Historical Events In January - 01

1814  Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub on January - 01.  

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

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  Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 on January - 01.  

1818  On January - 01 official reopening of the White House  

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 this day in history baron Van der Capellen resigns as Governor of Dutch-Indies  

1827  Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java on January - 01.  

1827  William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history william Lloyd Garrison publishes first issue of abolitionist journal  

1831  William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal on this day in history.  

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

1833  On January - 01 british government demands Falkland islands  

1833  Curaçao census 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people & 5,894 slaves on January - 01.  

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

1838  The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on this day in history.  

1838  1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on January - 01.  

1838  William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on January - 01.  

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

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

1843  Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer on January - 01.  

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

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on January - 01.  

1845  The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed on this day in history.  

1846  Yucatan declares independence from México on January - 01.  

1846  Yucatan declares independence from Mexico on this day in history.  

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on this day in history.  

1847  On January - 01 michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment  

1847  Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment  

1848  Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua on this day in history.  

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

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

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.  

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

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

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on January - 01.  

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.  

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 January - 01.  

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

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