January 3rd, 1976

Born on January 3rd, 1976

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What happened on January 3rd, 1976?

January 3rd, 1976

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Covenant_on_Economic,_Social_and_Cultural_Rights

January 3rd, 1976

The multilateral International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, part of the International Bill of Human Rights, came into effect.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Covenant_on_Economic,_Social_and_Cultural_Rights

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 commanded by George Washington defeated British troops at the Battle of Princeton (depicted).

January 3rd, 1749

The first issue of Berlingske, 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

Decius ordered all people in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods, resulting in widespread persecution of Christians.

January 3rd, 1990

United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, the deposed strongman of Panama, surrendered to American forces outside the apostolic nunciature in Panama City.

January 3rd, 1941

Second World War: As part of Operation Compass, Australian and United Kingdom forces attacked Italian forces at the Battle of Bardia in Egypt.

January 3rd, 2026

The United States launches a military operation in Venezuela, capturing president Nicolás Maduro (pictured) and his wife.

January 3rd, 2002

Second Intifada: Israeli forces seized MV Karine A, which was carrying 50 tons of smuggled weapons on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

January 3rd, 1973

CBS announced the sale of the New York Yankees professional baseball team to a group of investors headed by American businessman George Steinbrenner.

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.

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

Born on January 3rd, 1976

50

Satya Oblet

French model

*January 3rd, 1976, Pondicherry

50

Daniel Hendler

Uruguayan actor and director

*January 3rd, 1976, Montevideo

50

Nicholas Gonzalez

American actor

*January 3rd, 1976, San Antonio

50

Angela Yee

American radio personality

*January 3rd, 1976, East Flatbush

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49

Abiy Ahmed

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

50

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

50

Damien Leith

Irish-Australian singer–songwriter

*January 18th, 1976, Dublin

50

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

50

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

50

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

50

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

49

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

50

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

49

Giorgio Galimberti

Italian tennis player

*September 5th, 1976, Milan

50

Daniel Ernemann

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1976, Amberg

50

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

50

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

50

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Castleknock

49

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

50

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

49

Ryan Kwanten

Australian actor and comedian (born 1976)

*November 28th, 1976, Sydney

49

Ronaldo

Brazilian former association football player (born 1976)

*September 22nd, 1976, Itaguaí

50

Patrick Vieira

French association football manager (born 1976)

*June 23rd, 1976, Dakar

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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