Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1895  In this year, Norway formally adopts Mid-European time.   

1895  J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I is born   

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York.   

1898  Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City   

1898  In this year, Lightship adopts in place of whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay   

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US.   

1900  British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established   

1900  Compulsory education in Netherlands comes into force.   

1901  Australia is recorded as becoming a Commonwealth under British rule   

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies.   

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

1902  Nathan Stubblefield makes inaugural public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania.   

1902  The inaugural Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0).   

1904  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners.   

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

1906  Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51.   

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8513 hands in 1 day.   

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

1908  The inaugural time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square.   

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

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day.   

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic   

1913  Post office begins parcel post deliveries   

1914  Klaas ter Laan is recorded as becoming Netherlands' inaugural socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

1914  Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria.   

1914  The inaugural part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles   

1914  The inaugural scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot).   

1915  DW Griffith shows "Clansman" at a sneak preview.   

1915  Jews of Laibach Austria expelled   

1918  Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland   

1919  Belorussian SSR established   

1919  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60.   

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0766  Ali al-rida: Shia imam   

1387  Charles: The angry one, king of navarra (1349-87)   

1431  Alexander vi [rodrigo borgia]: Spanish/italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'medici: [the magnificent] of florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' medici: Italian statesman   

1467  Sigismund i: The old, king of poland   

1481  Huldrych zwingli: Swiss protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych zwingli: Swiss protestant leader   

0379  Death of Basilius the great: Of caesarea, saint (moralia),   

0404  Death of Telemachus: Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Odo: Earl of paris/king of france (888-98),   

0962  Boudouin iii: Count of flanders,   

1204  Death of King haakon iii of norway: King haakon iii of norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Karel de boze: King of navarra (1349-87),   

1502  Gregorius xiii: [ugo buoncampagni], italy, pope (1572-85),   

1515  Louis xii: "the justified" king of france (1498-1515),