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  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  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

1894  On this day in history denmark adopts Mid-European time   

1894  On this day in history manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic   

1895  On January - 01 norway adopts Mid-European time   

1895  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on January - 01.   

1896  On January - 01 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  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  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.   

1900  On January - 01 british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  On January - 01 compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

1901  On this day in history australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.   

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69   

1902  On January - 01 nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania   

1902  On January - 01 the first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)   

1904  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day on January - 01.   

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 01 south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on this day in history.   

1913  Post office begins parcel post deliveries on January - 01.   

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on January - 01.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

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

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

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

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

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

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

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

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 January - 01.