Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On January - 01 french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed   

1891  King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on January - 01.   

1892  Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.   

1893  On this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1894  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.   

1894  Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on January - 01.   

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 January - 01 wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays   

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay   

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

1900  On January - 01 british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect on January - 01.   

1901  Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on January - 01.   

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

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1902  Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on January - 01.   

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

1904  On this day in history netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

1906  On this day in history joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51   

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day on January - 01.   

1907  On this day in history cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

1908  The first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square on this day in history.   

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

1911  On January - 01 belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day   

1911  On January - 01 south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

1912  On this day in history sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic   

1913  Post office begins parcel post deliveries on January - 01.   

1914  On this day in history klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

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

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

1449  On this day in history 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 January - 01.   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

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

1204  On this day in history 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  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

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