Historical Events In January - 01

1891  French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on January - 01.   

1891  King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 01 ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants   

1892  On January - 01 the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.   

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

1894  On January - 01 denmark adopts Mid-European time   

1894  On January - 01 manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic   

1895  On January - 01 norway adopts Mid-European time   

1895  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on January - 01.   

1896  On this day in history wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays   

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

1898  On this day in history 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  On this day in history cuba liberated from Spain by US   

1900  On this day in history british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  On this day in history compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect   

1901  On January - 01 australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule.   

1901  On this day in history australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies   

1901  On January - 01 ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69   

1902  On this day in history nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania   

1902  The first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0) on this day in history.   

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

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on this day in history.   

1906  On January - 01 dutch law makes driver's license mandatory   

1906  Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1907  On January - 01 president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

1907  On this day in history cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

1908  The first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square on this day in history.   

1910  Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs on January - 01.   

1911  On January - 01 belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day   

1911  On January - 01 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 January - 01 klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  On January - 01 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 January - 01.   

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

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

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

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.   

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