3rd January: Today In History

Today is January,  the 3rd day of 2016. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History; Birthdays:   1883 Clement Atlee, British politician   1892 J.R Tolkien, English author of 'Lord Of The Rings'   1907 Ray Milland, American film actor   1909 Victor Borge, Danish born comedian and musician   1936 David Vine, Sports commentator   1942 John Thaw, English television & film actor   1945 Victoria Principal, American actress   1992 ADEJUMO ADELEKE ABIODUN BORN 3RD OF JANUARY 1992   1992 ADEJUMO ADELEKE ABIODUN BORN JANUARY 3RD 1992 Events:   1795 Josiah Wedgwood, the famous English potter, died   1924 The sarcophagus of Tutankhamen was discovered by Howard Carter   1959 Alaska became the 49th United State, bought from Russia   1971 The Open University began broadcasting on television   1985 12,000 Ethiopian jews were airlifted to Israel   1988 Margaret Thatcher became Britains longest serving 20th century Prime Minister   1992 The 15th ceasefire was announced in former Yugoslavia   1993 The Russian and American leaders signed the second START agreement in Moscow