Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On January - 01 french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed   

1891  King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on January - 01.   

1892  On this day in history 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  Denmark adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.   

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

1895  Norway adopts Mid-European time on January - 01.   

1895  The birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I on this day in history.   

1896  On January - 01 wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays   

1897  On January - 01 brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York   

1898  Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City on January - 01.   

1898  On this day in history lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay   

1899  On this day in history cuba liberated from Spain by US   

1900  British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on January - 01.   

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

1901  Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on this day in history.   

1901  Australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies on January - 01.   

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

1902  Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

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  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on January - 01.   

1906  On January - 01 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51   

1907  On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

1907  Cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square   

1910  Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day   

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on January - 01.   

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history post office begins parcel post deliveries   

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on this day in history.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

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  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on January - 01.   

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  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  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

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

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