January 3 in history
Events on January 3
Notable events that happened on January 3 in past years.
- 2026
The United States conducts airstrikes across northern Venezuela, including the capital Caracas and captures Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores.
Wikipedia article: United States - 2019
Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.
Wikipedia article: Chang'e 4 - 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.
Wikipedia article: Payment system - 1999
The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA.
Wikipedia article: Mars Polar Lander - 1990
United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.
Wikipedia article: United States invasion of Panama - 1962
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.
Wikipedia article: Pope John XXIII - 1961
Aero Flight 311 crashes into the forest in Kvevlax, Finland, killing 25 people.
Wikipedia article: Aero Flight 311 - 1956
A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
Wikipedia article: Eiffel Tower - 1947
Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
Wikipedia article: United States Congress - 1920
Over 640 are killed after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Mexican states Puebla and Veracruz.
Wikipedia article: 1920 Xalapa earthquake - 1911
A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
Wikipedia article: Siege of Sidney Street - 1868
Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
Wikipedia article: Meiji Restoration - 1833
Captain James Onslow, in the Clio, reasserts British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
Wikipedia article: Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833) - 1749
The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
- 69
The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor.
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