Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths. Date: January 3, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. Date: January 3, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons. Date: January 3, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history. Date: January 3, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. Date: January 3, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people. Date: January 3, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. Date: January 3, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm. Date: January 3, 2018 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover. Date: January 3, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict. Date: January 3, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)