January 3rd, 1949

Born on January 3rd, 1949

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What happened on January 3rd, 1949?

January 3rd, 1949

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangko_Sentral_ng_Pilipinas

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, 1949

16

Sylvia Likens

American torture and murder victim

*January 3rd, 1949, Lebanon †October 26th, 1965, Indianapolis

34

Marc Porel

Swiss-French actor

*January 3rd, 1949, Lausanne †August 15th, 1983, Casablanca

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

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

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

68

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

76

Manfred Kokot

East German sprinter

*January 3rd, 1948, Templin

74

Rob Robbers

Dutch rower

*January 3rd, 1950, Balikpapan

72

Gianfranco Fini

Italian politician (born 1952)

*January 3rd, 1952, Bologna

53

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

87

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

66

Patricia Anthony

American science fiction writer

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

47

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

60

Sergio Leone

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

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

60

John Thaw

British actor (1942–2002)

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

67

Dave Dobbyn

New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer

*January 3rd, 1957, Auckland

78

John Paul Jones

British bassist

*January 3rd, 1946, Sidcup

80

Raewyn Connell

Australian sociologist (1944-)

*January 3rd, 1944, Sydney

72

Jim Ross

American professional wrestling commentator, professional wrestling referee, and restaurateur

*January 3rd, 1952, Fort Bragg

68

Hans Heinrich Driftmann

German entrepreneur

*January 3rd, 1948, Bückeburg †April 26th, 2016, Elmshorn

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on January 3rd, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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