Historical Events
Music History
Arthur Honegger's "Chant de Nigamon," premieres
Baseball History
Boston Red Sox baseball club owner Harry Frazee announces agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan; start of the 84 year "Curse of the Bambino"
Famous Birthdays
- Renato Carosone, Italian canzone napoletana singer, pianist, songwriter ("Tu vuò fà l'americano" - "You Want to Be American"), and accordionist, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2001)
- Siegfried Buback, German Federal Prosecutor, born in Wilsdruff, Saxony, Germany (d. 1977)
Famous Deaths
- Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician, dies at 31
About January 3, 1920
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 103 years, 5 months and 5 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Capricorn
