Historical Events In January - 01
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1954 Rose & Cotton Bowl are first sport colorcasts on January - 01.
1954 Yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism on January - 01.
1955 Bhutan issues its first postage stamps on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville
1956 On this day in history sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) gains independence from Britain & Egypt
1957 France returns Saar to becomes the 10th state of German Federal Republic on January - 01.
1957 On this day in history international Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-month year)
1957 On January - 01 ruth Draper, US elocutionist, dies at 67 or 72
1958 BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7hours 57minutes on January - 01.
1958 On January - 01 european Community (later to become the European Union) is born
1958 European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation on January - 01.
1958 Sammy Davis Jr marries Loray White on January - 01.
1958 David Broekman, musican (Think Fast), dies at 55 on January - 01.
1959 On this day in history castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dominican Republic
1959 Chad becomes autonomous republic in French Community on January - 01.
1959 On January - 01 fidel Castro leads Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.
1959 Rohan Kanhai completes 256 vs India at Calcutta on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history bank of France issues new franc, worth 20¢
1960 On this day in history cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France
1960 On January - 01 johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars
1960 On January - 01 montserrat adopts constitution
1960 US census at 179,245,000 on this day in history.
1960 Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 on this day in history.
1961 Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion) on January - 01.
1961 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11 on January - 01.
1962 Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful on January - 01.
1962 On this day in history navy SEAL teams established
1962 Rwanda granted internal self-government by Belgium on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand; Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa
1962 On this day in history diego MartÃnez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76
1963 On this day in history g Woods succeeds Eugene Black as president of the World Bank
1964 Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland dissolved on this day in history.
1964 Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies on January - 01.
1965 International Cooperation Year begins on January - 01.
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