Historical Events In January - 01

1807  On January - 01 curacao is taken by English (until March, 1816)  

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

1808  African Benevolent Society (education) forms on this day in history.  

1808  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 on January - 01.  

1808  Sierra Leone becomes a British colony on this day in history.  

1808  Congress prohibits importation of slaves on January - 01.  

1809  Holland Brigade under brig gen Chasse reaches Madrid on January - 01.  

1809  On January - 01 john Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet)  

1809  On this day in history holland Brigade under Brigadier General Chassé reaches Madrid  

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

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

1815  On this day in history charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)  

1816  Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60 on January - 01.  

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

1817  On January - 01 martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73  

1818  Official reopening of the White House on January - 01.  

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

1819  On January - 01 arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold  

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

1827  On January - 01 dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java  

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

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal on this day in history.  

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

1831  William Joseph Westbrook, composer on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history british government demands Falkland islands  

1833  On this day in history curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves  

1834  On this day in history german Tolunie goes into effect  

1838  On January - 01 the first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide  

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

1838  On January - 01 william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1840  On January - 01 1st recorded bowling match in US, Knickerbocker Alleys, NYC  

1842  1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC on January - 01.  

1843  Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer on January - 01.  

1844  First edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on this day in history.  

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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 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 January - 01.  

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

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

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

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

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

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

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