January 3rd (2008) 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.
January 3rd Famous Deaths for 2008
» Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor (b. 1953)
» Yo-Sam Choi, South Korean boxer (b. 1972)
» Werner Dollinger, German economist and politician (b. 1918)
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)