Historical Events In January - 01

1914  Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria on this day in history.  

1914  On January - 01 the first part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles.  

1914  The first scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot) on January - 01.  

1915  On this day in history dW Griffith shows "Clansman" at a sneak preview  

1915  On this day in history jews of Laibach Austria expelled  

1918  On January - 01 last day of the Julian calendar in Finland  

1919  Belorussian SSR established on January - 01.  

1919  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Ian of the Orcades), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1920  Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1922  Vancouver BC starts driving on the right side of road on January - 01.  

1923  On January - 01 union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR) established  

1923  On January - 01 union of Socialist Soviet Republics established  

1924  Grossdeutsche Völksgemeinschaft/Völkische Block replaces NSDAP on January - 01.  

1925  Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo on January - 01.  

1926  On January - 01 flood in Rhine strikes Cologne  

1927  Communist uprising in West Java on this day in history.  

1928  The first US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio on this day in history.  

1930  Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant on January - 01.  

1930  On January - 01 jurgens & Van den Berg merge with Lever Brothers to form Unilever  

1930  On this day in history stormtroopers kill 8 Jews, the first victims of the Nazi era.  

1932  Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon OH on January - 01.  

1932  On this day in history rasse und Siedlungshauptamt publishes Himmler's wedding laws  

1934  Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison on January - 01.  

1934  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC US bank guarantor) goes into effect on this day in history.  

1934  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) effective on January - 01.  

1934  On January - 01 international Telecommunication Union established  

1934  Jakob Wassermann, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1935  Associated Press inaugurates Wirephoto on this day in history.  

1935  Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as GM on this day in history.  

1935  On this day in history president Mustapha Kemal Pasha names himself "Atatürk Father of Turkey"  

1936  The first newspaper to microfilm its current issues, New York Herald Tribune on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua  

1937  Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain on January - 01.  

1937  On January - 01 uS Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio  

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.  

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 January - 01.  

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  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1204  On this day in history 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.