Historical Events
- Australian Open Women's Tennis: Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley beats Renata Tomanova of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-2 for her 3rd straight home singles title
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Alisen Down, Canadian actress
- Angelos Basinas, Greek soccer defensive midfielder (100 caps; European C'ship 2004), born in Chalkida, Greece
- Dinara Drukarova, Russian actress
- Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor
Famous Deaths
- Mateusz Glinski, Polish conductor, musicologist, and composer, dies at 83
- Michael V. Love, American test pilot (X-24), dies in F-4 crash at 37
1976 Highlights
About January 3, 1976
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 45 years and 22 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Capricorn