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 this day in history.   

1892  Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants on January - 01.   

1892  The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1894  On this day in history denmark adopts Mid-European time   

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

1895  Norway adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York   

1898  On this day in history brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City.   

1898  On January - 01 lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay   

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on January - 01.   

1900  On this day in history british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  On January - 01 compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

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

1901  On January - 01 australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies   

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  On this day in history the first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)   

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

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

1906  On January - 01 dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

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

1907  On January - 01 president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

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

1908  On January - 01 the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square   

1910  On this day in history simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs   

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

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

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on this day in history.   

1913  Post office begins parcel post deliveries on this day in history.   

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on January - 01.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.   

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

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

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

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 January - 01.   

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  On January - 01 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  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