Historical Events In January - 01

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

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

1808  African Benevolent Society (education) forms on January - 01.  

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  On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a British colony  

1808  On January - 01 congress prohibits importation of slaves  

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

1814  On this day in history field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub  

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

1815  On January - 01 charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)  

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

1817  Martin H Klaproth, Germany, chemist on January - 01.  

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

1818  On this day in history official reopening of the White House  

1818  On this day in history fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87  

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 this day in history william Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal on January - 01.  

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal on January - 01.  

1831  On January - 01 william Joseph Westbrook, composer  

1833  British government demands Falkland islands on January - 01.  

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

1834  German Tolunie goes into effect on this day in history.  

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

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

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 January - 01 first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)  

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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  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.  

1449  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.  

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 January - 01.  

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52