Historical Events In January - 01

1914  On this day in history northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria   

1914  On this day in history the first part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles.   

1914  On January - 01 the first scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)   

1915  DW Griffith shows "Clansman" at a sneak preview on this day in history.   

1915  Jews of Laibach Austria expelled on this day in history.   

1918  Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland on January - 01.   

1919  Belorussian SSR established on January - 01.   

1919  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60 on January - 01.   

1920  On January - 01 paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57   

1922  Vancouver BC starts driving on the right side of road on this day in history.   

1923  Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR) established on this day in history.   

1923  On January - 01 union of Socialist Soviet Republics established   

1924  On this day in history grossdeutsche Völksgemeinschaft/Völkische Block replaces NSDAP   

1925  Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo on January - 01.   

1926  Flood in Rhine strikes Cologne on January - 01.   

1927  Communist uprising in West Java on January - 01.   

1928  The first US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio on January - 01.   

1930  Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant on January - 01.   

1930  On this day in history jurgens & Van den Berg merge with Lever Brothers to form Unilever   

1930  Stormtroopers kill 8 Jews, the first victims of the Nazi era on January - 01.   

1932  On this day in history jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon OH   

1932  Rasse und Siedlungshauptamt publishes Himmler's wedding laws on January - 01.   

1934  On this day in history alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison   

1934  On this day in history federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC US bank guarantor) goes into effect   

1934  On this day in history federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effective   

1934  International Telecommunication Union established on this day in history.   

1934  On January - 01 jakob Wassermann, writer, dies at 60   

1935  Associated Press inaugurates Wirephoto on this day in history.   

1935  Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as GM on this day in history.   

1935  President Mustapha Kemal Pasha names himself "Atatürk Father of Turkey" on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history the first newspaper to microfilm its current issues, New York Herald Tribune   

1937  Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain   

1937  On this day in history uS Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio   

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

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.   

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

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on January - 01.   

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

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

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

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

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