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 this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants  

1892  The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens on this day in history.  

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

1894  On January - 01 denmark adopts Mid-European time  

1894  On this day in history manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic  

1895  Norway adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.  

1895  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on this day in history.  

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

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1897  Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York on this day in history.  

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 January - 01 british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established  

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

1901  On January - 01 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  Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on January - 01.  

1902  The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on January - 01.  

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

1905  On this day in history 9 hour work day for diamond miners  

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

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 January - 01.  

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 January - 01.  

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

1911  On this day in history 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 January - 01.  

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

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.  

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.  

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

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies  

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