January 1 in History

  2015

Five former Soviet republics establish Eurasian Economic Union

  2007

Bulgaria and Romania join European Union

  1999

Euro adopted by 11 European Union nations

  1995

Austria, Finland & Sweden join European Union

  1994

NAFTA formed

starts   1994

Zapatista uprising

  1993

Czechoslovakia splits into Czech Republic and Slovakia

  1989

Tocantins separated from Goiás, Brazil

  1984

Independence of Brunei

  1979

Mato Grosso do Sul separated from Mato Grosso

  1973

UK, Denmark, and Ireland become members of the EC

  1973

Greenland joins European Communities with Denmark

starts   1972

Egypt, Libya, and Syria in Federation of Arab Republics

starts   1964

Mulele leads Maoist rebellion in Kwilu

  1962

Western Samoa independent from NZ

  1960

Cameroon gains independence from France

  1958

Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and West Germany found the European Economic Community

  1956

Sudan gains independence from UK & Egypt

  1949

Ceasefire ends Indo-Pakistani War

  1947

British and United States combine their occupation zones in Germany

starts   1946

US and Britain withdraw from Iran

  1942

American-British-Dutch-Australian Command formed

  1916

Sharif of Mecca secretly allies with Britain

ends   1916

Allies capture Jaunde, capital of Kamerun

  1914

Northern and Southern Nigeria united

  1912

Republic of China declared in Nanjing, with Sun Yatsen as Provisional President

  1911

Northern Territory separated from South Australia

  1904

Japan captures Port Arthur

  1901

Commonwealth of Australia formed

ends   1896

US pressures Britain to accept arbitration in Venezuela dispute

starts   1891

Chilean congress & navy defeat army in civil war

starts   1875

Telegraph line links Adelaide and Perth

  1871

Rome becomes capital of Italy

  1863

Emancipation Proclamation

  1856

Van Diemen’s Land renamed to Tasmania

  1846

Yucatán declares independence

ends   1838

Austria & France intervene in central Italy*

  1834

*Zollverein* customs union formally established in Germany

starts   1820

Spanish king forced to accept liberal government

ends   1817

British protectorate over Sultanate of Banjar

ends   1810

NSW Corps overthrows governor in Sydney

ends   1803

British occupy Ambon and Moluccas

  1801

Dutch East India Company is dissolved

  417

Flavius Constantius marries Galla Placidia

  414

Athaulf marries Galla Placidia

  321

Cooperation ends between Constantine and Licinius*

starts   193

Pertinax rules Roman Empire; soon assassinated

starts   69

Rhine legions revolt under Vitellius