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  On this day in history the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.   

1893  Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar on January - 01.   

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

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

1895  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1898  Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

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

1900  On January - 01 british protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established   

1900  Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect on January - 01.   

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  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1902  Nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania on January - 01.   

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

1904  Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on January - 01.   

1905  On this day in history 9 hour work day for diamond miners   

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on this day in history.   

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

1907  President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day on January - 01.   

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 January - 01.   

1911  Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on January - 01.   

1911  On January - 01 south Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government   

1912  Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on January - 01.   

1913  On January - 01 post office begins parcel post deliveries   

1914  Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on January - 01.   

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

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

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  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

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  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