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  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 January - 01.  

1894  Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic on January - 01.  

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

1897  On this day in history 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  Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay on January - 01.  

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

1900  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on January - 01.  

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on this day in history.  

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

1906  On January - 01 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51  

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  On January - 01 the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square  

1910  On January - 01 simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs  

1911  On this day in history belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day  

1911  On January - 01 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  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.  

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

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

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.  

1484  On January - 01 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 January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

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

1387  On January - 01 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.