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A total solar eclipse occurred on January 3, 1908.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_January_3,_1908

An annular solar eclipse occurred on January 3, 1927.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_January_3,_1927

On 3 January 1818 Venus passed in front of Jupiter
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2FNfjWKBZx8C



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The 1911 Kebin earthquake or 1911 Chon-Kemin earthquake, struck Russian Turkestan on 3 January. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_Kebin_earthquake

The 36 inch (91.44-cm) refracting telescope on Mt. Hamilton saw first light on January 3, 1888
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t15253652/lick-observatory/

The SL-1 US Army experimental nuclear reactor underwent a meltdown on January 3, 1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1

Klauea's current eruption dates back to January 3, 1983
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%ABlauea#1983_%E2%80%93_present



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The Gemini project was announced to the public on January 3, l962
http://www.luna-city.com/space/rockets2.html

The last transmission from Mariner 2 was received on January 3, 1963 at 07:00 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2#Post_encounter

The Mars Polar Lander was launched on 3 January 1999
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t2875437/mars-polar-lander-crash-site/



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Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin (born 3 January 1959) is a Russian cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Yurchikhin

Kuklin, Anatoli Petrovich (1932-2006) was a Russian cosmonaut
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/kuklin_anatoli.htm

Sergey Filipovich Protchenko (born 3 January 1947) is a retired Russian cosmonaut
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/p/protchenko-s.php

Harrison Hagan Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist and retired NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Schmitt

Vasilis A. Kanatas (born 3 January 1967) is a Greek physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilis_Kanatas

Ghulam Murtaza (born January 3, 1939), is a Pakistani plasma physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Murtaza_(physicist)

Charles Piazzi Smyth (3 January 1819 - 21 February 1900) was Astronomer Royal for Scotland
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47059227/charles-piazzi-smyth-1819-1900/

William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 - June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46519419/william-wilson-morgan-1906-1994/

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 - 2 September 1973) was an English writer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51007524/jrr-tolkien/

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC - 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman philosopher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero#Legacy

Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin (January 3 1886 [O.S. December 22, 1885] - December 17, 1946) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Neujmin



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The first vocal weather forecast was made by the University of Wisconsin station 9XM on January 3, 1921
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHA_(AM)

The first Open University programme was broadcast on the BBC on the 3 January 1971.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47059228/open-university/

Star Trek: "Whom Gods Destroy" was broadcast on January 3, 1969. 

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NGC 1919 was discovered by John Herschel on the 3rd January 1837
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56127399/ngc-1919/

NGC 2240 was discovered by William Herschel on the 3rd January 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56127418/ngc-2240/



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A report of the confirmed detection of PH2 b (Kepler-86b) was submitted on January 3, 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH2

Discovery of Uranus Moons Juliet & Portia on January 3, 1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet_%28moon%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_%28moon%29

C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is an Oort cloud comet discovered on 3 January 2013 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2013_A1

Discovery of Comet 1764 Messier on January 3, 1764
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56124991/comet-of-1764/

Asteroid (498) Tokio (1902 KU) was discovered on December 2, 1902 by Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/498_Tokio

The Ohio-Pennsylvania fireball of January 3, 1930
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56128667/ohio-pennsylvania-fireball-of-january-3-1930/



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Meteorites

The Warrenton (CO3.7) meteorite fell in Missouri, USA, on the 3rd January, 1877.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47059238/warrenton-meteorite/

The St. Mark's (EH5) meteorite fell in Eastern Cape, South Africa, on the 3rd January, 1903.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47059237/st-marks-meteorite/



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