Historical Events In January - 01

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 Martínez 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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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

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

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

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

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39   

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

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  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52