January 3-National Days, Birthday and Important Past Events

January 3 2024 is Wednesday. Holidays & Observances, National and Special Days, Major Past Events, Zodiac Sign, Birthday of Celebrity & famous personalities on this date.

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Holidays, Observances of Special Day & National Day on January 3

Find out about important past events, festivals, funny, weird, national days, special days & Holidays happening around the world in different countries on this day

National days on Wed Jan 3rd, 2024

3rd day of the Gregorian calendar
Western Zodiac – Capricorn
Women Rock! Day
National Drinking Straw Day
International Mind-Body Wellness Day
Burkina Faso Popular Uprising Day- Burkina Faso
National Fruitcake Toss Day
Festival of Sleep Day
National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
Humiliation Day

Past events and historical events on January 3

2014-United States President Barack Obama Proposes Gun Control for those with mental illness.
2010-Embassies are closed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa due to al-Qaeda attacks.
2009-Following the US government’s $4bn loan to GM, Chrysler receives $4bn.
1999-The Doomed Mars Polar Lander is sent into space to study the weather, climate, water levels, and carbon dioxide levels on Mars.
1999-One of the worst blizzards ever hit the Midwest, dropping 14 inches in Milwaukee and 19 inches in Chicago. The three-day storm killed 100 people.
1994-Millions of people from the former Apartheid Homelands gain South African citizenship.
1993-The second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) is signed between U.S.A. and Russia
to reduce the number of nuclear warheads by about 3,000.
1961-The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba by invading the country at the bay of pigs.
1959-Alaska becomes the 49th U.S. state
1957-The Hamilton Electric 500 watch is available.

Famous Personalities & Celebrities Birthday on January 3

Famous Celebrities birthdays on 3rd January–

1981-Eli Manning-Former American Football Quarterback
1975-Danica McKellar-American Actress, Mathematician and Author.
1976-Nicholas Gonzalez-American Actor
1969-Michael Schumacher-German race car driver
1956-Mel Gibson-American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
1932-Dabney Coleman-American Actor
1901-Ngo Dinh Diem-South Vietnamese politician and 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam.
1897-Marion Davies was an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist.
1892-J. R. R. Tolkien-English philologist and author.
1883-Clement Attlee-English politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

FAQ / People Also Ask

1. Which Day is 3rd January 2024?

3rd January is Wednesday
3rd day of the Gregorian calendar
Western Zodiac- Capricorn

2. Special Day on January 3

International Mind Body Wellness Day is celebrated by increasing awareness and taking action, we can emphasize the value of a healthy body and mind.

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