Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On this day in history french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed   

1891  On this day in history king Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies   

1892  On January - 01 ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants   

1892  The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens on January - 01.   

1893  On this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1894  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.   

1894  Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on this day in history.   

1895  On January - 01 norway adopts Mid-European time   

1895  On January - 01 the birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I   

1896  On this day in history wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays   

1897  On this day in history brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York   

1898  Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City on January - 01.   

1898  Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.   

1900  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

1901  On January - 01 australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.   

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on January - 01.   

1901  On January - 01 ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69   

1902  Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1902  The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on January - 01.   

1904  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on this day in history.   

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on January - 01.   

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on this day in history.   

1906  Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on January - 01.   

1908  On this day in history the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square   

1910  Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs on January - 01.   

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on January - 01.   

1911  On this day in history south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

1912  On January - 01 sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic   

1913  On this day in history post office begins parcel post deliveries   

1914  On January - 01 klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

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 this day in history.   

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

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.