Historical Events In January - 01

1807  Curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on January - 01.  

1807  Curaçao is taken by English (until March, 1816) on this day in history.  

1808  On January - 01 african Benevolent Society (education) forms  

1808  On this day in history importation of slaves into the United States is banned as of January 1 by an act of Congress passed last year, but illegal imports continue  

1808  On January - 01 sierra Leone becomes a British colony  

1808  Congress prohibits importation of slaves on January - 01.  

1809  On January - 01 holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid  

1809  John Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) on this day in history.  

1809  Holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid on January - 01.  

1814  Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on this day in history.  

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1814  On January - 01 field marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub  

1815  Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) on January - 01.  

1816  Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1817  Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist on this day in history.  

1817  Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1818  On January - 01 official reopening of the White House  

1818  Fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold  

1826  On January - 01 baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies  

1827  On this day in history dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java  

1827  On January - 01 william Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1831  On January - 01 william Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal  

1831  On January - 01 william Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal  

1831  On this day in history william Joseph Westbrook, composer  

1833  British government demands Falkland islands on January - 01.  

1833  On January - 01 curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves  

1834  German Tolunie goes into effect on January - 01.  

1838  On this day in history the first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide  

1838  On this day in history 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide  

1838  On this day in history william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1840  On this day in history 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC  

1842  On this day in history 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC  

1843  On January - 01 nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer  

1844  On this day in history first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)  

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.  

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.  

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  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.  

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.  

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 January - 01.  

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

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  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 this day in history.