January 3rd, 1969

Born on January 3rd, 1969

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, 1969

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

55

Marie Darrieussecq

French writer

*January 3rd, 1969, Bayonne

55

James Carter

American musician

*January 3rd, 1969, Detroit

55

Lorenzo Fertitta

American entrepreneur

*January 3rd, 1969, Las Vegas

55

Matheus Nachtergaele

Brazilian actor

*January 3rd, 1969, São Paulo

55

John Ales

American actor

*January 3rd, 1969, Los Angeles

55

Adrián Dárgelos

Argentinian singer

*January 3rd, 1969, Monte Chingolo

55

Antonio Birabent

Argentine actor

*January 3rd, 1969, Buenos Aires

55

Gerda Weissensteiner

Italian bobsledder and luger

*January 3rd, 1969, Bolzano

55

Ingo Brosch

German actor

*January 3rd, 1969, Stadthagen

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

53

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

49

Gu Jun

Chinese badminton player

*January 3rd, 1975, Wuxi

58

Christophe Castaner

French lawyer and politician

*January 3rd, 1966, Ollioules

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

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

47

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

74

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

46

Dominic Wood

English magician

*January 3rd, 1978, Exeter

54

Lee Il-hwa

South Korean actress

*January 3rd, 1970, Yeongyang County

39

Justin Paul

American theater and television composer and lyricist

*January 3rd, 1985, Westport

50

Alessandro Petacchi

Italian road bicycle racer

*January 3rd, 1974, La Spezia

49

Jason Marsden

American actor

*January 3rd, 1975, Providence

29

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

American-Jordanian basketball player

*January 3rd, 1995, Chester

32

Delphine Wespiser

Miss France 2012, contestant in Miss World 2012

*January 3rd, 1992, Mulhouse

27

Jérémie Boga

Ivorian and French footballer

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

87

Meinhard von Gerkan

German architect (1935–2022)

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

56

Tine Van den Brande

Belgian actress and politician

*January 3rd, 1968, Ghent

60

Sergio Leone

Italian filmmaker (1929-1989)

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

84

Wilhelm Pieck

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

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

Same year
Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

55

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

55

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

55

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

55

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

55

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

55

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

55

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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