Historical Events
- 78th Sugar Bowl: #13 Michigan beats #11 Virginia Tech, 23-20
Event of Interest
Michael van Gerwen named Young Player of the Year at the PDC annual awards ceremony
Famous Deaths
- Bob Weston, British guitarist & songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), dies from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 64 (body found this date)
- Gene Bartow, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (US National Team 1974; Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA), dies of stomach cancer at 81
- Harold Zirin, American astronomer, dies at 82
- Josef Skvorecky, Czech writer and publisher, dies at 87
- Robert L Carter, American civil rights activist & judge, dies after complications from a stroke at 94
- Winifred Milius Lubell, American illustrator and writer (The Outer Lands), dies of congestive heart failure at 97
- Wylie Walker Vale, American endocrinologist who discovered the stress hormone, dies at 70
Died in 2012 2012 Highlights
About January 3, 2012
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 12 years, 3 months and 25 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Capricorn
Holidays: New Year Holiday (United Kingdom), New Year's Day (New Zealand)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
#1 Song: Paradise - Coldplay
