Historical Events
- 1st opening session of Congress to be televised - it did not happen again until 1977
Famous Birthdays
- Fran Cotton, English rugby union prop forward (31 caps England, 7 British Lions; Coventry R.F.C., Sale), born in Wigan, England
- James Mtume [Forman], American Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B percussionist, songwriter, record producer (Miles Davis, 1971-75; "Juicy Fruit"), social activist, and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- Miroslav Bošković, Serbian soccer defender (6 caps Yugoslavia; Hajduk Split, FK Partizan, Angers SCO), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2023)
- Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut, born in Senitsky, Bryansk, USSR
About January 3, 1947
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 77 years, 3 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Capricorn
