Historical Events In January - 01

1844  On January - 01 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

1845  On January - 01 the Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed.   

1846  On this day in history yucatan declares independence from México   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from Mexico on this day in history.   

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on January - 01.   

1847  Michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment on January - 01.   

1847  On this day in history netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing   

1847  On this day in history michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment   

1848  Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua on January - 01.   

1850  On January - 01 raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76   

1851  On this day in history city of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line   

1852  On January - 01 netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history 1st US public bath opens, in NYC   

1853  The first practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on this day in history.   

1853  On January - 01 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service   

1853  Hans Koessler, composer on this day in history.   

1854  Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA) on January - 01.   

1854  On this day in history lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn)   

1854  James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) on this day in history.   

1858  Canada begins using decimal currency system on January - 01.   

1860  On this day in history slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies   

1860  Slavery ends of in Neth Indies on January - 01.   

1861  Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

1861  On January - 01 president Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful   

1862  Battle of Fort McRee FL, Battle of Port Royal SC (Port Royal Ferry) on January - 01.   

1862  The first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  US income tax goes into effect (3% of incomes > $600,% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) on January - 01.   

1862  Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Galveston, TX - Confederates recapture the city   

1863  Battle of Helena AK on January - 01.   

1863  Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln on January - 01.   

1863  The birth of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympics on January - 01.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

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

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

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

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  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

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

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