January 3rd, 1983

Born on January 3rd, 1983

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 125 days, exactly on October 24th, 2026, people who were born on January 3rd, 1983 will be 16,000 days old!

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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 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, 1976

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

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.

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.

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

Born on January 3rd, 1983

43

Katie McGrath

Irish actress

*January 3rd, 1983, Ashford

43

Jopay Paguia

Filipino actor, singer and dancer

*January 3rd, 1983, Manila

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Born in 1983

42

Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1983, Skagen

42

Loreen

Moroccan and Swedish singer and songwriter

*October 16th, 1983, Danderyd

42

Katrina Kaif

British-Indian actress (born 1983)

*July 16th, 1983, Hong Kong

42

Petya Nedelcheva

Bulgarian badminton player

*July 30th, 1983, Stara Zagora

43

John Lundvik

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

*January 27th, 1983, London

43

Kaisa Mäkäräinen

Finnish biathlete

*January 11th, 1983, Ristijärvi

43

Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen

Member of the Danish parliament

*May 4th, 1983, Brovst

42

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

43

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

43

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

43

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

43

Liisi Koikson

Estonian singer

*June 4th, 1983, Kilingi-Nõmme

43

Seth Sentry

Australian rapper

*January 4th, 1983, Sorrento

42

Philipp Lahm

German association football player

*November 11th, 1983, Munich

42

Matthias Mangiapane

*September 29th, 1983, Langen

43

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

42

Daniel Norgren

Swedish singer

*July 18th, 1983, Borås

42

Mila Kunis

American actress (born 1983)

*August 14th, 1983, Chernivtsi

43

Julius Onah

American film director

*February 10th, 1983, Makurdi

42

Andrew Garfield

British-American actor

*August 20th, 1983, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1983 is a normal year and no leap year.

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