January 3rd, 1985

Born on January 3rd, 1985

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, 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 bitcoin cryptocurrency network 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 twenty-five people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst civilian air accident when the plane 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

A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the operational involvement of Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary.

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, 1985

38

Justin Paul

American theater and television composer and lyricist

*January 3rd, 1985, Westport

38

Ashley Noel

American actress

*January 3rd, 1985, Farmington Hills

38

Leah Gibson

Actress

*January 3rd, 1985, Victoria

38

Chandelly Braz

Brazilian actress

*January 3rd, 1985, São Domingos do Prata

38

Nicole Beharie

American actress

*January 3rd, 1985, West Palm Beach

38

Kira Hurley

Canadian ice hockey player

*January 3rd, 1985, Toronto

38

Julia Levy-Boeken

French actress

*January 3rd, 1985, 14th arrondissement of Paris

38

John David Booty

American football player

*January 3rd, 1985, Shreveport

38

Jeananne Goossen

Canadian actress

*January 3rd, 1985, Toronto

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

54

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

20

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

73

Victoria Principal

American actress

*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

39

Will Tukuafu

American football player

*January 3rd, 1984, Salt Lake City

37

Steve McLendon

American football player

*January 3rd, 1986, Ozark

44

Gul Panag

Actress

*January 3rd, 1979, Chandigarh

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

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

46

Iliana Fox

Mexican actress

*January 3rd, 1977, England

37

Jenn Bostic

American counry singer-songwriter

*January 3rd, 1986, Philadelphia

45

Dominic Wood

English magician

*January 3rd, 1978, Exeter

45

Kimberley Locke

American singer-songwriter

*January 3rd, 1978, Hartsville

43

Telly Leung

American actor and musician

*January 3rd, 1980, New York City

35

Jonny Evans

Northern Irish association football player (born 1988)

*January 3rd, 1988, Belfast

28

Goo Hara

South Korean pop singer (1991–2019)

*January 3rd, 1991, Gwangju †November 24th, 2019, Cheongdam-dong

40

Katie McGrath

Irish actress

*January 3rd, 1983, Ashford

26

Jérémie Boga

Ivorian footballer

*January 3rd, 1997, Marseille

67

Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

43

David Tyree

American football wide receiver

*January 3rd, 1980, Livingston

37

Mihika Verma

Indian actress and model

*January 3rd, 1986, Mumbai

39

Kim Ha-eun

South Korean actress

*January 3rd, 1984, South Korea

Same year
Born in 1985

38

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

38

Oxxxymiron

Russian rapper

*January 31st, 1985, Saint Petersburg

38

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

38

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

38

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

38

Maria Kristin Yulianti

Indonesian badminton player

*June 25th, 1985, Tuban

38

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

38

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

33

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (1985–2019)

*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles

38

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

38

Virgil Soeroredjo

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1985, Paramaribo

37

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

38

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese footballer (born 1985)

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

38

Leona Lewis

British singer

*April 3rd, 1985, London

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

38

Mario Gómez

German association football player

*July 10th, 1985, Riedlingen

38

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

*June 30th, 1985, Baltimore

38

Mark Cavendish

British professional road racing cyclist

*May 21st, 1985, Douglas

38

Chris Froome

British cyclist (born 1985)

*May 20th, 1985, Nairobi

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Born on January 3rd, 1985
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1985 is a normal year and no leap year.

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