Born on 3 January 1962

At A Glance

3 January 1962 at a glance

Day of the week

3 January 1962 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“My Boomerang Won't Come Back” by Charlie Drake was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1962

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 January 1962 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 January 1962 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 3 January

• 1958 The West Indies Federation is formed.
• 1959 Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
• 1961 Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
• 1961 A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.
• 1962 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

Famous people born on 3 January

• Florence Pugh, English actress (born 1996)
• Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
• Michael Schumacher, German racing driver (born 1969)
• J. R. R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (1892–1973)

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