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

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history cuba liberated from Spain by US   

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  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  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 January - 01 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  On January - 01 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51   

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

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on January - 01.   

1908  The first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square on January - 01.   

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

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on this day in history.   

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

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on January - 01.   

1913  On January - 01 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  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

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

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

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

0898  On this day in history 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 January - 01.   

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

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