Chinese badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

60

Sergio Leone

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

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

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

76

Chetan Anand

Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director

*January 3rd, 1921, Lahore †July 6th, 1997, Mumbai

87

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

68

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

90

George Martin

English record producer (1926–2016)

*January 3rd, 1926, Highbury †March 8th, 2016, Coleshill

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

94

Gordon Moore

American businessman (1929–2023)

*January 3rd, 1929, San Francisco †March 24th, 2023, Waimea

91

Victor Borge

Danish comedian and pianist (1909–2000)

*January 3rd, 1909, Copenhagen †December 23rd, 2000, Greenwich

81

Marie Clay

New Zealand academic, educator, researcher (1926–2007)

*January 3rd, 1926, Wellington †April 13th, 2007, Auckland

47

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

97

Jean-Louis Koszul

French mathematician (1921-2018)

*January 3rd, 1921, Strasbourg †January 12th, 2018, Fontanil-Cornillon

81

Nell Rankin

Singer (1924-2005)

*January 3rd, 1924, Montgomery †January 13th, 2005, New York City

72

Bill Travers

British activist (1922-1994)

*January 3rd, 1922, Newcastle upon Tyne †March 29th, 1994, Dorking

64

William Mervyn

British actor (1912-1976)

*January 3rd, 1912, Nairobi †August 6th, 1976, London

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

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Public holidays on January 3rd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1920 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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