Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.  

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.  

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  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on January - 01.  

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

1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on January - 01.  

1898  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1900  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on this day in history.  

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

1901  Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on January - 01.  

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on January - 01.  

1901  On January - 01 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 this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history netherlands Indies colony begins opium production  

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on January - 01.  

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on January - 01.  

1906  Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on January - 01.  

1907  On January - 01 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 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 January - 01.  

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

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

1914  On this day in history klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)  

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

1387  On January - 01 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  On January - 01 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  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.  

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.  

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