Historical Events In January - 01

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on January - 01.   

1845  On January - 01 the Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed.   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from México on this day in history.   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from Mexico on January - 01.   

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on January - 01.   

1847  On this day in history michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment   

1847  Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing on January - 01.   

1847  Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment on January - 01.   

1848  On January - 01 britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua   

1850  On January - 01 raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76   

1851  On this day in history city of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line   

1852  On this day in history netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on January - 01.   

1852  On this day in history 1st US public bath opens, in NYC   

1853  The first practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on this day in history.   

1853  1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on this day in history.   

1853  Hans Koessler, composer on this day in history.   

1854  Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA) on January - 01.   

1854  Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn) on this day in history.   

1854  James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) on January - 01.   

1858  Canada begins using decimal currency system on January - 01.   

1860  Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history slavery ends of in Neth Indies   

1861  On January - 01 porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City   

1861  On January - 01 president Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful   

1862  Battle of Fort McRee FL, Battle of Port Royal SC (Port Royal Ferry) on January - 01.   

1862  The first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  US income tax goes into effect (3% of incomes > $600,% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) on January - 01.   

1863  Battle of Galveston, TX - Confederates recapture the city on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Helena AK   

1863  Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history the birth of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympics   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.