Wednesday January 3, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

January 3: Day of the Week

January 3, 2024 was the 3rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 363 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

January 3: This Day in History

The Perihelion, the point in the year when the Earth is closest to the Sun, occurs around this date.

January 3 Historical Event(s)

1431
Joan of Arc is handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
1496
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
1521
Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
1749
Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
1782
Sylhet District in north-east Bangladesh is established
1861
American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
1933
Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
1961
Finland’s worst civilian aviation accident takes place when Aero Flight 311 crashes near Kvevlax, resulting in the deaths of all 25 people aboard.
1961
The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1962
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

Who were born on January 3?

1898
Carlos Keller, Chilean fascist politician (d. 1974)
1917
Albert Mol, Dutch author, actor and TV personality (d. 2002)
1926
W. Michael Blumenthal, American businessman, civil servant, and 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1936
David Vine, British sports commentator (d. 2009)
1954
Ross the Boss, American guitarist
1956
Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor and director
1970
Mahaya Petrosian, Iranian actress
1972
Yoon Chan, South Korean actor
1978
Dominic Wood, English children’s television presenter
1980
Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player

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