Page 11: Historical Events In January - 01

1954  Rose & Cotton Bowl are first sport colorcasts on this day in history.   

1954  On January - 01 yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism   

1955  On this day in history bhutan issues its first postage stamps   

1956  Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 01 sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) gains independence from Britain & Egypt   

1957  France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Republic on January - 01.   

1957  International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-month year) on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 01 ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72   

1958  On this day in history bOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes   

1958  On this day in history european Community (later to become the European Union) is born   

1958  On January - 01 european Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation   

1958  On January - 01 sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White   

1958  David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1959  Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dominican Republic on this day in history.   

1959  Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history fidel Castro leads Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.   

1959  Rohan Kanhai completes 256 vs India at Calcutta on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history bank of France issues new franc, worth 20¢   

1960  Cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France on January - 01.   

1960  On January - 01 johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars   

1960  On this day in history montserrat adopts constitution   

1960  US census at 179,245,000 on January - 01.   

1960  On this day in history margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48   

1961  On this day in history largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion)   

1961  On January - 01 russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11   

1962  On January - 01 beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful   

1962  On January - 01 navy SEAL teams established   

1962  Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium on January - 01.   

1962  On this day in history western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand; Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa   

1962  On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

1963  On January - 01 g Woods succeeds Eugene Black as president of the World Bank   

1964  Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland dissolved on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 01 alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies   

1965  International Cooperation Year begins on January - 01.   

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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  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

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  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

0379  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

1515  On this day in history louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52