Historical Events In January - 01
Thursday, 28 September 2023
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 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 January - 01 japan adopts the Gregorian calendar
1894 Denmark adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.
1894 On this day in history manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic
1895 Norway adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.
1895 On January - 01 the birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I
1896 On January - 01 wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays
1897 On January - 01 brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York
1898 On January - 01 brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City.
1898 On January - 01 lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay
1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by US on January - 01.
1900 British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on this day in history.
1900 Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect on January - 01.
1901 On January - 01 australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.
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 this day in history.
1902 The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on this day in history.
1904 Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on this day in history.
1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners on this day in history.
1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on January - 01.
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 this day in history.
1907 Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on January - 01.
1908 The first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square on this day in history.
1910 On this day in history simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs
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 January - 01.
1914 On this day in history klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)
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