Historical Events In January - 01

1941  Formal opening of CBC News Service in canada on January - 01.   

1941  On this day in history netherlands begins taxing wages   

1941  Russian General Zhukov appointed chief of General staff on January - 01.   

1942  US & 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis on January - 01.   

1942  Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel   

1943  On this day in history negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown   

1944  General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army on January - 01.   

1944  On this day in history the first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY   

1944  On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

1945  France is admitted to the United Nations on January - 01.   

1945  On January - 01 france joins the UN   

1945  On January - 01 german air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels   

1945  On January - 01 vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

1946  On January - 01 emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god   

1946  On January - 01 eNIAC, first computer, finished by Mauchly/Eckert   

1946  ENIAC, US first computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert on this day in history.   

1946  On January - 01 national Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic   

1947  On January - 01 benelux agress to work related issues   

1947  On January - 01 britain nationalizes its coal industry   

1948  Bradman scores 132 in the first innings of the 3rd Test vs India on this day in history.   

1948  Britain nationalizes its railways on this day in history.   

1948  On January - 01 general Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective   

1948  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) goes into effect on January - 01.   

1948  Italy adopts constitution on January - 01.   

1948  On this day in history orissa province accedes to India   

1948  Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1949  Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63   

1950  Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo-China on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines   

1952  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet on January - 01.   

1953  Country singer Hank Williams Sr. dies on January - 01.   

1953  Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 on January - 01.   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

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  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

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

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  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  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 January - 01.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

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