Page 11: Historical Events In January - 01
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
1954 On January - 01 rose & Cotton Bowl are first sport colorcasts
1954 Yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism on January - 01.
1955 On this day in history bhutan issues its first postage stamps
1956 On this day in history elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville
1956 On January - 01 sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) gains independence from Britain & Egypt
1957 On January - 01 france returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Republic
1957 On January - 01 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 this day in history european Community (later to become the European Union) is born
1958 European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history 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 January - 01.
1959 Fidel Castro leads Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista on this day in history.
1959 Rohan Kanhai completes 256 vs India at Calcutta on January - 01.
1960 On January - 01 bank of France issues new franc, worth 20¢
1960 On this day in history cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France
1960 Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars on this day in history.
1960 Montserrat adopts constitution on January - 01.
1960 On this day in history uS census at 179,245,000
1960 On this day in history margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48
1961 Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion) on this day in history.
1961 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11 on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful
1962 On January - 01 navy SEAL teams established
1962 On this day in history rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium
1962 Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand; Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa on January - 01.
1962 On January - 01 diego MartÃnez 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 On this day in history international Cooperation Year begins
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