Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: January 3
January 3, 2025 is the 3rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 362 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Day In History: January 3
The Perihelion, the point in the year when the Earth is closest to the Sun, occurs around this date.
Historical Events: January 3
- 1431 –Joan of Arc is handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- 1749 –The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark’s oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
- 1777 –American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- 1868 –Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
- 1888 –The refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest telescope in the world at the time.
- 1949 –The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.
- 1958 –The West Indies Federation is formed.
- 1976 –The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights comes into effect.
- 1977 –Apple Computer is incorporated.
- 1997 –China announces it will spend US$27.7 billion to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys.
Who were born on January 3?
- 1884 –Raoul von Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (d. 1948)
- 1886 –Josephine Hull, American actress (d. 1957)
- 1912 –Armand Lohikoski, Finnish director (d. 2005)
- 1915 –Mady Rahl, German actress (d. 2009)
- 1920 –Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)
- 1924 –André Franquin, Belgian cartoonist (Gaston Lagaffe) (d. 1997)
- 1929 –Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer
- 1930 –Robert Loggia, American actor
- 1939 –Gene Summers, American musician
- 1946 –John Paul Jones, British musician (Led Zeppelin)
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