Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1891  On this day in history french troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed   

1891  On this day in history king Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies   

1892  Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants on this day in history.   

1892  The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens on January - 01.   

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

1894  On this day in history denmark adopts Mid-European time   

1894  On this day in history manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic   

1895  Norway adopts Mid-European time on this day in history.   

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

1896  Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on January - 01.   

1897  On this day in history brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York   

1898  On this day in history brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City.   

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

1899  Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.   

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

1900  On January - 01 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 this day in history.   

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

1902  On January - 01 nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania   

1902  On January - 01 the first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)   

1904  On January - 01 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 this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day   

1907  On January - 01 cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58   

1908  On January - 01 the first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square   

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

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

1911  South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on this day in history.   

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 January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

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

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

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