Page 8: 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  Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants on January - 01.   

1892  On this day in history the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.   

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

1894  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.   

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 January - 01.   

1896  Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on January - 01.   

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  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on January - 01.   

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

1901  On this day in history australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.   

1901  On this day in history australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies   

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1904  On January - 01 netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

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

1906  On January - 01 dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

1906  On January - 01 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  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 this day in history.   

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on this day in history.   

1911  On January - 01 south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

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

1913  On this day in history post office begins parcel post deliveries   

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

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

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  On this day in history 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