Historical Events on January 3

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13 significant historical events occurred on January 3. January 3 has seen events that influenced both local and international affairs over the centuries. Notable incidents on this date include the 1911 Siege of Sidney Street, a dramatic police operation in London's East End, and the 2020 assassination of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq.

Total Events

13

Time Span

1430–2021

Categories

4

Top Category

war

4 events

15 famous birthdays on January 3

Including Sergio Leone, Michael Schumacher, Johann of Schwarzenberg

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

15th C.21st C.

15th Century

2 events

war

1429 battle of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War

war

1445 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Adal Sultanate

18th Century

1 event

war

Battle in the American independence War

20th Century

3 events

disaster

Earthquake struck Almaty Province, Kazakhstan on January 3, 1911

war

1911 siege in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

politics

Bilateral treaty between the United States and Russia

21st Century

7 events

disaster

January 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake

politics

2016 Kaliachak riots

disaster

Earthquake near India-Myanmar border

disaster

January 2017 Earthqake in India and Bangladesh

general

Assassination of Qasem Soleimani — 2020 US drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq

general

Terrorist attack in Pakistan

politics

Riots at a New Zealand prison in 2020 and 2021

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