Historical Events In January - 01

1941  On January - 01 formal opening of CBC News Service in canada  

1941  On January - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

1943  Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on this day in history.  

1943  On January - 01 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  The first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY on this day in history.  

1944  C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on January - 01.  

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

1945  France joins the UN on January - 01.  

1945  German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels on January - 01.  

1945  Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 on January - 01.  

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  National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic on this day in history.  

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

1947  On this day in history britain nationalizes its coal industry  

1948  On this day in history bradman scores 132 in the first innings of the 3rd Test vs India  

1948  Britain nationalizes its railways on this day in history.  

1948  General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective on January - 01.  

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

1948  On this day in history italy adopts constitution  

1948  On this day in history orissa province accedes to India  

1948  On January - 01 hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66  

1949  On this day in history tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand  

1949  On January - 01 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  Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines on this day in history.  

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

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

1953  Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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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 January - 01 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 this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.  

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

0404  On January - 01 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 January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

1204  On January - 01 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  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