Historical Events In January - 01

1891  French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

1894  On January - 01 denmark adopts Mid-European time   

1894  Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on January - 01.   

1895  Norway adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.   

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

1896  Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on January - 01.   

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1899  On January - 01 cuba liberated from Spain by US   

1900  On this day in history british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  On January - 01 compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

1901  On this day in history australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.   

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on this day in history.   

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania   

1902  The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on January - 01.   

1904  On January - 01 netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

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

1906  On this day in history dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

1906  On this day in history 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 January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1911  On January - 01 south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

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 this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On this day in history 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  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  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

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