Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

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

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 this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar   

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

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

1895  On January - 01 norway adopts Mid-European time   

1895  On January - 01 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  On January - 01 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 on January - 01.   

1898  Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

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

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

1900  Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect on this day in history.   

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

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

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 January - 01.   

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

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on January - 01.   

1913  Post office begins parcel post deliveries on this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

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  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

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

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 January - 01.   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.   

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

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.