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  On January - 01 the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.  

1893  On January - 01 japan adopts the Gregorian calendar  

1894  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic  

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

1895  On January - 01 the birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I  

1896  On January - 01 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  On January - 01 lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay  

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on January - 01.  

1900  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on this day in history.  

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

1901  On January - 01 australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.  

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on January - 01.  

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  The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on this day in history.  

1904  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on this day in history.  

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on January - 01.  

1908  The first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs  

1911  On January - 01 belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day  

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

1912  On January - 01 sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic  

1913  Post office begins parcel post deliveries on January - 01.  

1914  On this day in history klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)  

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0766  On January - 01 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  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  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  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  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.  

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

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

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