1996 – The Motorola StarTAC, the first flip phone and one of the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer adoption, went on sale on the 3rd January 1996.
2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed into the Red Sea on the 3rd January 2004, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history.
2014 ~ Phil Everly the American country-influenced rock and roll singer died on the 3rd January 2014, aged 74 (born 19th January 1939).
Today in History for the 3rd January video produced by Associated Press
May all your New Year’s resolutions come true this year…
Wishing you a HAPPY NEW YEAR, with a Happy New Day, every day of the year, as you follow your dreams, one day at a time, as the sun rises each day (Photo & quote by Anton K. Kressnig)
Wishing you a HAPPY NEW YEAR, with a Happy New Day, every day of the year, as you follow your dreams, one day at a time, as the sun rises each day (Photo & quote by Anton K. Kressnig)
45BC – The Julian calendar took effect for the first time on the 1st January 45BC.
1700 ~ Russia began its numbered year on January 1st 1700.
1721 ~ Tuscany began its numbered year on January 1st 1721.
1752 ~ Great Britain (excluding Scotland) and its colonies began its numbered year on January 1st 1752.
1772 – The first traveler’s cheques went on sale in London, England on the 1st January 1772, which could be used in 90 European cities.
1773 – The Amazing Grace hymn, then titled “1 Chronicles 17:16–17” was first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney in England on the 1st January 1773.
1779 – William Clowes the English printer was born on the 1st January 1779 (died 1847).
1788 – The 1st edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, was published on the 1st January 1788.
1801 – The dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi on the 1st January 1801.
1804 – French rule ended in Haiti on the 1st January 1804, becoming the first black republic and second independent country in North America after the United States.
1808 – The importation of slaves into the United States was banned on the 1st January 1808.
1833 – The United Kingdom claimed sovereignty over the Falkland Islands on the 1st January 1833.
1908 – A ball was dropped in New York’s Times Square for the first time on the 1st January 1908, to signify the start of the New Year at midnight.
1908 ~ Eileen Alannah Joyce the Australian pianist was born on the 1st January 1908 (died 1991). A 1950 biography of Eileen Joyce’s early life became a best-seller book, and a feature film Wherever She Goes in 1951.
1908 – Bill Tapia the American singer and guitarist was born on the 1st January 1908 (died 2011).
1917 – Jule Gregory Charney the American meteorologist was born on the 1st January 1917 (died 1981).
1920 – Osvaldo Cavandoli the Italian cartoonist was born on the 1st January 1920 (died 2007).
1921 – César Baldaccini the French sculptor was born on the 1st January 1921 (died 1998).
1922 – Jerry Robinson the American illustrator was born on the 1st January 1922 (died 2011).
1923 – Milt Jackson the American vibraphonist and composer from the Modern Jazz Quartet was born on the 1st January 1923 (died 1999).
1930 – Jean-Pierre Duprey the French poet and sculptor was born on the 1st January 1930 (died 1959).
1933 – Norman Yemm the Australian actor was born on the 1st January 1933.
1934 – Alcatraz Island became a United States federal prison on the 1st January 1934.
1935 – B. Kliban the American cartoonist was born on the 1st January 1935 (died 1990).
1936 – James Sinegal the American businessman and co-founder of Costco was born on the 1st January 1936.
1937 – Safety glass in vehicle windscreens became mandatory in the United Kingdom on the 1st January 1937.
1939 – Sydney, Australia, sweltered in 45 ˚C (113 ˚F) heat on the 1st January 1939, a record for Sydney city.
1942 – Judy Stone the Australian singer was born on the 1st January 1942.
1942 – Gennadi Sarafanov the Russian astronaut was born on the 1st January 1942 (died 2005).
1946 – Alain Voss the Brazilian-French illustrator was born on the 1st January 1946 (died 2011).
1948 – Joe Petagno the American illustrator was born on the 1st January 1948.
1950 – Morgan Fisher the English keyboard player and songwriter from Mott the Hoople was born on the 1st January 1950.
1953 – Hank Williams the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Drifting Cowboys died on the 1st January 1953 (born 1923).
1954 – NBC made the first coast-to-coast NTSCcolor broadcast on the 1st January 1954, when it telecast the Tournament of Roses Parade, with public demonstrations given across the United States on prototype color receivers.
1956 ~ Martin Plaza (Martin Murphy) the Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist, also known as a member of Mental As Anything, was born on the 1st January 1956.
1956 – Sergei Avdeyev the Russian astronaut was born on the 1st January 1956.
1956 – Mark R. Hughes the American businessman and founder of Herbalife was born on the 1st January 1956 (died 2000).
1956 – A new year event caused panic and stampedes at Yahiko Shrine, Yahiko, Niigata, Japan on the 1st January 1956, killing at least 124 people.
1962 – Anton Muscatelli the Italian conomist was born on the 1st January 1962.
1963 – Camila Batmanghelidjh the British businesswoman was born on the 1st January 1963.
1967 ~ Spencer Tunick the American photographer was born in Middletown, Orange County, New York on the 1st January 1967. Spencer Tunick is best known for photographing large-scale nude groups of people. Since 1994 Spencer has photographed over 75 human installations around the world. Spencer Tunick online: www.SpencerTunick.com | Facebook.com/Tunick.Updates | NakedPavement.Tumblr.com | YouTube video: Spencer Tunick-2010 Sydney Opera House Video: Over 5000 people gathered in front of the Sydney Opera House to be photographed nude in the name of art and diversity…
1985 – The Internet’s Domain Name System was created on the 1st January 1985.
1985 – The first British mobile phone call was made by Ernie Wise to Vodafone on the 1st January 1985.
1985 ~ Naughty Boy the British songwriter, record producer and musician was born Shahid Khan on the 1st January 1985. YouTube video: La La La – Naughty Boy song (2013)..
1990 – David Dinkins was sworn in as New York City’s first black mayor on the 1st January 1990.
1992 – Russia was officially formed on the 1st January 1992.
1999 – The Euro currency was introduced in 11 countries on the 1st January 1999, to members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
2002 – Euro banknotes and coins became legal tender in 12 of the European Union’s member states on the 1st January 2002.
2008 – Cyprus and Malta join the Eurozone on the 1st January 2008.
2009 – Slovakia joined the Eurozone on the 1st January 2009.
2011 – Estonia joined the Eurozone on the 1st January 2011.
2012 – Kim Jong-un was officially declared the new Supreme Leader of North Korea on the 1st January 2012.
2013 ~ Happy New Year ~ “All us living creatures all want the same thing, HAPPiNESS!!.. so let’s all spread some more happiness like sunshine around the world this year, among ALL people and animals of Earth, life is too short to not be happy.” ~ Anton K. (1st January 2013)
