Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

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

1891  On January - 01 king Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies   

1892  On this day in history ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants   

1892  The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens on January - 01.   

1893  On this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

1894  On this day in history denmark adopts Mid-European time   

1894  On January - 01 manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic   

1895  On this day in history norway adopts Mid-European time   

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

1896  On January - 01 wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays   

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on this day in history.   

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

1898  On January - 01 lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay   

1899  On January - 01 cuba liberated from Spain by US   

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

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

1904  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on January - 01.   

1905  On January - 01 9 hour work day for diamond miners   

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

1906  Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

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

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

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on January - 01.   

1911  On this day in history south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

1912  On this day in history sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic   

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

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

1431  On January - 01 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 January - 01 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 January - 01.   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

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

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

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