January 3rd (2012) was a Tuesday. It's the 2nd day of the year (3rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 363 days left to the end of the year.
January 3rd Famous Deaths for 2012
» Vicar (comics) or Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (b. 1934)
» Charles W. Bailey, American journalist and author (b. 1929)
» Gene Bartow, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
» Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
» Selorm Kuadey, Ukrainian-English rugby player (b. 1987)
» Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (b. 1914)
» Joaquín Martínez, Mexican-American actor (b. 1930)
» Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (b. 1924)
» Jenny Tomasin, English actress (b. 1938)
» Bob Weston (guitarist) named Bob Weston, English guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac) (b. 1947)
» Harold Zirin, American astronomer and academic (b. 1929)
January 3rd Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Genevieve
» William Passavant (Episcopal Church (USA))
» January 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Hakozaki Shrine Festivals e.g Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka)
» The tenth Twelve Days of Christmas e.g day of Christmas (Western Christianity)