Historical Events In January - 01

1941  On this day in history formal opening of CBC News Service in canada  

1941  On this day in history netherlands begins taxing wages  

1941  Russian General Zhukov appointed chief of General staff on this day in history.  

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

1942  On this day in history jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35  

1943  On January - 01 count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel  

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

1944  On this day in history general Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army  

1944  On January - 01 the first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY  

1944  On January - 01 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  France joins the UN on January - 01.  

1945  On this day in history german air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels  

1945  Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god  

1946  On this day in history eNIAC, first computer, finished by Mauchly/Eckert  

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

1946  National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic on January - 01.  

1947  Benelux agress to work related issues on this day in history.  

1947  Britain nationalizes its coal industry on January - 01.  

1948  On January - 01 bradman scores 132 in the first innings of the 3rd Test vs India  

1948  On this day in history britain nationalizes its railways  

1948  General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history general Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) goes into effect  

1948  On this day in history italy adopts constitution  

1948  On January - 01 orissa province accedes to India  

1948  On this day in history hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66  

1949  On January - 01 tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand  

1949  Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on January - 01.  

1950  Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo-China on January - 01.  

1951  Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines on January - 01.  

1952  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet on this day in history.  

1953  Country singer Hank Williams Sr. dies on this day in history.  

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

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  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

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

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.  

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  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.  

1502  On January - 01 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