January 3
Geek events to celebrate on January 4:
1496 – Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated.
1999 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched.
January 3 birthdays of geeky note:
1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien, father of modern fantasy literature (d. September 2, 1973). He was not the first to publish works of fantasy, but his success with The Hobbit