01 January - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, January 01 is the day number 1 in a given year. January 01 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
January 01 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1068 | Having been pardoned by the regent Eudokia Makrembolitissa for attempting to usurp the throne, Romanos IV Diogenes married her to become Byzantine emperor. |
| 1600 | In Scotland, the new year started from 1 January instead of 25 March. |
| 1651 | Charles II Stuart became King of Scotland. |
| 1700 | The Gregorian calendar began to be used except in Western Europe and England. |
| 1707 | John V was crowned King of Portugal and Algarve in Lisbon. |
| 1739 | Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the most remote island in the world, was discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. |
| 1739 | JBC Bouvet de Lausier explored the island of Baveat near Antarctica. |
| 1767 | Governor William Trison of the Royal Colony of North Carolina signed a contract with architect John Hawkes to build the Trishan Palace, a grand Georgian-style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront. |
| 1772 | The first passenger checkcase started selling in London, it could be used in 90 European cities. |
| 1773 | The hymn 'Amazing Grace' was probably first used in a prayer meeting in Olney, England, without the music familiar to modern listeners. |
| 1776 | General George Washington hoisted the Continental Union flag. |
| 1785 | The Times, the first newspaper of that name, began publication in London as The Daily Universal Register. |
| 1785 | The first issue of the Daily Universal Register Times of London) was published. |
| 1785 | The first issue of The Daily Universal Register, later known as The Times, was published in London. |
| 1800 | Quasi-War-An American convoy of four merchant vessels escorted by a schooner was attacked by a squadron of armed barges manned by Iitians. |
| 1801 | The Kingdom of Ireland formally merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain, adding St. Patrick's saltire to the Union Flag. |
| 1803 | The first edition of Alexander Balthazar Laurent Grimod de la Reniere's Almanach des Gourmand was published in Paris, the first guide to restaurant cooking. |
| 1804 | Haiti gained independence from France and became the first black republic, which led to the only successful slave revolt. |
| 1806 | The French Republican calendar was abolished. |
| 1806 | The Kingdom of Bavaria was founded by Napoleon. |
| 1808 | As a result of the lobbying effort by the Abolitionist Movement, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned, although slavery it self was not yet abolished. |
| 1810 | Lachlan Macquarie became Governor of New South Wales, eventually playing a major role in the shaping of the social, economic and architectural development of the colony in Australia. |
| 1812 | The Austrian Civilization Bergerilichs Gestzbuch Austrian Civil Code) came into force in the Austrian Empire |
| 1817 | Sailing through Sandwich Island Otto von Kotzebue explored New Year Island. |
| 1818 | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, a novel by Mary Shelley, was first published in London. |
| 1831 | William Lloyd Garrison began publishing the liberator, the slaveryist newspaper in Boston. |
| 1844 | First edition of New Rotterdam daily 3x per week) was launched. |
| 1847 | The publication of Neath's current newspaper in Harlem began. |
| 1849 | France released the country's first postage stamp under the name Serus. |
| 1852 | The Netherlands began issuing stamps. |
| 1858 | Canada started using the currency system. |
| 1873 | Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar. |
| 1876 | The Bass Brewery Red Triangle became the world's first registered trademark symbol. |
| 1880 | Money order system started in the country. |
| 1891 | Payment of old age pension started in Germany. |
| 1892 | The immigration station on Ellis Island in New York Harbor Opened, and would, over the course of its existence, process twelve million immigrants to the United States. |
| 1894 | Renowned scientist Satyendra Nath Bose was born in Kolkata. |
| 1894 | The Amateur Athletic Association of South Africa was established in Johannesburg. |
| 1903 | Edward VII was proclaimed Emperor of India. |
| 1913 | The British Board of Film Censors received the right to classify and censor films. |
| 1915 | The Viceroy awarded Saffron-e-Hind to Mahatma Gandhi for his work in South Africa. |
| 1919 | Edsel Ford gave his father the status of head of the Ford Motor Company. |
| 1925 | The capital of Norway, Kristiania, came to be known by the old name Oslo. |
| 1928 | The first air-conditioned office in the US opened in San Antonio. |
| 1945 | Second World War: The German Luftwaffe launched Operation Bodenplatte in an attempt to cripple Allied air forces in the Low Countries. |
| 1948 | New Jersey's latest constitution came into force. |
| 1955 | Bhutan issued the first postage stamp. |
| 1959 | Cuban President Fulgencio Batista fled to the Dominican Republic as forces under Fidel Castro took control of Havana, marking the end of the Cuban Revolution. |
| 1971 | Broadcasting of cigarette advertisements on television was banned. |
| 1978 | 213 people died in Air India's Jumbo Jet Boeing-747 aircraft crash in Bombay (now Mumbai). |
| 1979 | The United States and the People's Republic of China established full diplomatic relations. |
| 1983 | The ARPANET changed its core networking protocols from NCP to TCP/IP, marking the beginning of the Internet as we know it today. |
| 1986 | The province of Flevoland is established in the Netherlands. |
| 1995 | Austria, Finland and Sweden joined the European Union. |
| 1996 | Singapore became the second developed country in Asia after Japan. |
| 1997 | Emergency Alert System was introduced, which was approved in 1994. |
| 2001 | In India, Kolkata was renamed as Calcutta, West Bengal. |
| 2003 | The Japanese team Oklahoma Sooners won victory over the American team Washington State Cougars in Rose Bowl on 1st January. |
| 2004 | The new team USC Trojans won victory over the team Michigan Wolverines in Rose Bowl. |
| 2007 | The newly formed state Slovenia began using the Euro as its official currency. |
| 2008 | The newly formed state Cyprus replaced it's currency with the Euro. |
| 2009 | Slovakia replaced it's national currency, the Slovak Karuna with the Euro. |
| 2009 | A nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand, killed 66 patrons celebrating the new year. |
| 2009 | 61 people died in a fire at a nightclub in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. |
| 2009 | 71 people were killed in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2010 | A suicide bomber killed 95 people in Pakistan, injuring over 100 and destroyed 20 houses at a volleyball game in Lakki Marwat. |
| 2011 | Dilma Rousseff swears in as the president of Brazil. She is the country's first female president. |
| 2011 | A bomb exploded at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt, killing 23 people. |
| 2012 | John Howard, the prime minister of Australia and David Hockney, the famous artist were appointed by Queen Elizabeth II to the order of merit. The world famous USA based NASA brought another glory to its feather. Its second Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory Spacecraft is in orbit around the moon. |
| 2013 | The famous American pop singer of 1950's Patti Page dies at the age of 85 Encinitas, California. The singer was famous for his songs “how much is that”, “Doggie in the window” and “Tennessee waltz”. |
| 2013 | A stampede in Luanda, Angola left 10 dead and 120 injured. |
| 2014 | Bill Clinton, the former president of USA Swears in the New York 109th mayor. Bill de Blasio was the city's first democratic mayor since 1993. |
Famous Birthdays of January 01:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1960 | Danny Wilson / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1859 | Michael Joseph Owens / Inventor / United States of America |
| 1959 | Panagiotis Giannakis / Basketball Player / Greece |
| 1943 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar / Scientist / India |
| 1945 | Martin Schanche / Racing Car Driver / Norway |
| 1984 | Michael Witt / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1941 | Martin Evans / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1975 | Chris Anstey / Basketball Player / Australia |
| 1943 | Tony Knowles / Politician / United States of America |
| 1949 | Max Azria / Fashion Designer / France |
| 1927 | Maurice Béjart / Dancer / France |
| 1938 | Robert Jankel / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1818 | William Gamble / General / United States of America |
| 1961 | Fiona Phillips / Journalist / United Kingdom |
| 1887 | Wilhelm Canaris / Admiral / Germany |
| 1964 | Dedee Pfeiffer / Actress / United States of America |
| 1984 | Christian Eigler / Footballer / Germany |
| 1930 | Jean-Pierre Duprey / Poet / France |
| 1923 | Daniel Gorenstein / Academic / United States of America |
| 1909 | Stepan Bandera / Politician / Ukraine |
| 1954 | Yannis Papathanasiou / Politician / Greece |
| 1894 | Satyendra Nath Basu / Scientist / India |
| 1955 | Mary Beard / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1988 | Dallas Keuchel / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1952 | Rosario Marchese / Politician / Italy |
| 1979 | Ingo Kindervater / Badminton Player / Germany |
| 1909 | Dattaram Hindlekar / Cricketer / India |
| 1982 | Luke Rodgers / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1834 | Ludovic Halévy / Author / France |
| 1899 | Jack Beresford / Rower / United Kingdom |
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Read in Hindi : 01 जनवरी की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं