Historical Events In January - 01

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

1941  Netherlands begins taxing wages on January - 01.  

1941  On this day in history russian General Zhukov appointed chief of General staff  

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

1942  Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35 on January - 01.  

1943  Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on January - 01.  

1943  Negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown on January - 01.  

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 January - 01.  

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

1945  On this day in history france is admitted to the United Nations.  

1945  On January - 01 france joins the UN  

1945  On January - 01 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 this day in history 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  Bradman scores 132 in the first innings of the 3rd Test vs India on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history britain nationalizes its railways  

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

1948  On January - 01 general Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) goes into effect  

1948  Italy adopts constitution on January - 01.  

1948  Orissa province accedes to India on this day in history.  

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 January - 01 malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63  

1950  On this day in history ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo-China  

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 January - 01.  

1953  On January - 01 hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29  

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

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

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

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

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  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.  

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

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies  

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.