Year : 1493
Events : Columbus left new World on return from 1st voyage
Year : 1717
Events : Netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance
Year : 1725
Events : Benjamin Franklin arrives in London
Year : 1754
Events : Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City)
Year : 1762
Events : England declares War on Spain & Napales
Year : 1843
Events : Royal Academy (Technical Hague court) Delft opens
Year : 1884
Events : Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario)
Year : 1898
Events : 1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life & Letters" appears
Year : 1906
Events : South Africa beat England by one Wicket, their 1st Test win
Year : 1912
Events : Smallest earth-moon distance in 20th century, 356, 375 km center-to-center
Year : 1923
Events : Lenin's "Political Testament" calls for removal of Stalin
Year : 1932
Events : British East Indies Viceroy Willingdon arrests Gandhi & Nehru
Year : 1936
Events : Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
Year : 1942
Events : Premier Churchill & General Marshall fly to Florida
Year : 1948
Events : Britain grants independence to Burma.
Year : 1958
Events : Sputnik 1 reenters atmosphere & burns up
Year : 1959
Events : Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity
Year : 1962
Events : 1st atmomated (unmanned) subway train (New York City)
Year : 1975
Events : Ice thickness Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0
Year : 1982
Events : Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm
Year : 1987
Events : Thomas Stevens became 1st man to bicycle around the World
Year : 1989
Events : Vice President Bush is 1st since Vice President Van Buren to declare himself President
Year : 1995
Events : IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay.
Year : 1994
Events : Burman, Rahul Dev : The noted music director in Hindi films, died in Mumbai at the age of 54. Son of the Legendary composer S.D.Burman, and husband of the renowned singer Asha Bhosle.
Year : 1954
Events : Mehar Chand Mahajan , appointed as Chief Justice of India. [ 04-01-1954 to 22-12-1954]
Year : 1993
Events : D.S.Kothari, renowned scientist and educationist died at Jaipur at the age of 87.
Year : 1993
Events : Daniel Arap Mol, sworn in as President of Kenya for a five-year plan.
Year : 1993
Events : Road Safety Week, Jan- 4 to Jan - 10.
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