Succession
The Roman legions refuse to accept Galba as their Emperor & proclaim Vitellius Emperor. Succeeds as Emperor of Rome
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January 3 in History
This permanent archive page contains 173 World History Database records for January 3, spanning 69 to 2020. Recorded topics include Succession; Birth of Tsuchimikado; Death at Longchamp.
Total: 173Events: 144Births: 8Deaths: 11Battles: 10Countries: 23
Events on January 3
Succession
Succeeds as King of France, Philip Vs brother
Marriage
The 14-year-old Margaret marries Sir Henry Stafford, son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
95 Theses
Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Excommunication
Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Papal Bull
Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Reformation, The
Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Regency
Appointed Regent
Capture of Risbank
Guise captures key defences protecting Calais harbour
Capture of Risbank
Guise captures Risbank and isolates Calais harbour
Accusation against Lord Mandeville
Mandeville is accused alongside the five members of the House of Commons.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles I accuses John Hampden and other parliamentary leaders of high treason.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles I accuses Arthur Haselrig and other parliamentary leaders of high treason.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles accuses Holles and the other parliamentary leaders of high treason.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles I accuses Denzil Holles and other parliamentary leaders of high treason.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles I accuses Lord Mandeville alongside the five Commons members.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles I accuses John Pym and other parliamentary leaders of high treason.
Accusation of High Treason
Charles I accuses William Strode and other parliamentary leaders of high treason.
Formal Accusation against Five Members
Charles formally accuses five Commons members and Lord Mandeville of high treason.
Formal Accusation against Five Members
Charles formally accuses five Commons members and Lord Mandeville of high treason.
Named in Treason Accusation
Hampden is accused alongside Pym and other parliamentary leaders.
Named in Treason Accusation
Haselrig becomes one of the parliamentary leaders accused of treason.
Named in Treason Accusation
Holles is included among the Commons members accused by Charles.
Named in Treason Accusation
Pym is named as a principal target in the King's treason accusation.
Named in Treason Accusation
Strode is named with the other Commons members in the royal accusation.
Conference on Naval Admirals
Is named to manage a parliamentary conference examining council proceedings concerning the previous summer's fleet commanders.
Blenheim Standards Parade
Captured standards from Blenheim are ceremonially displayed in Westminster Hall as public recognition of Marlborough's victory.
Convention
Compromise settlement of commercial disputes with Spain
Continental Army
The Battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army
Chief Engineer
Brunel assumes full responsibility for directing the engineering work inside the Thames Tunnel.
Polemical Articles Against the Allgemeine Zeitung
Begins a series of polemical articles answering the Allgemeine Zeitung.
Black Sea Allied Fleet Deployment
British and French warships enter the Black Sea, increasing pressure on Russia while supporting the Ottoman alliance.
Blockade of Black Sea
France and Britain send a joint fleet to the Black Sea and ally themselves with Turkey.
Statehood of Nebraska
Nebraska becomes the 37th State of the Union
End of Second Charles Rogier Government
The Second Charles Rogier Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
First Frere-Orban Government
Begins the First Frere-Orban Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Constitution of Spain
Serrano becomes dictator
Government
Serrano becomes dictator
Quote
Tells US customs officers, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"
Invention of Straws
Patents the paper drinking straw
Jameson Raid
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Jameson Raid
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Kruger Telegram
Congratulates Kruger after the Jameson Raid.
Kruger Telegram
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Kruger Telegram
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success. Disclosed in the British press, raises a storm of anti-German feeling
Telegram
Forces the surrender of the Jameson Raid, sharpening Anglo-Boer tensions.
Gold Standard
A decree introduces gold coinage and establishes a ruble parity of 0.77 grams of fine gold.
Bloody Sunday
Putilov dismissals help ignite the strike wave before Bloody Sunday.
Acting President
Appointed Acting President of Panama
Constitution of Great Britain
Advises Asquith to create 500 peers if necessary to pass the Parliament Act
Home Office Crisis Response
Faces controversy over his visible involvement in the armed confrontation.
Siege of Sidney Street
Attends the police operation during the Siege of Sidney Street.
Siege of Sydney St
Instructs the firebrigade to let the house burn, 1 is shot & another asphyxiated. Deploys Scots guards to cover an east London house when 2 anarchists fire on police. "better to let the house burn down than spend good British lives". 3 policemen are murderred by a gang & then trapped in Sydney St
Final Polar Party
Is added to Scott's final polar party.
Final Polar Party
Continues south with Scott's final party.
Final Polar Party
Continues with Scott toward the South Pole.
Final Polar Party
Chooses a five-man party for the final polar march.
Final Polar Party
Continues south with Scott's final polar party.
D'Arcy Concession Government Review
The Foreign Office reviews the history and strategic significance of D'Arcy's Persian petroleum concession.
Churchill Requests Dardanelles Feasibility Opinion
Churchill asks Carden whether the Dardanelles can be forced by ships alone and requests his professional assessment.
Winter Operations on the Somme
British troops advance east of Beaucourt and take German prisoners.
Peace
The Ukrainian delegation arrives at the peace negotiations
Siege of Rostov
Stalin signs an instruction of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front to the armies of the front for the capture of Rostov
Dictatorship Consolidated
Pangalos formally consolidates dictatorial powers after his 1925 military takeover.
Sandanistas
Sends in US troops to fight the Sandanistas
Collectivization-Farms
Collectivizes all farms in Russia
Economy of Russia
Collectivizes all farms in Russia
First Tatarescu Government
Tatarescu begins a long Liberal administration under Carol II.
Inauguration
1st sworn in as member of Congress, 18th Congress
Siege of Seoul
Orders the evacuation of Seoul
Luna 1 Solar Wind Detection
Uses ion traps aboard Luna 1 to obtain the first direct spacecraft evidence of a continuous stream of charged particles flowing outward from the Sun.
Provisional Government
Becomes provisional president after Batista's fall.
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
Eisenhower breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba
Economy of Cuba
Eisenhower breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba
Cuba Intelligence Community Review
McCone treated the coordinated post-crisis review of intelligence performance and Cuban reconnaissance as the final Intelligence Community report for presidential advisers.
The Madcap Laughs
Barrett releases his first solo album with help from former Pink Floyd colleagues
Pentagon Papers Trial Begins
Byrne begins presiding over the federal trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo.
Pentagon Papers Trial Opens
Ellsberg goes on trial with Anthony Russo over the copying and disclosure of the Pentagon Papers.
Pentagon Papers Trial Opens
Russo goes on trial alongside Ellsberg in the federal Pentagon Papers prosecution.
Economy of Great Britain
Approval of the IMF loan strengthens confidence in Britain’s economic programme.
IMF Confidence Effect
Approval of the IMF loan strengthens confidence in Britain’s economic programme.
IMF Confidence Effect - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Approval of the IMF loan strengthens confidence in Britain’s economic programme.
IMF Confidence Effect - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Approval of the IMF loan strengthens confidence in Britain’s economic programme.
IMF Confidence Effect - IMF
IMF context: Approval of the IMF loan strengthens confidence in Britain’s economic programme.
IMF Standby Loan
The International Monetary Fund approves Britain’s standby loan following the December agreement.
IMF Standby Loan Approval
The International Monetary Fund approves Britain’s standby loan following the December agreement.
IMF Standby Loan Approval - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: The International Monetary Fund approves Britain’s standby loan following the December agreement.
IMF Standby Loan Approval - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: The International Monetary Fund approves Britain’s standby loan following the December agreement.
IMF Standby Loan Approval - IMF
IMF context: The International Monetary Fund approves Britain’s standby loan following the December agreement.
Independence of Great Britain
Ivor Richard, chairman of the Geneva conference, visits South African PM Vorster
Independence of Rhodesia
Ivor Richard, chairman of the Geneva conference, visits South African PM Vorster
Independence of Rhodesia
Ivor Richard, chairman of the Geneva conference, visits South African PM Vorster
Independence of South Africa
Ivor Richard, chairman of the Geneva conference, visits South African PM Vorster
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of 2,300 million pounds to Great Britain
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of pounds 2,300 million to Great Britain
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of 2,300 million pounds to Great Britain.
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund approves a standby loan worth 2.3 billion pounds for Britain.
Post-IMF Confidence
Sees confidence strengthen after approval of Britain’s IMF standby loan.
Post-IMF Confidence - Economic Policy
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Sees confidence strengthen after approval of Britain’s IMF standby loan.
Post-IMF Confidence - Government Response
Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Sees confidence strengthen after approval of Britain’s IMF standby loan.
Post-IMF Confidence - IMF
IMF context: Sees confidence strengthen after approval of Britain’s IMF standby loan.
Nuclear Power
Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the Treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Carter announces the US will comply with the provisions of the Treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement
Treaty of SALT II
Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the Treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Carter announces the US will comply with the provisions of the Treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement
Resignation of Norman Fowler
Resigns from the Cabinet for family reasons
Secretary of State for Employment
Appointed Minister for Employment
START II Treaty Signed
Signs START II with Boris Yeltsin to pursue deeper reductions in strategic nuclear arsenals.
START II Treaty Signed
Signs the START II Treaty with George H. W. Bush, requiring deep reductions in strategic nuclear weapons.
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance
Council Co-Chair Takes Office
Boro Bosic becomes co-chairman of the Council of Ministers
Council Co-Chair Takes Office
Haris Silajdzic becomes co-chairman of the first state Council of Ministers
Prime Minister of Peru
Appointed Prime Minister of Peru
Dismissal
Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image adviser from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsins scandal-tinged administration
Dismissal
Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image adviser from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsins scandal-tinged administration
Europa Millennium Flyby
Galileo begins the Millennium Mission with another close flyby of Europa.
Sinking of K-141 Kursk
Putin fires Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of Boris Yeltsin and Kremlin image adviser from her post in one of his first official acts, moving quickly to distance himself from Yeltsins scandal-tinged administration
Sinking of K-141 Kursk - Source Date Conflict
K-141 Kursk actually sank in the Barents Sea on 12 August 2000; this supplied January record describes an unrelated Kremlin personnel decision.
Inauguration
Sworn in as United States Senator
2008 Campaign Withdrawal
Withdraws after the Iowa caucuses.
Bombing of Gaza
Israeli tanks and infantry are invading Gaza with air and naval support
Election
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee are victorious in the Iowa caucuses, the first races of the presidential primary season
Election
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee are victorious in the Iowa caucuses, the first races of the presidential primary season
Iowa Caucus
Wins the Republican Iowa caucus at the start of the presidential race
Iowa Caucus
Wins the Iowa Democratic caucus and becomes a leading presidential contender
Siege of Gaza
Israeli tanks and infantry are invading Gaza with air and naval support
Hamas
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath."
Hamas
After over a week of intense air strikes, Israeli troops crossed the border into Gaza, launching a ground war against the militant Palestinian group, Hamas.
Hamas
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath.".
Hamas
More than 430 Palestinians and 4 Israelis have been killed since the fighting began Dec. 27, 2008.
Hamas
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath."
Invasion of Gaza
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath."
Invasion of Gaza
27, 2008
Invasion of Gaza
After over a week of intense air strikes, Israeli troops crossed the border into Gaza, launching a ground war against the militant Palestinian group, Hamas. More than 430 Palestinians and 4 Israelis have been killed since the fighting began Dec.
Invasion of Gaza
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath.".
Invasion of Gaza
The Israeli Defence Forces ground invasion began, with mechanised infantry, armor, and artillery units, supported by helicopter gunships, entering Gaza.
Invasion of Gazal
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak states that this will be a "war to the bitter end," while Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwant declares Hamas would "fight until the last breath."
Siege of Gaza
The Israeli Defence Forces ground invasion began, with mechanised infantry, armor, and artillery units, supported by helicopter gunships, entering Gaza
Al-Qaeda
The United States and the United Kingdom have close their embassies in the country of Yemen due to ongoing security threats from terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The suicide bomber on the Christmas Day flight to Detroit was tied to the terrorist organisation in Yemen
Anglo-American Yemen Security Coordination
Brown's government coordinates with the United States over security threats in Yemen.
Suicide
The suicide bomber on the Christmas Day flight to Detroit was tied to the terrorist organisation in Yemen
United States and the United Kingdom have close their embassies in
The United States and the United Kingdom have close their embassies in the country of Yemen due to ongoing security threats from terrorist group Al-Qaeda
Yemen Embassy Closure
Britain temporarily closes its embassy in Yemen after warnings of an al-Qaeda threat.
Far Side Moon Landing
Chang'e 4 achieves the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon.
Soleimani Strike
Authorises the strike that kills Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
Soleimani Strike Announcement
Announces killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a U.S. strike.
Births on January 3
Birth of Tsuchimikado
Birth of Tsuchimikado, firstborn son of Emperor Go-Toba
Birth of Clement Richard Attlee
Birth of Clement Richard Attlee in Putney, London
Birth of Herbert Stanley Morrison
Birth of Herbert Stanley Morrison
Birth of Ray Milland
Birth of Ray Milland, born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones in Neath, Wales
Birth of George Henry Martin
Birth of George Henry Martin, later record producer, arranger, composer and important Beatles collaborator.
Birth of George Martin
Birth of George Martin
Birth of John Edward Thaw
Birth of John Edward Thaw
Birth of John Paul Jones
Birth of John Paul Jones, later Led Zeppelin bassist, keyboard player and arranger.
Deaths on January 3
Death at Longchamp
Philip died at Longchamp after falling seriously ill during the final months of his reign.
Death of Catherine of Valois
Death of Catherine of Valois. Shortly after childbirth
Death of George Monck
George Monck dies at Potheridge after a career that shaped the Restoration.
Death of Alois Hitler
Death of Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler's father
Death of Alois Hitler
Death of Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler's father
Death of James Hamilton
Death of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
Death of Jerry Quarry
Death of Jerry Quarry
Death of Edward Britton
Death of Edward Britton
Death of Alan Arthur Walters
Death of Alan Arthur Walters, upon hearing of his death Lady Thatcher describes him as "radical, fearless" and the "finest of friends"
Death of Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Death of Alan Arthur Walters, upon hearing of his death Lady Thatcher describes him as "radical, fearless" and the "finest of friends"
Death of Qasem Soleimani
Killed by a United States drone strike near Baghdad airport.
Battles on January 3
Battle of Princeton
General John Cadwalader fights for the American victory over the British
Battle of Princeton
Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
Battle of Princeton
A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton
Battle of Princeton
Colonel John Haslet of Delaware replaces General Mercer and was killed by a shot to the head
Battle of Princeton
General Mercer is wounded but refuses to surrender, he dies nine days later
Battle of Princeton
Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
Battle of Princeton
After the battle, Cornwallis abandons many of his posts in New Jersey, and orders his army to retreat to New Brunswick.
Battle of Princeton
Defeats the British, New Jersey.
Battle of Princeton
The Battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army.
Battle of Princeton
Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan.