Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On this day in history french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed  

1891  King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on January - 01.  

1892  On January - 01 ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants  

1892  The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens on this day in history.  

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.  

1894  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.  

1894  Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on this day in history.  

1895  On January - 01 norway adopts Mid-European time  

1895  On this day in history the birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I  

1896  On this day in history wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays  

1897  On January - 01 brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York  

1898  On January - 01 brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City.  

1898  Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay on January - 01.  

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.  

1900  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on January - 01.  

1900  Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect on January - 01.  

1901  Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on January - 01.  

1901  On January - 01 australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies  

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on January - 01.  

1902  Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history the first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)  

1904  On January - 01 netherlands Indies colony begins opium production  

1905  On this day in history 9 hour work day for diamond miners  

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on January - 01.  

1906  On January - 01 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51  

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day on January - 01.  

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square  

1910  Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs on January - 01.  

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on this day in history.  

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on this day in history.  

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on January - 01.  

1913  On January - 01 post office begins parcel post deliveries  

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on January - 01.  

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

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

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

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.  

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

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

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

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  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

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 this day in history.  

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