Historical Events In January - 01
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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