What day of the week was January 3, 1945?

The day of the week January 3rd, 1945 fell on was a Wednesday.

Edgar Cayce the American psychic (b. 1877) died on this day in 1945. As did Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski the Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879) .

World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.