Year : 1
Events : -BC- Origin of Era of Pisa
Year : 1502
Events : Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro
Year : 1610
Events : German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1, 1610
Year : 1622
Events : Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25)
Year : 1772
Events : 1st traveler's checks issued (London)
Year : 1785
Events : "Daily Universal Register" (Times of London) publishes 1st issue
Year : 1800
Events : Dutch East Indies Company dissolves.
Year : 1818
Events : Official reopening of the White House.
Year : 1877
Events : England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India.
Year : 1880
Events : Building of Panama Canal, begins.
Year : 1896
Events : Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of X-rays.
Year : 1902
Events : Nathan Stubblefield makes 1st public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania.
Year : 1934
Events : International Telecommunication Union established.
Year : 1946
Events : ENIAC, US 1st computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert.
Year : 1948
Events : Britain nationalizes its railways.
Year : 1948
Events : Orissa province accedes to India.
Year : 1948
Events : Italy adopts constitution.
Year : 1955
Events : Bhutan issues its 1st postage stamps.
Year : 1960
Events : Cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France.
Year : 1974
Events : World Population Year begins.
Year : 1974
Events : NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead).
Year : 1975
Events : International Women's Year begins
Year : 1975
Events : Sweden adopts constitution
Year : 1978
Events : Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213
Year : 1979
Events : International Year of the Child begins
Year : 1983
Events : World Communications Year beings
Year : 1984
Events : Brunei becomes independent of United Kingdom
Year : 1985
Events : International Youth Year begins
Year : 1986
Events : International Peace Year begins
Year : 1992
Events : Bush is 1st US President to address Australian Parliament
Year : 1994
Events : International Year of Family
Year : 1994
Events : Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29)
Year : 1995
Events : Austria, Finland & Sweden act to join European Union
Year : 1995
Events : International Year of Tolerance
Year : 1999
Events : International Year of Elderly
Year : 1999
Events : The union government announces a cut in the rates of interest form 10% to 9% on small savings schemes
Year : 2000
Events : The New Year dawns but there are no reports of computer failure of the Y2k
Year : 1999
Events : Air Chief Marshal A.Y.Tipnis takes over as the new chief of the air staff.
Year : 1999
Events : EURO - the European single currency, comes into effect with 11 participating countries.
Year : 1999
Events : A.M.M.Arunachalam , 81, Industrialist - Died.
Year : 1958
Events : European Economic Community (EEC) - Popularly known as Common Market established.
Year : 1995
Events : WTO - World Trade Organisation established. [Head Quarters: Geneva, Switzerland]
Year : 1951
Events : United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges (UNHCR) established. [Head Quarters: Palais De Nations, Switzerland]
Year : 1992
Events : Dr.Boutros-Boutris Ghali takes over as Secretary-General of United Nations.
Year : 1993
Events : Czechoslovakia break into two independent republics of Czech and Slovak.
Year : 1994
Events : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect.
Year : 1948
Events : General Sir Roy Boucher is appointed the first Commandar-in-Chief of India,
Year : 1997
Events : Ahangamaga Tudor Ariyaratna, Social Worker of Sri Lanka, popularly Known as "Gandhi of Sri Lanka", presented Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize for 1996.
Year : 1993
Events : The Allahabad High Court allows darshan of Ram Lalla idols at Ayodhya from a resonable distance.
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