Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1891  French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on January - 01.   

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  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

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

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

1895  On this day in history 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  Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay   

1899  On January - 01 cuba liberated from Spain by US   

1900  On January - 01 british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  On this day in history compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

1901  Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on this day in history.   

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

1901  On this day in history ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69   

1902  On January - 01 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  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on January - 01.   

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

1906  On January - 01 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  On this day in history cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

1908  On January - 01 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  On this day in history belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day   

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on January - 01.   

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  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

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  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  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  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52