Historical Events In January - 01

1807  Curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on January - 01.   

1807  On this day in history curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816)   

1808  On January - 01 african Benevolent Society (education) forms   

1808  On this day in history importation of slaves into the United States is banned as of January 1 by an act of Congress passed last year, but illegal imports continue   

1808  On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a British colony   

1808  On this day in history congress prohibits importation of slaves   

1809  Holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid on January - 01.   

1809  John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) on this day in history.   

1809  On January - 01 holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid   

1814  Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on January - 01.   

1814  On January - 01 field marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub   

1815  On January - 01 charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)   

1816  On January - 01 francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60   

1817  Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist on this day in history.   

1817  Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 on January - 01.   

1818  On this day in history official reopening of the White House   

1818  Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87 on January - 01.   

1819  Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold on January - 01.   

1826  Baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies on January - 01.   

1827  On January - 01 dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java   

1827  On January - 01 william Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1831  On this day in history william Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal   

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal on this day in history.   

1831  William Joseph Westbrook, composer on January - 01.   

1833  On January - 01 british government demands Falkland islands   

1833  Curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves on this day in history.   

1834  German Tolunie goes into effect on January - 01.   

1838  On January - 01 the first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide   

1838  On this day in history 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide   

1838  On January - 01 william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1840  1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC on January - 01.   

1842  On this day in history 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC   

1843  On January - 01 nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer   

1844  On this day in history first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

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  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

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

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On this day in history 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.