January 3rd (1945) was a Wednesday. 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.
Historical Events for 3rd January, 1945
» World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all United States Navy known as U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa Prefecture or Okinawa in Japan.
Famous Birthdays on January 3 in 1945
» David Starkey, English historian
» Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Manassas (band) named Manassas)
January 3rd Famous Deaths for 1945
» Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. 1877)
» Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)
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)