Historical Events In January - 01

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on this day in history.   

1845  The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed on this day in history.   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from México on January - 01.   

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

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on this day in history.   

1847  On January - 01 michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment   

1847  On this day in history netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing   

1847  On January - 01 michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment   

1848  On this day in history britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua   

1850  Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on January - 01.   

1851  City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

1852  On January - 01 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  On January - 01 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service   

1853  On January - 01 hans Koessler, composer   

1854  On this day in history lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA)   

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

1854  James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) on this day in history.   

1858  On January - 01 canada begins using decimal currency system   

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

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

1861  On this day in history porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City   

1861  President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful on January - 01.   

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

1862  The first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

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

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

1862  Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) on this day in history.   

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

1863  Battle of Helena AK on January - 01.   

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

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

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

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On January - 01 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 this day in history.