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 January - 01.   

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

1892  On January - 01 the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.   

1893  On January - 01 japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1894  On January - 01 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  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on January - 01.   

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

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on January - 01.   

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  On January - 01 cuba liberated from Spain by US   

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

1900  On this day in history compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

1901  Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on this day in history.   

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

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

1902  On January - 01 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 this day in history netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

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

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 01.   

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

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on January - 01.   

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 this day in history post office begins parcel post deliveries   

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on this day in history.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history 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  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

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  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on January - 01.   

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

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

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