Historical Events In January - 01

1954  Rose & Cotton Bowl are first sport colorcasts on January - 01.   

1954  Yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism on this day in history.   

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  Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) gains independence from Britain & Egypt on this day in history.   

1957  France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Republic on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72   

1958  BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes on this day in history.   

1958  On January - 01 european Community (later to become the European Union) is born   

1958  On this day in history 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 January - 01.   

1959  On this day in history castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dominican Republic   

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

1959  On January - 01 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  On January - 01 cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France   

1960  On this day in history johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars   

1960  Montserrat adopts constitution on January - 01.   

1960  US census at 179,245,000 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11   

1962  Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful on January - 01.   

1962  Navy SEAL teams established on January - 01.   

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

1962  On January - 01 western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand; Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa   

1962  On January - 01 diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

1963  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 international Cooperation Year begins   

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

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On January - 01 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 January - 01.   

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

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

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

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

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

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

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 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 this day in history.