January 3rd (2002) was a Thursday. 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, 2002
» Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter 'Karine A Affair or Karine A' in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.
January 3rd Famous Deaths for 2002
» Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1918)
» Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (b. 1923)
» Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (b.1920)
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)