Page 8: Historical Events In January - 01

1891  French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 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 January - 01.   

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

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

1901  Ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69 on January - 01.   

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 January - 01 netherlands Indies colony begins opium production   

1905  9 hour work day for diamond miners on January - 01.   

1906  Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory on January - 01.   

1906  On this day in history joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51   

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 January - 01.   

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

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

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

1912  On January - 01 sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic   

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

1914  On this day in history 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  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 January - 01.   

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 January - 01.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

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

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

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

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