January 3rd (2005) was a Monday. 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 2005
» Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (b. 1917)
» Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat (b. 1936)
» Will Eisner, American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
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)