January 3

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January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 362 days remaining until the end of the year (363 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56). Perihelion, the point during the year when the Earth is closest to the Sun, occurs around this date.

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Events

1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.

1653 – By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.

1749 – Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.

1749 – The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.

1777 – American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.

1815 – Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.

1823 – Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.

1848 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia.

1861 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.

1868 – Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.

1870 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.

1871 – Battle of Bapaume, a battle in the Franco-Prussian war occurs.

1885 – Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop

1888 – The James Lick telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest refracting telescope in the world at the time.

1911 – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.

1911 – A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.

1913 – An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.

1919 – At the Paris Peace Conference, Emir Faisal I of Iraq signs an agreement with Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann on the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

1925 – Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.

1932 – Martial law is declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit Company.

1933 – Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.

1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1944 – World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

1945 – World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.

1946 – Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.

1947 – Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.

1949 – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.

1953 – Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.

1956 – A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.

1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.

1958 – The West Indies Federation is formed.

1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.

1961 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba over the latter's nationalization of American assets.

1961 – The SL-1 nuclear reactor is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities.

1961 – A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.

1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

1976 – International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights entered into force.

1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated.

1990 – Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.

1993 – In Moscow, Russia, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

1994 – More than seven million people from the former apartheid Homelands receive South African citizenship.

1999 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched.

2000 – Final daily Peanuts comic strip.

2002 – Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.

2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.

2009 – The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.

2015 – Boko Haram militants raze the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the 2015 Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.

Births

106 BC – Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (d. 43 BC)

169 – Lü Bu, Chinese general and warlord (d. 199)

1196 – Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)

1698 – Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter (d. 1782)

1710 – Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (d. 1796)

1719 – Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (d. 1773)

1722 – Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer (d. 1752)

1760 – Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler (d. 1799)

1775 – Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (d. 1863)

1778 – Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (d. 1861)

1793 – Lucretia Mott, American activist (d. 1880)

1802 – Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (d. 1898)

1803 – Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (d. 1857)

1806 – Henriette Sontag, German soprano and actress (d. 1854)

1810 – Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (d. 1897)

1816 – Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)

1819 – Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian-Scottish astronomer and academic (d. 1900)

1821 – Karel Dežman, Slovenian archaeologist, botanist, and politician, Mayor of Ljubljana (d. 1889)

1831 – Savitribai Phule, Indian poet, educator, and activist (d. 1897)

1836 – Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and rebel leader (d. 1867)

1840 – Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1889)

1855 – Hubert Bland, English businessman (d. 1914)

1861 – Ernest Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1899)

1861 – William Renshaw, English tennis player (d. 1904)

1862 – Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (d. 1939)

1865 – Henry Lytton, English actor (d. 1936)

1870 – Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author (d. 1946)

1873 – Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (d. 1957)

1875 – Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1950)

1876 – Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (d. 1960)

1877 – Josephine Hull, American actress (d. 1957)

1880 – Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer (d. 1960)

1883 – Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1967)

1883 – Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (d. 1963)

1884 – Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1948)

1885 – Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (d. 1912)

1886 – John Gould Fletcher, American poet and author (d. 1950)

1886 – Arthur Mailey, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)

1887 – August Macke, German-French painter (d. 1914)

1887 – Helen Parkhurst, American author and educator (d. 1973)

1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (d. 1973)

1894 – ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)

1895 – Boris Lyatoshinsky, Ukrainian composer and conductor (d. 1968)

1897 – Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (d. 1961)

1898 – Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (d. 1990)

1898 – Carlos Keller, Chilean historian, academic, and politician (d. 1974)

1900 – Donald J. Russell, American businessman (d. 1985)

1901 – Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)

1905 – Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (d. 1996)

1905 – Anna May Wong, American actress (d. 1961)

1907 – Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (d. 1986)

1909 – Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (d. 2000)

1910 – Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)

1911 – John Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1982)

1912 – Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (d. 1936)

1912 – Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2002)

1912 – Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)

1915 – Jack Levine, American painter and soldier (d. 2010)

1916 – Maxene Andrews, American singer (d. 1995)

1916 – Betty Furness, American actress and television journalist (d. 1994)

1916 – Fred Haas, American golfer (d. 2004)

1917 – Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)

1917 – Vernon A. Walters, American general and diplomat, 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2002)

1917 – Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (d. 2004)

1919 – Dorothy Morrison, American actress

1919 – Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (d. 1963)

1920 – Siegfried Buback, German lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Germany (d. 1977)

1920 – Renato Carosone, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2001)

1921 – Chetan Anand, Indian director and screenwriter (d. 1997)

1922 – Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)

1923 – Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (d. 2005)

1924 – Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (d. 2013)

1924 – André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 1997)

1924 – Nell Rankin, American soprano and educator (d. 2005)

1925 – Jill Balcon, English actress (d. 2009)

1926 – W. Michael Blumenthal, American economist and politician, 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury

1926 – George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (d. 2016)

1928 – Michael Barratt, English television host and announcer

1928 – Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (d. 2015)

1929 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)

1929 – Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor

1929 – Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation

1930 – Robert Loggia, American actor and director (d. 2015)

1931 – Yashawant Dinkar Phadke, Indian historian and activist (d. 2008)

1932 – Dabney Coleman, American actor

1932 – Eeles Landström, Finnish pole vaulter and politician

1933 – Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer

1933 – Anya Linden, English ballerina

1933 – Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author

1934 – Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2008)

1934 – Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

1935 – Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician

1936 – Michael Layard, English admiral

1937 – Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (d. 2014)

1938 – Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician

1938 – K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (d. 2006)

1939 – Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013)

1939 – Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player

1940 – Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (d. 2008)

1940 – Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2007)

1941 – Malcolm Dick, New Zealand rugby player

1942 – John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist (d. 2006)

1942 – John Thaw, English actor and producer (d. 2002)

1943 – Jarl Alfredius, Swedish journalist (d. 2009)

1943 – Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor

1944 – David Atherton, English conductor, co-founded London Sinfonietta

1944 – Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist and academic

1944 – Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author

1944 – Chris von Saltza, American swimmer

1945 – David Starkey, English historian and academic

1945 – Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1946 – John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

1946 – Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2002)

1947 – Fran Cotton, English rugby player

1947 – Zulema, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

1948 – Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer

1950 – Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman

1950 – Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic

1951 – Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge

1951 – Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State

1952 – Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid

1952 – Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1953 – Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author

1953 – Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian educator and politician, 5th President of the Maldives

1956 – Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1957 – Dave Dobbyn, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1958 – James J. Greco, American businessman

1958 – Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean actor, director, and producer

1960 – Russell Spence, English race car driver

1962 – Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player

1963 – Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician

1963 – Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer

1963 – Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright

1964 – Bruce LaBruce, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

1964 – Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach

1966 – Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer

1968 – Lorenzo Fertitta, American entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter

1969 – Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish race car driver

1969 – Michael Schumacher, German race car driver

1969 – Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder

1971 – Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1971 – Lee Il-hwa, South Korean actress

1972 – Janek Kiisman, Estonian footballer

1973 – Dan Harmon, American screenwriter and producer

1974 – Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer

1974 – Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist

1974 – Shin Eun-jung, South Korean actress

1975 – Thomas Bangalter, French DJ and producer

1975 – Jun Maeda, Japanese businessman, co-founded the Key Company

1975 – Danica McKellar, American actress, writer, and mathematician

1976 – Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer

1976 – Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor and producer

1977 – Lee Bowyer, English footballer and coach

1977 – A. J. Burnett, American baseball player

1977 – Mayumi Iizuka, Japanese voice actress and singer

1978 – Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player

1978 – Park Sol-mi, South Korean actress

1978 – Dominic Wood, English comedian and former magician

1980 – Bryan Clay, American decathlete

1980 – Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player

1980 – David Tyree, American football player

1980 – Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1980 – Mary Wineberg, American sprinter

1981 – Eli Manning, American football player

1982 – Peter Clarke, English footballer

1982 – Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer

1982 – Park Ji-yoon, South Korean singer and actress

1983 – Katie McGrath, Irish actress

1984 – Miloš Juhász, Slovak footballer

1984 – Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer

1984 – Lee Wan, South Korean actor

1985 – Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player

1985 – Evan Moore, American football player

1986 – Dana Hussain, Iraqi sprinter

1986 – Greg Nwokolo, Indonesian footballer

1986 – Jessica O'Rourke, American footballer

1986 – Dmitry Starodubtsev, Russian pole vaulter

1986 – Jacob Timpano, Australian footballer

1986 – Allan Walker, Scottish footballer

1987 – Reto Berra, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender

1987 – Leonidas Panagopoulos, Greek footballer

1988 – Ikechi Anya, Scottish-Nigerian footballer

1988 – Rodrigo de la Cadena, Mexican singer-songwriter

1988 – Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer

1988 – Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player

1988 – J. R. Hildebrand, American race car driver

1989 – Adas Juškevičius, Lithuanian basketball player

1989 – Ben Matulino, New Zealand rugby league player

1989 – Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast

1989 – Anthony Wordsworth, English footballer

1990 – Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer

1991 – Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer

1991 – Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer

1991 – Sébastien Faure, French footballer

1991 – Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player

1992 – Doug McDermott, American basketball player

1992 – Sio Siua Taukeiaho, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player

1992 – Sandra Zaniewska, Polish tennis player

1993 – Kevin Ware, American basketball player

1995 – Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and dancer

Deaths

236 – Pope Anterus

323 – Emperor Yuan of Jin (b. 276)

661 – Benjamin, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

1098 – Walkelin, French bishop

1322 – Philip V of France (b. 1292)

1437 – Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (b. 1401)

1489 – Martin Truchseß von Wetzhausen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1435)

1497 – Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan (b. 1475)

1501 – Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (b. 1441)

1543 – Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1499)

1571 – Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1505)

1641 – Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)

1656 – Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)

1670 – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)

1701 – Louis I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1642)

1743 – Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)

1777 – William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)

1779 – Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)

1785 – Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)

1795 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)

1826 – Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)

1871 – Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (b. 1805)

1875 – Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1817)

1882 – William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)

1895 – James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)

1903 – Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)

1911 – Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)

1915 – James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)

1916 – Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)

1922 – Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)

1923 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)

1927 – Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)

1931 – Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)

1933 – Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

1933 – Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)

1943 – Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)

1944 – Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)

1945 – Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)

1945 – Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)

1946 – William Joyce, American-born Irish-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)

1956 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1864)

1956 – Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)

1956 – Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

1958 – Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877)

1959 – Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887)

1960 – Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1884)

1962 – Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (b. 1893)

1965 – Milton Avery, American painter (b. 1885)

1966 – Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (b. 1944)

1967 – Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (b. 1874)

1967 – Reginald Punnett, British scientist (b. 1875)

1967 – Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (b. 1911)

1969 – Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909)

1969 – Tzavalas Karousos, Greek-French actor (b. 1904)

1970 – Gladys Aylward, English missionary and humanitarian (b. 1902)

1972 – Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (b. 1925)

1975 – Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1880)

1975 – James McCormack, American general (b. 1910)

1977 – William Gropper, American lithographer, cartoonist, and painter (b. 1897)

1979 – Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (b. 1887)

1980 – Joy Adamson, Austrian-Kenyan author (b. 1910)

1980 – George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1915)

1981 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (b. 1883)

1988 – Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-German poet and author (b. 1901)

1988 – Joie Chitwood, American race car driver and stuntman (b. 1912)

1989 – Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1909)

1992 – Judith Anderson, British actress (b. 1897)

1993 – Johnny Most, American soldier and sportscaster (b. 1923)

2002 – Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (b. 1920)

2002 – Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1918)

2002 – Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (b. 1923)

2003 – Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (b. 1911)

2003 – Jimmy Stewart, Scottish race car driver (b. 1931)

2004 – Des Corcoran, Australian soldier and politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (b. 1928)

2005 – Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (b. 1917)

2005 – Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (b. 1936)

2006 – Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1954)

2006 – Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)

2007 – János Fürst, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1935)

2007 – Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1930)

2007 – William Verity, Jr., American businessman and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1917)

2007 – Cecil Walker, Northern Irish politician (b. 1924)

2008 – Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor and screenwriter (b. 1953)

2008 – Werner Dollinger, German economist and politician, German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (b. 1918)

2008 – Choi Yo-sam, South Korean boxer (b. 1972)

2009 – Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (b. 1921)

2009 – Pat Hingle, American actor (b. 1924)

2009 – Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish businessman (b. 1937)

2009 – Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969)

2010 – Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (b. 1925)

2010 – Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (b. 1928)

2012 – Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (b. 1934)

2012 – Gene Bartow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

2012 – Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)

2012 – Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (b. 1914)

2012 – Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (b. 1924)

2012 – Bob Weston, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)

2013 – Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (b. 1913)

2013 – Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (b. 1942)

2013 – William Maxson, American general (b. 1930)

2013 – Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

2014 – Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939)

2014 – George Goodman, American economist and author (b. 1930)

2014 – Saul Zaentz, American film producer (b. 1921)

2015 – Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (b. 1936)

2015 – Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (b. 1919)

2015 – Bryan Caldwell, American football player (b. 1960)

2015 – Allie Sherman, American football player and coach (b. 1923)

2016 – Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (b. 1932)

2016 – Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1928)

2016 – Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)

2016 – Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1957)

2017 – H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (b. 1958)

Holidays and observances

Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d’état (Burkina Faso)

Christian feast day:

Genevieve

Kuriakose Elias Chavara (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)

William Passavant (Episcopal Church)

January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan)

The first day of Nakhatsenendyan toner, celebrated until January 5 (Armenia).

The tenth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

References

January 3 Wikipedia

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January 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Monkey Puzzle (film)