January 3rd, 1955

Born on January 3rd, 1955

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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, 1955

69

Willy T. Ribbs

American racecar driver

*January 3rd, 1955, San Jose

69

Hal Rayle

American actor

*January 3rd, 1955, Manhattan Beach

69

Petr Malý

Researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9101-9548)

*January 3rd, 1955, Prague

69

Denis Walter

Australian radio announcer

*January 3rd, 1955, Geelong

69

Michel Salesse

French fencer

*January 3rd, 1955, Algiers

69

Éric Marty

French academic

*January 3rd, 1955, Paris

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

68

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

49

Gu Jun

Chinese badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

67

Dave Dobbyn

New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer

*January 3rd, 1957, Auckland

53

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

72

Gianfranco Fini

Italian politician (born 1952)

*January 3rd, 1952, Bologna

47

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

87

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

74

Rob Robbers

Dutch rower

*January 3rd, 1950, Balikpapan

58

Christophe Castaner

French lawyer and politician

*January 3rd, 1966, Ollioules

60

Sergio Leone

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

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

76

Manfred Kokot

East German sprinter

*January 3rd, 1948, Templin

72

Jim Ross

American professional wrestling commentator, professional wrestling referee, and restaurateur

*January 3rd, 1952, Fort Bragg

27

Jérémie Boga

Ivorian and French footballer

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

46

Dominic Wood

English magician

*January 3rd, 1978, Exeter

39

Justin Paul

American theater and television composer and lyricist

*January 3rd, 1985, Westport

60

John Thaw

British actor (1942–2002)

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

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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