Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On January - 01 french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed  

1891  King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on this day in history.  

1892  Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants on January - 01.  

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

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.  

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

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

1896  On this day in history wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays  

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

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.  

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

1901  On January - 01 australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies  

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1902  On January - 01 nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania  

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

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 January - 01.  

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day on January - 01.  

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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 January - 01 belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day  

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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0766  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.  

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

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  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.  

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.  

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.  

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.  

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.  

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