January 3

January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . Following are still 362 days (363 days in a leap year ) until the end of the year.

Content

 * 1 Events
 * 2 Birth
 * 3 Deceased
 * 4 Celebration / memorial
 * 5 Weather Extremes
 * 5.1 Netherlands
 * 5.2 Belgium

Events

 * General


 * 69 - In Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium ( Cologne ) call the Germanic legions Aulus Vitellius Germanicus into their emperor.
 * 1976 - An exceptionally heavy storm rages across Western Europe : along the North Sea coast dominates the alarm condition. The tower of the St. Boniface Church in Leeuwarden blowing off. In the Belgian province of Antwerp there are severe floods, including in Ruisbroek .
 * 2004 - Flight 604, a Boeing 737 flight of the Egyptian Flash Airlines , crashes into the Red Sea , with 148 deaths.

Flash Airlines Flight 604 see 2004 infrastructure
 * Economy
 * 2008 - The price of oil is for the first time above 100 dollars per barrel.
 * Art
 * 1638 - The Theatre of Van Campen opens. On the poster to this is the tragedy of Gijsbrecht Aemstel of Vondel .


 * Media
 * 1996 - The first episode of the soap opera the way to tomorrow at the Dutch commercial television.
 * 2000 - The final original Peanuts - comic strip is published.


 * War
 * 1862 - Battle of Cockpit Point in Prince William County, Virginia (American Civil War).
 * 1990 - Ex-dictator of Panama , Manuel Noriega, surrenders to US troops.


 * Politics
 * 193 - In Rome try senators in the imperial palace a coup to commit, but it is by the Praetorian Guard foiled.
 * 1833 - Britain takes over control of the Falkland Islands .
 * 1925 - Benito Mussolini announces he is the dictator of Italy .
 * 1926 - General Theodoros Pangalos appoint himself dictator of Greece .
 * 1950 - In Egypt achieve the Wafdisten the elections a great victory. In the parliament they obtain 225 out of 319 seats.
 * 1959 - Alaska ratify the Constitution of the United States of America and joined the Union as 49th state.
 * 1961 - The United States terminates all diplomatic relations with Cuba .
 * 1999 - Paul van Buitenen, an official of the European Financial Regulator, by the European Commission suspended. He brings the European Commissioners Edith Cresson and Manuel Marin discredited.
 * 2008 - Barack Obama won the first African-American to the primaries in the state of Iowa US presidential election of 2008 .


 * Religion
 * 1521 - Martin Luther and his followers by Pope Leo X excommunicated by the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem .
 * 1961 - Creation of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Hierarchy in Indonesia with seven archdioceses and 21 dioceses.
 * 1961 - Basutoland becomes an independent Roman Catholic church province with the Archdiocese of Maseru, the Diocese of Leribe and the new Diocese of Qacha's Nek .
 * 1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicated Castro .


 * Science and Technology
 * 1919 - Ernest Rutherford manages an atom splitting.
 * 1957 - The first electronic watch, the Hamilton Electric, comes on the market.
 * 1977 - Creation of Apple Inc.
 * 1999 - The NASA launches at Cape Canaveral unmanned Mars Polar Lander, which on Mars must go in search of water (ice).

Born [ edit ]
Elisa Bonaparte born in 1777

Father Damien born in 1840

JRR Tolkien born in 1892

Mel Gibson born in 1956

Tonny Vilhena born in 1995
 * 106 BC. - Cicero, Roman statesman and philosopher (deceased 43 BC. )
 * 1680 - Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German painter (deceased in 1758 )
 * 1730 - Charles Palissot the Montenoy, French writer (deceased in 1814 )
 * 1757 - Johann Abraham Sixt, German composer (deceased in 1797 )
 * 1777 - Elisa Bonaparte, younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (deceased in 1820 )
 * 1785 - Carl Adolph Agardh, Swedish botanist and fycoloog and bishop of Karlstad (deceased in 1859 )
 * 1786 - Louis Roelandt, Belgian architect (deceased in 1864 )
 * 1793 - Lucretia Mott, American women's rights activist (deceased in 1880 )
 * 1823 - Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Belgian composer and organist (deceased in 1881 )
 * 1823 - Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, German botanist (deceased in 1889 )
 * 1840 - Father Damien, Belgian missionary priest in Hawaii (deceased in 1889 )
 * 1861 - William Renshaw, British tennis player (deceased in 1904 )
 * 1883 - Clement Attlee, British politician (deceased in 1967 )
 * 1887 - Nicolás Fasolino, Argentine cardinal-archbishop of Santa Fe (deceased in 1969 )
 * 1887 - August Macke, German expressionist painter (deceased in 1914 )
 * 1892 - Herman Johannes Lam, Dutch botanist (deceased in 1977 )
 * 1892 - JRR Tolkien, British writer (deceased in 1973 )
 * 1895 - Jan Kijne, Dutch resistance fighter (deceased in 1941 )
 * 1901 - Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam (deceased in 1963 )
 * 1904 - Jan Jongebreur, Dutch resistance fighter (deceased in 1942 )
 * 1905 - Ray Milland, Welsh actor and film director (deceased in 1986 )
 * 1909 - Victor Borge, Danish pianist and entertainer (deceased in 2000 )
 * 1909 - Friedrich Engel, German war criminal (deceased in 2006 )
 * 1910 - Reind Brouwer, Dutch writer (deceased in 1983 )
 * 1911 - Joseph Rauh, American human rights lawyer (deceased in 1992 )
 * 1914 - Jean Louël, Belgian composer (deceased in 2005 )
 * 1915 - Genoveva Matute, Filipino writer (deceased in 2009 )
 * 1915 - Joe Sostilio, American race car driver (deceased in 2000 )
 * 1917 - Albert Mol Dutch actor (deceased in 2004 )
 * 1918 - Allen Heath, Canadian racing driver (deceased in 1981 )
 * 1919 - Henk Sprenger, Dutch cartoonist (deceased in 2005 )
 * 1922 - Bill Travers, British actor (deceased in 1994 )
 * 1924 - Andre Franquin, Belgian cartoonist (deceased in 1997 )
 * 1926 - George Martin, English record producer
 * 1929 - Sergio Leone, Italian film director (deceased in 1989 )
 * 1929 - Gordon E. Moore, American co-founder of Intel
 * 1930 - Sheng-yen, Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master (deceased in 2009 )
 * 1931 - Carl McVoy, American pianist (deceased in 1992 )
 * 1936 - Louis De Clerck, Belgian athlete
 * 1937 - Glen A. Larson, American writer of television series and television producer (deceased in 2014 )
 * 1938 - Ernst Künnecke, German footballer and football coach (deceased in 2002 )
 * 1938 - Ies Vorst, Dutch rabbi
 * 1939 - Arik Einstein, Israeli singer, film and television actor and lyricist (deceased in 2013 )
 * 1942 - John Thaw, British actor (including Inspector Morse ) (deceased in 2002 )
 * 1943 - Wim Verreycken, Flemish politician
 * 1944 - Ramiro Blacut, Bolivian footballer and football coach
 * 1945 - Stephen Stills, American musician
 * 1946 - Ursul de Geer, Dutch presenter, director and television producer
 * 1946 - John Paul Jones, English bassist ( Led Zeppelin )
 * 1946 - Victoria Principal, American actress
 * 1947 - Jan Kamminga, Dutch driver
 * 1947 - Øyvind Westby, Norwegian composer
 * 1948 - Martin Rushent, English music producer (deceased in 2011 )
 * 1952 - Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish politician
 * 1956 - Mel Gibson, American actor, film director and producer
 * 1956 - Herman Van Molle, Flemish presenter
 * 1957 - Héctor Hoffens, Chilean footballer
 * 1959 - Alessandro Andrei, Italian athlete
 * 1960 - Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress and director
 * 1964 - John Hubers, Dutch cyclist
 * 1964 - John Robbins, Welsh darts star
 * 1966 - Frank Van Den Abeele, Belgian cyclist
 * 1968 - Tine Van den Brande, Flemish actress
 * 1969 - Michael Schumacher, German racing driver
 * 1971 - René van Rijswijk, Dutch footballer
 * 1972 - Vladimir Kokol, Slovenian footballer
 * 1973 - Mikhail Zaritskiy, Russian footballer Luxembourg
 * 1974 - Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer
 * 1974 - Mike Ireland, Canadian skater
 * 1974 - Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist
 * 1974 - Faat Zakirov, Russian cyclist
 * 1975 - Thomas Bangalter, French musician
 * 1975 - Lisa Misipeka, American Samoan athlete
 * 1976 - Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer
 * 1977 - Lee Bowyer, English footballer
 * 1977 - Jop, Dutch singer
 * 1978 - Stefan Adamsson, Swedish cyclist
 * 1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German footballer
 * 1979 - Francesco Bellissimo, Italian mangaka
 * 1979 - Dina Tersago, Flemish presenter
 * 1979 - Koit Toome, Estonian singer and musical actor
 * 1980 - Bryan Clay, American athlete
 * 1980 - Gerry King, Dutch footballer
 * 1980 - Federico Luzzi, Italian tennis player (deceased in 2008 )
 * 1981 - Chris Blais, American motocross rider
 * 1981 - Cristian Deville, Italian alpine skier
 * 1982 - Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer
 * 1982 - Hans Stuifbergen, Dutch footballer
 * 1983 - Marie Vinck, Flemish actress
 * 1983 - Geert Wellens, Belgian cyclo-cross rider
 * 1984 - Dennis, Dutch singer
 * 1984 - Maximilian Mechler, German ski jumper
 * 1984 - Thomas Mermillod Blondin, French alpine skier
 * 1985 - Merab Gagunashvili, Georgian chess player
 * 1986 - Nejc Pečnik, Slovenian footballer
 * 1986 - Lloyd Polite, American singer
 * 1986 - Guy Tchingoma, Gabonese footballer (deceased in 2008 )
 * 1987 - Angela Fong, American model and professional wrestler
 * 1988 - Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer
 * 1989 - Frédéric French, Belgian footballer
 * 1989 - Alex D. Linz, American actor
 * 1990 - Grant Evans, Scottish footballer
 * 1991 - Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer
 * 1995 - Tonny Vilhena, Dutch footballer

Deceased [ edit ]
Philip V of France deceased in 1322

Freddy Heineken deceased in 2002

Lous Haasdijk deceased in 2010
 * 1322 - Philip V (28), French king
 * 1571 - Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (65), Elector of Brandenburg
 * 1641 - Jeremiah Horrocks (23), English astronomer
 * 1670 - George Monck (61), English soldier
 * 1785 - Baldassare Galuppi (78), Italian composer
 * 1795 - Josiah Wedgwood (64), English potter
 * 1826 - Louis-Gabriel Suchet (55), from 1813 Duke of Albufera
 * 1868 - Moritz Hauptmann (75), German composer
 * 1875 - Pierre Larousse (57), French editor and encyclopedist
 * 1924 - Felipe Carrillo Puerto (51), Mexican revolutionary
 * 1923 - Jaroslav Hašek (39), Czech writer
 * 1933 - Jack Pickford (36), American actor
 * 1936 - Jorge Brown (55), Argentine footballer
 * 1945 - Edgar Cayce (67), American clairvoyant
 * 1946 - William Joyce (39), American Nazi propagandist
 * 1950 - Emil Jannings (65), Swiss German actor
 * 1956 - Joseph Wirth (76), German Chancellor
 * 1958 - Carlos Vaz Ferreira (85), Uruguayan philosopher
 * 1967 - Jack Ruby (55), American nightclub owner, assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
 * 1970 - Gladys Aylward (67), British Protestant missionary
 * 1976 - John Ainsworth-Davis (80), Welsh athlete
 * 1977 - Benno Stokvis (75), Dutch lawyer, publicist and politician
 * 1979 - Conrad Hilton (91), American hotel owner
 * 1980 - Lucien Buysse (87), Belgian cyclist
 * 1984 - Lionel Blomme (86), Flemish conductor, composer, musician
 * 1988 - Joie Chitwood (75), American race car driver
 * 1988 - Gaston Eyskens (82), Belgian Prime Minister
 * 1988 - Howard Doc Hopkins (88), American musician and radio presenter
 * 1992 - Carl McVoy (61) American pianist
 * 1999 - Frits Hirschland (50) Dutch manager of rock bands and record producer
 * 2000 - Bernhard Wicki (80), Austrian director and actor
 * 2002 - Freddy Heineken (78), Dutch entrepreneur
 * 2005 - Will Eisner (88), American comic writer
 * 2007 - Paek Nam-sun (77), North Korean politician
 * 2008 - Aleksandr Abdulov (54), Russian actor
 * 2008 - Evert van Ballegooie (57), Dutch diabetes doctor, former chairman of Dutch Diabetes Federation
 * 2008 - Choi Yo-sam (33), South Korean boxer
 * 2008 - Natasha Collins (31), British actress and television presenter
 * 2008 - Werner Dollinger (89), German politician
 * 2008 - Herman Le Compte (78), Flemish doctor
 * 2009 - Charles Camilleri (77), Malaysian composer
 * 2009 - Elly Dammers (87), Dutch athlete
 * 2009 - Luca Gelfi (42) Italian cyclist
 * 2009 - Pat Hingle (84), American actor
 * 2009 - Sam McQuagg (73), American race car driver and NASCAR Rookie of the Year ( 1965 )
 * 2009 - Hisayasu Nagata (39), Japanese politician
 * 2009 - Valentin Polyanski (54), Russian Colonel and Hero of the Russian Federation
 * 2009 - Abu Zakaria al-Jamal (49) Palestinian Hamas -leider
 * 2009 - Li Zuopeng (94), Chinese politician
 * 2010 - Gianni Bonichon (65), Italian bobsledder
 * 2010 - Mary Daly (81), American radical feminist philosopher, theologian
 * 2010 - Lous Haasdijk (71), Dutch announcer, television presenter and NOS news reader
 * 2010 - Tibet (Gilbert Gascard) (78), French cartoonist
 * 2011 - Fadil Hadžić (89), Croatian director and playwright
 * 2011 - Zbigniew Jaremski (61), Polish athlete
 * 2011 - Yosef Shiloach (69), Israeli actor
 * 2012 - Emile den Tex (93), Dutch geologist
 * 2013 - Ferdel Schroeder (65) Belgian politician
 * 2013 - Burry Stander (25), South African mountain biker
 * 2014 - Phil Everly (74), American singer and musician
 * 2014 - Alicia Rhett (98), American actress
 * 2014 - Leon de Wolff (65), Dutch journalist, media consultant and researcher
 * 2014 - Saul Zaentz (92), American film producer and Oscar winner
 * 2015 - Edward Brooke (95), American politician
 * 2015 - Bernice Madigan (115), American super century eccentric
 * 2015 - Jouko Törmänen (60), Finnish ski jumper

Celebration / commemoration [ edit ]

 * Roman Catholic Church :
 * Sweet Name of Jesus ( 1721 ) - Free Remembrance
 * Holy Adalard of Corbie of Huise , abbot († 827 ) - Remembrance of the Diocese of Ghent
 * Saint Genevieve († 502 ), nun
 * Saint Giuseppe Maria Tomasi , theologian
 * Holy Bertildis (Bertilia) († c. 687 ), monastery founder
 * Saint Florentius Vienna († c. 275 )

[Netherlands edit ]
Record counts [1]
 * 1908 - Lowest mean daily temperature is -9.7 ° C
 * 1948 - Highest mean daily temperature is 10.5 ° C
 * 1979 - Lowest minimum temperature -17.7 ° C
 * 2014 - Highest maximum temperature 12.2 ° C [2]
 * 1976 - Highest hourly average wind speed 17 m / s
 * 1993 - Longest sunshine duration 6.9 hours
 * 1983 - Longest rainfall duration 15.6 hours
 * 1944 - Top etmaalsom of rainfall 21.4 mm
 * 1908 - Lowest mean daily relative humidity 57%

Belgium [ edit ]
Record counts [3] Extraordinary events [4]
 * 1997 - Lowest mean daily temperature is -8.2 ° C
 * 1948 - Highest mean daily temperature is 11.3 ° C
 * 1908 - Lowest minimum temperature -12.8 ° C
 * 1998 - Highest maximum temperature 12.7 ° C
 * 1925 - Top etmaalsom of rainfall 32.7 mm
 * 1978 - Violent storms across country. Much damage in different regions.
 * 2012 - Heavy wind and rain, especially in Flanders to the coast. Limited damage. Storm also affects the Netherlands (Friesland, Noord-Holland).