Week 1, January 2026

What happened on Saturday, January 3?

1
Saturday

3
January

Day 3 of the year. 361 days left before January 1, 2027.

2Top story, birth

Thomas Bangalter

Born on January 3, 1975.

Source
51years
3Death, 2005

Will Eisner

Died aged 87, 21 years ago.

21years
Source
4Birth, 1956

70years

Mel Gibson

Source

All of January 3

Births

1975
Thomas BangalterTurns 51 today. Source
1956
Mel GibsonTurns 70 today. Source
1924
André FranquinWould have turned 102. Source
1892
J.R.R. TolkienWould have turned 134. Source
2003
Greta ThunbergTurns 23 today. Source
1996
Florence PughTurns 30 today. Source

Deaths

2005
Will EisnerDied aged 87, 21 years ago. Source
2022
Igor BogdanoffDied aged 72, 4 years ago. Source

Today's code

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Turns 51 today. Born: January 3, 1975.