Umberto Barbaro

Italian writer (1902-1959).

Born January 3rd, 1902 in Acireale.

Died March 19th, 1959 at 57 years old in Rome.

Maria Kursova

Armenian chess player.

Born January 3rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Severodvinsk.

Robert Whitehead

English engineer (1823–1905).

Born January 3rd, 1823 in Bolton.

Died November 14th, 1905 at 82 years old in Shrivenham (disease).

Mike Ireland

Canadian speed skater.

Born January 3rd, 1974 (age 52 years) in Winnipeg.

Cecilia Biagioli

Swimmer.

Born January 3rd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Córdoba.

Frauke Dirickx

Volleyball player.

Born January 3rd, 1980 (age 46 years) in Halle.

Zoltán Blum

Hungarian association football player (1892-1959).

Born January 3rd, 1892 in Pápa.

Died December 25th, 1959 at 67 years old in Budapest (disease).

Dunja Zdouc

Austrian biathlete.

Born January 3rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.

Izabella Bashmakova

Russian historian of mathematics (1921-2005).

Born January 3rd, 1921 in Rostov-on-Don. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Zvenigorod.

Daniel Solà

Spanish rally driver.

Born January 3rd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Vic.

Medina Eisa

Ethiopian track and field athlete.

Born January 3rd, 2005 (age 21 years).

Polychrónis Tzortzákis

Greek bicycle racer.

Born January 3rd, 1989 (age 37 years) in Chania.

Anna Lesznai

Hungarian-born american writer and poet (1885-1966).

Born January 3rd, 1885 in Nižný Hrušov.

Died October 2nd, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Ennio Falco

Italian sports shooter.

Born January 3rd, 1968 (age 58 years) in Capua.

José Antonio Montero

Spanish basketball player.

Born January 3rd, 1965 (age 61 years) in Barcelona.

Anatoly Eiramdzhan

Armenian film director.

Born January 3rd, 1937 in Baku.

Died September 23rd, 2014 at 77 years old in Miami.

Merab Gagunashvili

Georgian chess player.

Born January 3rd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Tbilisi.

Alexander Corryn

Belgian footballer.

Born January 3rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Ghent.

Daniele Scarpa

Italian sprint canoeist.

Born January 3rd, 1964 (age 62 years) in Venice.

Viktar Dashkevich

Belarusian actor.

Born January 3rd, 1945 in Viacicieraŭka.

Died March 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Vitebsk (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Jānis Ķipurs

Bobsledder.

Born January 3rd, 1958 (age 68 years) in Vecumnieki Municipality. ^[ref]

Tsutomu Hanahara

Olympic wrestler (1940–2024).

Born January 3rd, 1940 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Died February 5th, 2024 at 84 years old in Suginami. ^[ref]

Guglielmo Gasparrini

Italian botanist (1803-1866).

Born January 3rd, 1803 in Castelgrande.

Died June 28th, 1866 at 63 years old in Naples.

Miloš Đurić

Serbian philosopher, philologist and university teacher (1892-1967).

Born January 3rd, 1892 in Benkovac. ^[ref]

Died December 5th, 1967 at 75 years old in Belgrade. ^[ref]

Luigi Gatti

Italian businessman and the titanic victim.

Born January 3rd, 1875 in Montalto Pavese.

Died April 15th, 1912 at 37 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).