Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On this day in history french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed   

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 this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1894  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.   

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 January - 01.   

1896  On this day in history wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays   

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on this day in history.   

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  On January - 01 british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect on this day in history.   

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

1901  On this day in history australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies   

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on this day in history.   

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

1906  On this day in history joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51   

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

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

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on this day in history.   

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

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

1914  On this day in history klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

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

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

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

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

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