January
1
Independence
Day
Australia : 1 January 1901
Brunei : January 1 1984 ;
Cameroon : January 1 1960;
Czech Republic : January 1 1993;
Haiti : January 1 1804;
Samoa : January 1 1962
Sudan : January 1 1956
January
1 : Global Family Day
Global Family Day, (One Day of Peace and Sharing Every January
First) is an international day of peace and sharing celebrated
every January 1 by the citizens of the world. It is a day where
individuals and families share food with friends (especially
the needy), make personal pledges of nonviolence, and spread
a message of peace and sharing by ringing a bells or beating
a drum in hopes of making society and the world a safer place
to live. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations millennium
celebration, "One Day of Peace,"
January
1 : World Day of Peace
The World Day of Peace is a feast day of the Roman Catholic
Church dedicated to peace which is held on January 1, on the
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It was introduced in 1967
and was inspired by the encyclicals Pacem in Terris and Populorum
Progressio of John XXIII and Paul VI.
The World Day of Peace has often been a time when popes make
magisterial declarations relevant to the social doctrine of
the Church. Paul VI and John Paul II have each year made important
statements on the United Nations, human rights, women's rights,
labor unions, economic development, the right to life, international
diplomacy, peace in the Holy Land, globalization and terrorism
International Day of Peace is observed
on 21st September.
Events
1800 – The Dutch East India Company is dissolved.
1804 – French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black
republic and second independent country in North America after
the United States
1833 – The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland
Islands.
1880 – Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the
Panama Canal.
1885 – Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal
for standard time (and also, time zones)
1890 – Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian
government.
1898 – New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties,
creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs,
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January
25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
1899 – Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
1901 – Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
1901 – The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland,
Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federate
as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed
the first Prime Minister.
1906 – British India officially adopts the Indian Standard Time.
1911 – Northern Territory is separated from South Australia
and transferred to Commonwealth control.
1912 – The Republic of China is established.
1942 – The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six
nations.
1947 – The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect,
converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
1948 – The Constitution of Italy comes into force.
1956 – Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United
Kingdom.
1958 – The European Economic Community is established.
1960 – Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United
Kingdom.
1962 – Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand;
its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
1964 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into
the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled
Rhodesia.
1970 – Unix time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT.
1971 – Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
1973 – Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ireland are admitted
into the European Community.
1978 – The Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands becomes
effective.
1981 – Greece is admitted into the European Community.
1981 – Palau achieves self-government though it is not independent
from the United States.
1983 – The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet
Protocol, creating the Internet.
1984 – Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
1985 – The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
1985 – The first British mobile phone call is made by Ernie
Wise to Vodafone.
1986 – Aruba becomes independent of Curaçao, though it remains
in free association with the Netherlands.
1986 – Spain and Portugal are admitted into the European Community.
1989 – The Montreal Protocol Protocol on Substances That Deplete
the Ozone Layer comes into force.
1992 – Russia is officially formed.
1993 – Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided
into Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
1995 – The World Trade Organization goes into effect.
1995 – Sweden, Austria, and Finland are admitted into the European
Union.
1996 – Curaçao gains limited self-government, though it remains
within free association with the Netherlands.
1997 – Zaire officially joins the World Trade Organization.
1999 – The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members
of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom,
Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
2002 – Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization,
as Chinese Taipei.
Holidays
and observances Christian
Feast Day:
Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Lutheran Church)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Octave Day of Christmas,
considered a holy day of obligation in some countries. (Roman
Catholic Church)
Fulgentius of Ruspe
Telemachus
World Day of Peace (Roman Catholic Church)
Constitution Day (Italy)
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State (Czech Republic)
Earliest day on which Handsel Monday can fall, while January
7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of the year.
(Scotland)
Founding Day (Republic of China)
Global Family Day (International)
Independence Day of Brunei (from United Kingdom in 1984).
Independence Day of Haiti (from France in 1804).
Independence Day of Sudan (from United Kingdom in 1956)
National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)
Public Domain Day
The last day of Kwanzaa (United States)
The presidents of Brazil and Switzerland take possession.
Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)
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