Historical Events
- 73rd Sugar Bowl: #4 LSU beats #11 Notre Dame, 41-14
- High profile Miami Dolphins NFL head coach Nick Saban resigns after agreeing to return to college football and take head coaching job at Alabama
- National Express has its worst ever coach crash just outside Heathrow Airport.
Famous Deaths
- Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey forward Detroit Red Wings (b. 1930)
- Edward Fursdon, British Major-General (handover Rhodesia to the Zimbabwean government), dies at 81
- Janos Furst, Hungarian orchestral conductor (b. 1935)
- Michael Yeats, Irish Fianna Fáil senator 1961-1981 and son of W.B. Yeats (b. 1921)
- Sir Cecil Walker, Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Belfast 1983-2001 (b. 1924)
- William Verity Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce 1987-1989 (b. 1917)
Died in 2007 2007 Highlights
About January 3, 2007
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 17 years, 3 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: Irreplaceable - Beyonce
#1 Song: A Moment Like This - Leona Lewis
