Historical Events In January - 03

1985  On this day in history israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews  

1985  On January - 03 lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93  

1986  On January - 03 the Skytrain commences operation between Vancouver and New Westminster, BC.  

1986  Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1987  Former Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City NY on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history rock &Roll Hall of Fame inducts first female artist Aretha Franklin  

1988  Israel orders 9 Palestinian "instigators" deported from W Beirut on January - 03.  

1988  On this day in history margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century  

1988  On January - 03 gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72), dies at 82  

1989  On January - 03 jim &Tammy Bakker return to TV (Oy Vey!)  

1989  Russian newspaper Izvestia gets its first commercial advertisement on this day in history.  

1990  Panama's leader General Manuel Noriega surrenders to US authorities on this day in history.  

1991  Israel reopens consulate in USSR after 23 years on January - 03.  

1991  On January - 03 los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York Islanders  

1992  32 Cubans defect to the US via helicopter on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129* vs India at Sydney  

1993  Junk bond king Michael Milkin is released from jail after 22 months on January - 03.  

1993  On this day in history the Russian and American leaders sign the second START agreement in Moscow  

1993  On this day in history u.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign a treaty to reduce the inventory of nuclear missiles.  

1994  100s killed in Venezuela in prison revolt on this day in history.  

1994  35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field on this day in history.  

1994  A Russian Tupolev-154M crashes at Irkutsk, Siberia 122 killed on January - 03.  

1995  The U.S. Postal Service raises the price for a 1st-class stamp to 32 cents on January - 03.  

1997  Bryant Gumbel co-hosted his final "Today" show on NBC-TV on January - 03.  

1997  Eddo Brandes takes ODI hat-trick vs England at Harare on January - 03.  

1997  Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series vs England 3-0 on this day in history.  

2006  On this day in history twelve dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster near Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S.  

2007  On January - 03 china conducts an anti-terror raid in Xinjiang.  

2009  On January - 03 israeli ground forces invade Gaza.  

2013  27 Shiite pilgrims are killed and 60 are injured by a suicide bombing in Musayyib, Iraq on January - 03.  

2014  Cambodian garment workers go on strike demanding a wage increase on January - 03.  

2018  Security expert reveal two security flaws, Meltdown and Spectre which affect most microprocessors on January - 03.  

2018  Lawyers of US President Trump try to stop the publication of book on Trump's administration "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff on January - 03.  

2018  On January - 03 previously unknown ancient Beringians group of people unearthed in Alaska, earliest known Native Americans at 11,500 years old  

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.  

1624  On January - 03 birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America  

1680  On January - 03 birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker  

1698  On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)  

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)  

1722  On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)  

1730  On this day in history birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician  

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)  

1098  On this day in history death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)  

1322  On this day in history philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies  

1437  On January - 03 death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)  

1501  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59 on January - 03.  

1543  On January - 03 juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies  

1552  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56