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  On January - 01 russian General Zhukov appointed chief of General staff  

1942  On January - 01 uS & 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis  

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

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

1943  On January - 01 negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown  

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

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

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

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

1945  France joins the UN on this day in history.  

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

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

1946  Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god on January - 01.  

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

1947  On January - 01 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  On this day in history general Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) goes into effect  

1948  Italy adopts constitution on this day in history.  

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  Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1951  On January - 01 massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines  

1952  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 5th string quartet  

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

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.  

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

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.  

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 January - 01.  

0379  On January - 01 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 January - 01.  

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.  

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.  

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.  

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.