Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1891  French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on January - 01.   

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

1892  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1895  Norway adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.   

1895  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on this day in history.   

1896  Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history 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  On this day in history australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.   

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

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on January - 01.   

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  On January - 01 netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

1905  On this day in history 9 hour work day for diamond miners   

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

1906  Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on January - 01.   

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

1907  On January - 01 cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

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  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 post office begins parcel post deliveries   

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

1481  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

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

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.   

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52