3 January
Notable Births
Carlos Baleba
b. 2004
Cameroonian footballer (born 2004)
Toby Collyer
b. 2004
English footballer (born 2004)
Habib Diarra
b. 2004
Senegalese footballer (born 2004)
Kyle Rittenhouse
b. 2003
American known for the Kenosha unrest shooting (born 2003)
Greta Thunberg
b. 2003
Swedish activist (born 2003)
Nico González (footballer, born 2002)
b. 2002
Spanish footballer
Deni Avdija
b. 2001
Israeli basketball player (born 2001)
Leandro Barreiro
b. 2000
Luxembourgish footballer (born 2000)
Patrick Cutrone
b. 1998
Italian footballer (born 1998)
Emiru
b. 1998
American streamer and cosplayer (born 1998)
Fodé Ballo-Touré
b. 1997
Footballer (born 1997)
Jérémie Boga
b. 1997
Ivorian-French footballer (born 1997)
Kyron McMaster
b. 1997
British Virgin Islands athlete (born 1997)
Léo Ortiz
b. 1996
Brazilian footballer
Florence Pugh
b. 1996
English actress (born 1996)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
b. 1995
American basketball player (born 1995)
Jisoo
b. 1995
South Korean singer and actress (born 1995)
Paddy Pimblett
b. 1995
English mixed martial artist (born 1995)
Kim Seol-hyun
b. 1995
South Korean actress and singer (born 1995)
Tonny Vilhena
b. 1995
Dutch footballer (born 1995)
Notable Deaths
Jeff Baena
d. 2025
American screenwriter and film director (1977–2025)
Brenton Wood
d. 2025
American singer and songwriter (1941–2025)
Elena Huelva
d. 2023
Spanish influencer and writer (2002–2023)
Eric Jerome Dickey
d. 2021
American author (1961–2021)
Qasem Soleimani
d. 2020
Iranian military officer (1957–2020)
Herb Kelleher
d. 2019
American airline businessman (1931–2019)
Colin Brumby
d. 2018
Australian composer and conductor
H. S. Mahadeva Prasad
d. 2017
Indian politician
Paul Bley
d. 2016
Canadian jazz pianist (1932–2016)
Peter Naur
d. 2016
Danish computer science pioneer
Bill Plager
d. 2016
Canadian ice hockey player
Igor Sergun
d. 2016
Russian military officer (1957–2016)
Martin Anderson (economist)
d. 2015
American academic, economist, and policy analyst
Edward Brooke
d. 2015
American politician (1919–2015)
Phil Everly
d. 2014
American singer-songwriter (1939–2014)
Saul Zaentz
d. 2014
American record company executive and film producer (1921–2014)
Alfie Fripp
d. 2013
British Royal Air Force leader
Ivan Mackerle
d. 2013
Czech cryptozoologist and explorer
William Maxson
d. 2013
Sergiu Nicolaescu
d. 2013
Romanian film director, actor and politician (1930–2013)
On This Day in History
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2026
The United States conducts airstrikes across northern Venezuela, including the capital Caracas and captures Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores.
United States
2024
At least 91 people are killed in bombings in Kerman, Iran, during a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani four years earlier.
2024 Kerman bombings
2023
Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes.
Jurong Bird Park
2020
Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict.
Qasem Soleimani
2019
Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.
Chang'e 4
2018
For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm.
2016
In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
Nimr al-Nimr
2015
Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.
Boko Haram
2009
The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Payment system
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.
Flash Airlines Flight 604
2002
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
1999
The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA.
Mars Polar Lander
1994
Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.
Baikal Airlines Flight 130
1993
In Moscow, Russia, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
George H. W. Bush
1992
CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people.
CommutAir Flight 4821
1990
United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.
United States invasion of Panama
1987
Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths.
Varig Flight 797
1977
Apple Computer is incorporated.
Apple Inc.
1976
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1962
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
Pope John XXIII