January 3rd, 1943

Born on January 3rd, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on January 3rd, 1943

77

Horacio Serpa

Colombian politician

*January 3rd, 1943, Bucaramanga †October 31st, 2020, Bucaramanga

81

Selda Alkor

Turkish actress

*January 3rd, 1943, Konya

81

Denis Badré

French politician

*January 3rd, 1943, Pontarlier

81

Michael Zager

American musician and record producer

*January 3rd, 1943, Passaic

81

Mouloud Hamrouche

Algerian politician

*January 3rd, 1943, El Harrouch

81

Heinz Karl Gruber

Austrian composer

*January 3rd, 1943, Vienna

56

Reinhold Massag

German actor (1943-1999)

*January 3rd, 1943, Jablonec nad Nisou †June 11th, 1999, Malsch

81

James Moran

American astrophysicist

*January 3rd, 1943, Plainfield

73

Ken Barrie

British actor and musician (1933-2016)

*January 3rd, 1943, Tunstall †July 29th, 2016, Uxbridge

71

Hans-Joachim Prinz

German association football player (1943-2015)

*January 3rd, 1943, Elster †November 30th, 2014

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Who's birthday is on January 3rd?

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

49

Gu Jun

Chinese badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

60

John Thaw

British actor (1942–2002)

*January 3rd, 1942, Longsight †February 21st, 2002, Luckington

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

68

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

80

Raewyn Connell

Australian sociologist (1944-)

*January 3rd, 1944, Sydney

87

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

82

John Bennett Perry

American actor

*January 3rd, 1942, Williamstown

53

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

60

Sergio Leone

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

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

81

László Sólyom

Politician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023)

*January 3rd, 1942, Pécs †October 8th, 2023, Budapest

76

Manfred Kokot

East German sprinter

*January 3rd, 1948, Templin

72

Doreen Massey

British social scientist and geographer (b.1944)

*January 3rd, 1944, Manchester †March 11th, 2016, Kilburn

47

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

83

Van Dyke Parks

American musician

*January 3rd, 1941, Hattiesburg

66

Patricia Anthony

American science fiction writer

*January 3rd, 1947, San Antonio †August 2nd, 2013

78

John Paul Jones

British bassist

*January 3rd, 1946, Sidcup

72

Gianfranco Fini

Italian politician (born 1952)

*January 3rd, 1952, Bologna

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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