Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1891  French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on this day in history.   

1891  King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on this day in history.   

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

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

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

1894  On January - 01 denmark adopts Mid-European time   

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

1895  On this day in history 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  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 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 January - 01.   

1900  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on January - 01.   

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  On this day in history australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies   

1901  On January - 01 ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69   

1902  On this day in history nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania   

1902  The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day   

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on January - 01.   

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

1913  On this day in history post office begins parcel post deliveries   

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

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

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  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

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

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

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.