1月1日发生过什么？

The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Republic, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year

The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as in the Berber calendar.

Accession of Pertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax ( PER-tin-ax; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193, succeeding Commodus and becoming the first ruler of the turbulent Year of the Five Emperors. The son of a freedman, Pertinax rose from modest origins through a military career. He distinguished himself in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 and went on to hold a succession of governorships and senior commands.

Accession of Huan Xuan

Huan Xuan (Chinese: 桓玄; pinyin: Huán Xuán) (369 – 19 June 404), courtesy name Jingdao (敬道), nickname Lingbao (靈寶), formally Emperor Wudao of Chu (楚武悼帝), was an Eastern Jin Dynasty warlord who briefly took over the imperial throne from Emperor An of Jin and declared his own state of Chu (Chinese: 楚; pinyin: Chǔ) in January 404, known in historiography as Huan Chu (Chinese: 桓楚; pinyin: Huán Chǔ), but was defeated by an uprising led by the general Liu Yu later in 404 and killed.

Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine Emperor

Eudokia Makrembolitissa (Greek: Εὐδοκία Μακρεμβολίτισσα, romanized: Evdokía Makremvolítissa) was a Byzantine empress by her successive marriages to Constantine X Doukas and Romanos IV Diogenes. She acted as ruler with her two sons in 1067, and resigned her rule by marriage to Romanos IV Diogenes. When he was deposed in 1071 she resumed the rule with her son Michael VII, but was soon forced to resign again.

Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris

Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄνγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261. Michael VIII was the founder of the Palaiologan dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.

Battle of Calais

The Battle of Calais took place in 1350 when an English force defeated an unsuspecting French army which was attempting to take the city. Despite a truce being in effect the French commander Geoffrey de Charny had planned to take the city by subterfuge, and bribed Amerigo of Pavia, an Italian officer of the city garrison, to open a gate for them.

France

Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary

The King of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország királya) was the ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (Magyarország apostoli királya) was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all monarchs of Hungary.

The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is first explored by the Portuguese under their commissioned Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. Vespucci begins his suspicion that there is a whole continent between Europe and Asia

Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-largest city in Brazil after São Paulo, and the largest by international tourists. It has a population of 6 million in the city proper, and 13 million people in its metropolitan area as of 2025. It is also the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.

Twenty-year-old Francis, Duke of Brittany, succeeds to the French throne following the death of his father-in-law, Louis XII

Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a legitimate son.

1527 election in Cetin

The 1527 election in Cetin (Croatian: Cetinski / Cetingradski sabor, meaning Parliament on Cetin(grad) or Parliament of Cetin(grad), or Cetinski / Cetingradski izbor) was an assembly of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) in the Cetin Castle in 1527. It followed a succession crisis in the Kingdom of Hungary caused by the death of Louis II, and which resulted in the Kingdom of Croatia joining the Habsburg monarchy.

Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria as King of Croatia in the 1527 election in Cetin.

Battle of Santo Domingo (1586)

The Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) or the Capture of Santo Domingo was a military and naval action fought on 1 January 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish city of Santo Domingo governed by Cristóbal de Ovalle on the Spanish island of Hispaniola. The English were led by Francis Drake and was part of his Great Expedition to the raid the Spanish New World in a kind of preemptive strike. The English soldiers then occupied the city for over a month and captured much booty along with a 25,000 ducat ransom before departing on 1 February.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The Masque of Indian and China Knights is performed by courtiers of James VI and I at Hampton Court

The Masque of Indian and China Knights was performed at Hampton Court in Richmond, England on 1 January 1604. The masque was not published, and no text survives. It was described in a letter written by Dudley Carleton. The historian Leeds Barroll prefers the title, Masque of the Orient Knights.

Scottish coronation of Charles II

Charles II (1630–1685) was crowned King of Scotland and his other kingdoms at Scone Palace on 1 January 1651. His father, Charles I, had been executed in London at Whitehall Palace on 30 January 1649. Charles arrived in Scotland in June 1650 where there was support for his rule following the Treaty of Breda. Charles resided at old Gowrie House in Perth and held meetings in the summer house by the Tay.

John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon

Dom John V (22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous and the Portuguese Sun King, was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reign saw the rise of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire to new levels of prosperity, wealth, and prestige among European courts.

Swedish invasion of Russia

The invasion of Russia by Charles XII of Sweden was a campaign undertaken during the Great Northern War between Sweden and the allied states of Russia, Poland, and Denmark. The invasion began with Charles's crossing of the Vistula on 1 January 1708, and effectively ended with the Swedish defeat in the Battle of Poltava on 8 July 1709, though Charles continued to pose a military threat to Russia for several years while under the protection of the Ottoman Turks.

Battle of St. John's

The Battle of St. John's was the French capture of St. John's, the capital of the British colony of Newfoundland, on 1 January 1709 [O.S. 21 December 1708], during Queen Anne's War. A mixed and motley force of 164 men led by Joseph de Monbeton de Brouillan de Saint-Ovide, king's lieutenant to Philippe Pastour de Costebelle, the French governor of Plaisance, quickly overwhelmed the British garrison at St. John's, and took about 500 prisoners.

J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, which features trumpet fanfares at the start and end

Jesu, nun sei gepreiset (Jesus, now be praised), BWV 41, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for New Year's Day and first performed it on 1 January 1725. It is based on the hymn of the same name that Johannes Hermann wrote for the same occasion, published in 1591.

J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16, his church cantata for New Year's Day to a libretto by Georg Christian Lehms

Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Lord God, we praise You), BWV 16, is a church cantata for New Year's Day by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first performed on 1 January 1726 in Leipzig, as part of the composer's third cantata cycle. Its libretto is by Georg Christian Lehms, as for three other of Bach's cantatas for the Christmas season that started with Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 on Christmas Day.

Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island, is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier

Bouvet Island ( BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ]) is an uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island and dependency of Norway. A protected nature reserve situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it is the world's most remote island. Located north of 60°S latitude, Bouvet Island is not part of the southern region covered by the Antarctic Treaty System.

Burning of Norfolk

On January 1, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, British Royal Navy ships began shelling Norfolk, Virginia, and landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties. The town, whose significantly Loyalist population had fled, was occupied by Patriot forces from Virginia and North Carolina. Although the Patriots worked to drive off the British landing parties, they did nothing to impede the progress of the flames, and began burning and looting Loyalist-owned property instead.

Pennsylvania Line Mutiny

The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny was a mutiny of Continental Army soldiers, who demanded higher pay and better housing conditions, and was the cause of the legend and stories surrounding the American heroine Tempe Wick. The mutiny began on January 1, 1781, and ended with a negotiated settlement on January 8, 1781. The negotiated terms were finally concluded by January 29, 1781.

Pennsylvania, United States · New Jersey, United States

The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper, The Sunday Times (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp.

Action of 1 January 1800

The action of 1 January 1800 was a naval battle of the Quasi-War that took place off the coast of present-day Haiti, near the island of Gonâve in the Bight of Léogâne. The battle was fought between an American convoy of four merchant vessels escorted by the United States naval schooner USS Experiment, and a squadron of armed barges manned by Haitians known as picaroons.

The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is proclaimed

The Kingdom of Ireland was a dependency of England from 1542 to 1707, and then of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800. It was ruled by the monarchs of England and then of Great Britain in personal union, and was administered from Dublin Castle by a viceroy appointed by the English king: the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Discovery of Ceres (dwarf planet)

Ceres is a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first object identified in the asteroid belt, discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sicily, and announced as a new planet. Ceres was later classified as an asteroid, and then more recently as the only confirmed dwarf planet within the asteroid belt, and the largest without a moon.

French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black-majority republic and second independent country in North America after the United States

Saint-Domingue (French: [sɛ̃ dɔmɛ̃ɡ] ) was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803. The name derives from the Spanish main city on the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer specifically to the Spanish-held Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic.

Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves

The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 (2 Stat. 426, enacted March 2, 1807) is a United States federal law that prohibits the importation of slaves into the United States. It took effect on January 1, 1808, the earliest date permitted by the United States Constitution. This legislation was promoted by President Thomas Jefferson, who called for its enactment in his 1806 State of the Union address.

This entry records the entry into force, as dated in the source infobox.

Battle of Castellón

The Battle of Castellón was an ambush against a French Imperial detachment under General Reille near Girona during the Peninsular War (1807–1814).

Spain

Battle of Koregaon

The Battle of Koregaon was fought on 1 January 1818 between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy, at Koregaon Bhima. The 28,000-strong Marathas, led by Peshwa Baji Rao II intended to attack Pune. On their way, they were met by an 800-strong Company force that was on its way to reinforce the British troops in Pune. The Peshwa dispatched around 2,000 soldiers to attack the Company force stationed in Koregaon. Led by Captain Francis Staunton, the Company troops defended their position for nearly 12 hours.

Koregaon Bhima, India

Release of Frankenstein

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18 near Geneva and later worked on the novel in Bath, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20.

Greek Constitution of 1822

The Greek Constitution of 1822 was a document adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus on 1 January 1822. Formally it was the Provisional Regime of Greece (Greek: Προσωρινό Πολίτευμα της Ελλάδος), sometimes translated as Temporary Constitution of Greece. Considered to be the first constitution of Modern Greece, it was an attempt to achieve temporary governmental and military organisation until the future establishment of a national parliament.

1827 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1827 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on January 1, 1827, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Kent was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Isaac McKim.

Maryland, United States

The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world

UPMC Mercy is a main hospital facility of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and is located in the Uptown section of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Duquesne University, and a few blocks from the PPG Paints Arena and downtown Pittsburgh. It is the first chartered hospital to have been founded in the city of Pittsburgh and it is also the first hospital in the world to have been established by the Sisters of Mercy.

1855 Toronto municipal election

The 1855 City of Toronto Municipal Election was the City's 21st municipal election. Polling occurred on the first Monday and Tuesday of the year, January 1st and 2nd. Elections for Aldermen and Councilmen were held in seven wards and for the Municipal License Inspector. Violence and intimidation over political control of St. John's Ward by candidates who represented the Orange Order marred the election.

1860 Portuguese legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Portugal on 1 January 1860.

Portugal

Battle of Castillejos

The Battle of Castillejos was fought on New Year's Day, 1860, between the Spanish Army of Africa under Leopoldo O'Donnell and the Moroccan Army under Mawlay Abbas in Fnideq (Castillejos) as the Spanish army attempted to capture the cities of Tétouan and Tangier. The Spanish were victorious.

Morocco

Crook's 1862 Expedition

Crook's 1862 Expedition was an engagement of the American Civil War in western Virginia (the present state of West Virginia). Major General George Crook's forces advanced northward to Braxton County's community of Sutton, which had reportedly been occupied and burned by Confederate forces on December 29, 1861. The report turned out to be false.

Battle of Galveston

The Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle of the American Civil War, when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas on January 1, 1863. After the loss of the cutter Harriet Lane, the Union Fleet Commander William B. Renshaw blew up the stranded vessel USS Westfield to save it from falling into enemy hands.

First Retreat

The Battle of River Feio or First Withdrawal, was an episode that occurred even at the beginning of the Mato Grosso Campaign in which about 200 Brazilians between civilians and soldiers under the command of Col. Dias da Silva faced a Paraguayan column of 2,000 men commanded by Captain Blas Rojas.

Sacking of Asunción

The sacking of Asunción was the occupation of the Paraguayan capital carried out as of January 1, 1869 by Brazilian forces in the Triple Alliance led by General João de Souza da Fonseca Costa. Asunción was deserted, evacuated by all its inhabitants two days before. On January 5, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then Marquis of Caxias, entered the city with the rest of the army.

Paraguay

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.

Italy issues the decree organising the Colony of Eritrea

A royal decree dated 1 January 1890 organised a civil administration for the Colony of Eritrea. The Italian legal record dates the measure to January 1 and its publication in the official gazette to January 7.

Decree date; official-gazette publication followed on January 7, 1890.

Eritrea

Battle of Kakarong de Sili

The Battle of Kakarong de Sili was fought on January 1, 1897, near Pandi, Bulacan, in the Philippines. The Kakarong Republic, based in the little fort in Pandi, was attacked by a force of Spaniards who massacred the Katipuneros there. At the end of the battle, General Eusebio Roque (also known as Maestrong Sebio and Dimabungo) was captured by the Spaniards.

Philippines

Australia’s six colonies form a federation

The Commonwealth of Australia came into existence when six British colonies joined in a federation. New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania became states under a federal constitution. The change followed years of conventions, political negotiations, and referendums about how power should be shared. A Commonwealth government took responsibility for specified national matters while the states retained their own governments and substantial powers. Federation established the institutional framework of modern Australia, although connections with Britain continued. The new political arrangement also excluded many people from full participation, including Indigenous Australians and others affected by discriminatory policies.

Australia

The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire

Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria formed in 1900 from the union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. The Lagos colony was later added in 1906, and the territory was officially renamed the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria.

Accession of Edmund Barton

Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was the first prime minister of Australia, serving from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party, before resigning in 1903 to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia, on which he served until his death in 1920.

The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California

The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American college football bowl game, traditionally played on January 1 (New Year's Day) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2. Nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" by broadcaster Keith Jackson, it was the first postseason football game ever established.

The Republic of China is established

The Republic of China established its governance over mainland China on 1 January 1912 following the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history. The Beiyang government in Beijing was the internationally recognized government of the ROC from 1912 to 1928, with regional warlords occupying parts of the country after the death of Beiyang leader Yuan Shikai in 1916.

Battle of Las Cruces (1928)

The Second Battle of Las Cruces, or the New Year's Day Battle, was a major engagement during the American occupation of Nicaragua. It was fought on 1 January 1928, during an expedition to destroy a Sandinista fortress. A column of United States Marines and Nicaraguan National Guardsmen were attacked by a superior force of rebels entrenched on Las Cruises Hill and, after a long battle, the Americans and Nicaraguans routed the Sandinistas and captured their positions.

Nicaragua

1928 Dhabyani coup d'état

In 1928 the Al Nahyan council of elders, led by Khalifa Al Nahyan orchestrated a coup against his brother, the ruling emir of Abu Dhabi Saqr Al Nahyan who himself had taken power in a coup in 1926, and assisted in orchestrating another coup in 1922

A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany

The social policies of eugenics in Nazi Germany were composed of various ideas about genetics. The racial ideology of Nazism placed the biological improvement of the German people by selective breeding of "Nordic" or "Aryan" traits at its center. These policies were used to justify the involuntary sterilization and mass murder of those deemed "undesirable".

Declaration by United Nations

The Declaration by United Nations was the main treaty that formalized the Allies of World War II and was signed by 47 national governments between 1942 and 1945. On 1 January 1942, during the Arcadia Conference in Washington D.C., the Allied "Big Four"—the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China—signed a short document which later came to be known as the United Nations Declaration, and the day after the representatives of 22 other nations added their signatures.

Operation Bodenplatte

Operation Bodenplatte (German: [ˈboːdn̩ˌplatə]; "Baseplate"), launched on 1 January 1945, was an attempt by the German Luftwaffe to cripple Allied air forces in the Low Countries during the Second World War. The goal of Bodenplatte was to gain air superiority during the stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge so that the German Army and Waffen-SS forces could resume their advance.

Emperor Hirohito issues the Humanity Declaration

The Humanity Declaration (人間宣言, Ningen-sengen), also known as the Imperial Rescript on the Construction of a New Japan (新日本建設に関する詔書, Shin Nippon Kensetsu ni Kan suru Shōsho), is an imperial rescript issued by Hirohito, the emperor of Japan, as part of a New Year address on 1 January 1946 at the request of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.

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

The term "British subject" has several different meanings depending on the period. Before 1949, it referred to almost all people born in the British Empire (including the United Kingdom, Dominions, and colonies, but excluding protectorates and protected states). Between 1949 and 1983, the term was synonymous with Commonwealth citizen. Currently, it refers to people possessing a class of British nationality largely granted under limited circumstances to those connected with Ireland or British India born before 1949.

Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany

The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc. It began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways

British Railways, which after 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company responsible for rail transport in Great Britain from its inception in 1948 to its privatisation in the 1990s, with the organisation officially becoming defunct in 1997. From its creation until 1952, it was the trade name of the Railway Executive, the subsidiary of the British Transport Commission (BTC) responsible for railway operations.

Establishment of Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang

The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK; also commonly known, especially when referenced historically, as the Left Kuomintang or Left Guomindang), commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Minge (Chinese: 民革), is one of the eight minor non-oppositional political parties in the People's Republic of China, officially termed "democratic parties," led by the Chinese Communist Party.

Toronto municipal election, 1949

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1949. Hiram E. McCallum was elected to his first full term as mayor.

Canada

United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly

The United Nations (UN) is an international intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.

1950 Soccer Bowl

The 1950 Soccer Bowl was the first edition of the Soccer Bowl, a post-season college soccer championship game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the San Francisco Dons held on January 1, 1950, at the Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The match ended in a 2–2 draw with Penn State and San Francisco sharing the title.

United States

1951 Soccer Bowl

The 1951 Soccer Bowl was the second edition of the Soccer Bowl, the post-season college soccer championship game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Purdue held on January 1, 1951, at the Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The match ended in a 3–1 victory with Penn State claiming their second Soccer Bowl, and their 11th claimed national men's soccer championship.

United States

The European Economic Community is established

The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957, aiming to foster economic integration among its member states. It was subsequently renamed the European Community (EC) upon becoming integrated into the first pillar of the newly formed European Union (EU) in 1993.

Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution (1953–59) was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953, and continued sporadically until the rebels finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959, replacing his government with a revolutionary socialist state. The 26th of July Movement later reformed along communist lines, becoming the Communist Party in October 1965. The Cuban Revolution had powerful domestic and international repercussions. In particular, it reshaped Cuba's relationship with the United States. Efforts to improve diplomatic relations have gained momentum in recent years.

Cuba

Triumph of the Revolution

The Triumph of the Revolution is the historical term for the flight of Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959, and the capture of Havana by the 26 July Movement on January 8. The flight of Batista from Cuba is marked by an official holiday on January 1.

Cuba

Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa

The Territory of Western Samoa was the civil administration of Western Samoa by New Zealand between 1920 and Samoan independence in 1962. In 1914, German Samoa was captured by the Samoa Expeditionary Force shortly after the outbreak of World War I, and was formally annexed as a League of Nations mandate in 1920 in the Treaty of Versailles.

The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan

The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA; Dari: حزب دموکراتیک خلق افغانستان), known as the Homeland Party (Dari: حزب وطن, Hezb-e Watan) after June 1990, was a Marxist–Leninist political party in Afghanistan established on 1 January 1965. Four members of the party won seats in the 1965 Afghan parliamentary election, reduced to two seats in 1969, albeit both before the party was fully legal.

1968 Emperor's Cup final

1968 Emperor's Cup Final was the 48th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1969. Yanmar Diesel won the cup.

Tokyo, Japan

1969 Emperor's Cup final

1969 Emperor's Cup Final was the 49th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1970. Toyo Industries won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

The defined beginning of Unix time, at 00:00:00

Unix time is a date and time representation widely used in computing. It measures time by the number of non-leap seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970, the Unix epoch. For example, at midnight on 1 January 2010, Unix time was 1262304000. Unix time originated as the system time of Unix operating systems.

1970 Emperor's Cup final

1970 Emperor's Cup Final was the 50th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1971. Yanmar Diesel won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1971 Emperor's Cup final

1971 Emperor's Cup Final was the 51st final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1972. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Accession of Kurt Waldheim

Kurt Josef Waldheim (Austrian German: [kʊrt ˈvaldhaɪm] ; 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was the secretary-general of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and the president of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for the latter office in the 1986 election, the revelation of his service in Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II, and of his knowledge of Nazi atrocities as an intelligence officer in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht, raised international controversy.

1972 Emperor's Cup final

1972 Emperor's Cup Final was the 52nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1973. Hitachi won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1973 Emperor's Cup final

1973 Emperor's Cup Final was the 53rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1974. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1974 Emperor's Cup final

1974 Emperor's Cup Final was the 54th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1975. Yanmar Diesel won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1975 Emperor's Cup final

1975 Emperor's Cup Final was the 55th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1976. Hitachi won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Middle East Airlines Flight 438

Middle East Airlines Flight 438 a Boeing 720B, callsign CEDAR JET 438, was en route from Beirut to Abu Dhabi on 1 January 1976 when a bomb exploded in the forward cargo compartment. The aircraft broke up at an altitude of 11,300 metres (37,100 ft) and crashed 37 km (23 mi) northwest of Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all of its 81 passengers and crew.

1976 Emperor's Cup final

1976 Emperor's Cup Final was the 56th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1977. Furukawa Electric won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Air India Flight 855

Air India Flight 855 was a scheduled passenger flight from Bombay (now Mumbai), India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On 1 January 1978, the Boeing 747 operating the flight crashed into the Arabian Sea about 3 km (1.9 mi; 1.6 nmi) off the coast of Bandra, less than two minutes after take-off, killing all 213 passengers and crew on board.

India

1977 Emperor's Cup final

1977 Emperor's Cup Final was the 57th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1978. Fujita Industries won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1978 Emperor's Cup final

1978 Emperor's Cup Final was the 58th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1979. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

The United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations

The Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations on January 1, 1979 was announced on December 15, 1978 (16th in China), which established official relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (commonly called "China"). Its announcement coincided with the ending of U.S. official recognition of the Republic of China (now commonly known as "Taiwan"), which was announced by President Jimmy Carter in December 1978.

Diplomatic relations began on this date. The Taiwan Relations Act became law in April 1979 and was made retroactively effective from January 1.

Among them, the most famous one was issued by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 1 January 1979, the day when China and the United States established diplomatic relations

The Message to Compatriots in Taiwan (Chinese: 告台湾同胞书; pinyin: Gào Táiwān Tóngbāo Shū) is an open letter issued to Taiwan by the Chinese Communist Party, eight minor political parties, the National People's Congress and other affiliated people's organizations after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is regarded as the earliest policy document of the Chinese Communist Party and the government of the People's Republic of China on cross-strait relations.

1979 Emperor's Cup final

1979 Emperor's Cup Final was the 59th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1980. Fujita Industries won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1980 Emperor's Cup final

1980 Emperor's Cup Final was the 60th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1981. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1981 Emperor's Cup final

1981 Emperor's Cup Final was the 61st final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1982. Nippon Kokan won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Accession of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar Guerra (, Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈpeɾes ðe ˈkweʝaɾ]; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as prime minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001.

1982 Emperor's Cup final

1982 Emperor's Cup Final was the 62nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1983. Yamaha Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was the first wide-area packet-switched network with distributed control and one of the first computer networks to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet. The ARPANET was established by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (now DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense.

1983 Emperor's Cup final

1983 Emperor's Cup Final was the 63rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1984. Nissan Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom

Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between its multi-landmass neighbours of Malaysia and Indonesia.

The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T

AT&T Corporation, an abbreviation of its former name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, was an American telecommunications company that provided voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies. During the Bell System, AT&T was at times the world's largest telecommunications company, the world's largest cable television operator, and a regulated monopoly.

1984 Emperor's Cup final

1984 Emperor's Cup Final was the 64th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1985. Yomiuri won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 crashes into Mount Illimani in Bolivia, killing all 29 aboard

Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 was a scheduled international flight from Asunción, Paraguay, to Miami, Florida, United States. On January 1, 1985, while descending towards La Paz, Bolivia, for a scheduled stopover, the Boeing 727 jetliner struck Mount Illimani at an altitude of 19,600 feet (6,000 m), killing all 29 people on board. The wreckage was scattered over a large area of a glacier covered with snow.

1985 Emperor's Cup final

1985 Emperor's Cup Final was the 65th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1986. Nissan Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1986 Emperor's Cup final

1986 Emperor's Cup Final was the 66th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1987. Yomiuri won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1987 League of Ireland Cup final

The 1987 League of Ireland Cup final was the final match of the 1986–87 League of Ireland Cup (called the Opel League Cup for sponsorship purposes), a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the League of Ireland. It took place on 1 January 1987 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers.

Dublin, Ireland

The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor

Pueblo of Isleta (Southern Tiwa: Shiewhibak) is a federally recognized tribe and an unincorporated community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The Tiwa pueblo was originally established in the c. 14th century. Pueblo of Isleta is located in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, 13 miles (21 km) south of Albuquerque. It is adjacent to and east of the main section of Laguna Pueblo.

1987 Emperor's Cup final

1987 Emperor's Cup Final was the 67th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1988. Yomiuri won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1988 Emperor's Cup final

1988 Emperor's Cup Final was the 68th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1989. Nissan Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion

The Montreal Protocol, officially the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 16 September 1987, and was entered into force on 1 January 1989.

1989 Emperor's Cup final

1989 Emperor's Cup Final was the 69th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1990. Nissan Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1990 Emperor's Cup final

1990 Emperor's Cup Final was the 70th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1991. Matsushita Electric won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1991 Emperor's Cup final

1991 Emperor's Cup Final was the 71st final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1992. Nissan Motors won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Accession of Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Boutros Boutros-Ghali (14 November 1922 – 16 February 2016) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Boutros-Ghali was the acting minister of foreign affairs of Egypt between 1977 and 1979. He oversaw the United Nations over a period coinciding with several world crises, including the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide.

1992 Emperor's Cup final

1992 Emperor's Cup Final was the 72nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1993. Yokohama Marinos won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Slovakia: Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice.

Lan Kwai Fong stampede

A crowd crush during New Year celebrations in the Lan Kwai Fong area of Hong Kong killed 21 people.

Hong Kong

1993 Emperor's Cup final

1993 Emperor's Cup Final was the 73rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1994. Yokohama Flügels won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement (Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA), referred to colloquially in the Anglosphere as NAFTA ( NAF-tə), was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994, and superseded the 1988 Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada.

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Spanish: Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [sapaˈtistas]), is a far-left political and militant organization that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. Since 1994, the group has been nominally at war with the Mexican state (although it may be described at this point as a frozen conflict).

The EEA was established on 1 January 1994 upon entry into force of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

The European Economic Area (EEA) is an international agreement that extends the common market of the European Union to three non-EU states: Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. The EEA was established on 1 January 1994 upon entry into force of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Governed by European law, the area aims to enable free movement of persons, goods, services, and capital within the European common market, including the freedom to choose residence in any country within this area.

1994 Emperor's Cup final

1994 Emperor's Cup Final was the 74th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1995. Bellmare Hiratsuka won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1995 Emperor's Cup final

1995 Emperor's Cup Final was the 75th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1996. Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1996 Emperor's Cup final

1996 Emperor's Cup Final was the 76th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1997. Verdy Kawasaki won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1997 Emperor's Cup final

1997 Emperor's Cup Final was the 77th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1998. Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1998 Emperor's Cup final

1998 Emperor's Cup Final was the 78th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1999. Yokohama Flügels won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1999 Emperor's Cup final

1999 Emperor's Cup Final was the 79th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2000. Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Swiss Federal Constitution

The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation of 18 April 1999 (SR 101) is the third and current federal constitution of Switzerland. It establishes the Swiss Confederation as a federal republic of 26 cantons (states). The document contains a catalogue of individual and popular rights (including the right to call for popular referendums on federal laws and constitutional amendments), delineates the responsibilities of the cantons and the Confederation and establishes the federal authorities of government.

This entry records the entry into force, as dated in the source infobox.

IWRG 5th Anniversary Show

The IWRG 5th Anniversary Show was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on January 1, 2001. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. As the name indicates the event commemorates the anniversary of IWRG, which was founded on January 1, 1996. The main event of the Anniversary show was a best two-out-of-three-falls eight-man tag team match won by Bombero Infernal, El Enterrador and Los Megas (Mega and Super Mega) as they defeated Black Dragon, Kato Kung Lee, Mike Segura and Tony Rivera two falls to one.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

2000 Emperor's Cup final

2000 Emperor's Cup Final was the 80th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2001. Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2001 Emperor's Cup final

2001 Emperor's Cup Final was the 81st final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2002. Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

IWRG 7th Anniversary Show

The IWRG 7th Anniversary Show was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on January 1, 2003. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. As the name indicates the event commemorates the anniversary of IWRG, which was founded on January 1, 1996. Due to incomplete records for many Mexican wrestling promotions in the 20th and early parts of the 21st century, only one match result has been verified.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

Torneo Gran Alternativa (2003)

The Torneo Gran Alternativa (2003) (Spanish for "Great Alternative Tournament") was a professional wrestling tournament held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament was held on January 1, 2003, in Mexico City, Mexico at CMLL's main venue, Arena México. The Gran Alternativa tournament features tag teams composed of a rookie, or novato, and a veteran wrestler for an elimination tournament.

Mexico City, Mexico

2002 Emperor's Cup final

The 2002 Emperor's Cup Final was the 82nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2003. Kyoto Purple Sanga won the match.

Tokyo, Japan

IWRG 8th Anniversary Show

The 'IWRG 8th Anniversary Show was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on January 1, 2004. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. As the name indicates the event commemorates the anniversary of IWRG, which was founded on January 1, 1996.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

2003 Emperor's Cup final

2003 Emperor's Cup Final was the 83rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2004. Júbilo Iwata won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2004 Pakistani confidence vote

A confidence vote was held by the Electoral College of Pakistan on 1 January 2004, in which Pervez Musharraf won 374 out of 702 votes. As a result, according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, he was "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October, 2007.

Pakistan

Constitution of Pakistan

The Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئینِ پاکستان, romanised: Ā'īn-e-Pākistān; also known as the 1973 Constitution) is the supreme law of Pakistan. The document guides Pakistan's law, political culture, and system. It sets out the state's outline, the fundamental rights of the population, the state's law and orders, and also the structure and establishment of the institutions and the armed forces.

In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.

2004 Emperor's Cup final

2004 Emperor's Cup Final was the 84th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2005. Tokyo Verdy won the championship 2-1 over Júbilo Iwata.

Tokyo, Japan

2004 Empress's Cup final

2004 Empress's Cup Final was the 26th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2005. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2005 Empress's Cup final

2005 Empress's Cup Final was the 27th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2006. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2005 Emperor's Cup final

2005 Emperor's Cup Final was the 85th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2006. Urawa Reds won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Fall of Kismayo

The Fall of Kismayo occurred on January 1, 2007, when the troops of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopian forces entered the Somali city of Kismayo unopposed. It came after the Islamic Courts Union's forces faltered and fled in the Battle of Jilib, abandoning their final stronghold.

Somalia

2006 Empress's Cup final

2006 Empress's Cup Final was the 28th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2007. Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2006 Emperor's Cup final

2006 Emperor's Cup Final was the 86th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2007. Urawa Reds won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Adam Air Flight 574

Adam Air Flight 574 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by an Adam Air Boeing 737-400 between the Indonesian cities of Jakarta, Surabaya, and Manado that crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi on 1 January 2007. All 102 people on board were killed, making it the deadliest aviation accident involving a 737-400.

Indonesia

2006 Bangkok bombings

The 2006 Bangkok bombings occurred on 31 December 2006 and 1 January 2007, during New Year's Eve festivities in Bangkok, Thailand. Four explosions went off almost simultaneously in different parts of the city at around 18:00 local time (11:00 UTC), followed by several more explosions within the next 90 minutes. Two explosions also occurred after midnight. In total, eight explosions were reported during the night.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Thailand

2007 Empress's Cup final

2007 Empress's Cup Final was the 29th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2008. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2007 Emperor's Cup final

2007 Emperor's Cup Final was the 87th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2008. Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Santika Club fire

The Santika Club fire occurred on Thursday 1 January 2009, in the Santika Club nightclub in Watthana, Bangkok, Thailand, where New Year celebrations were taking place. A total of 66 people were killed and another 222 injured when fire swept through the nightclub during the New Year's celebration as a band, coincidentally called "Burn", was playing. By another coincidence, the party was named "Santika's Last Night". The fire broke out at 00:35 am. and citizens of thirteen countries were among the injured.

Thailand

Guerra del Golfo (January 2009)

Guerra del Golfo (January 2009) (Spanish for "Gulf War") was a major annual professional wrestling event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 1, 2009 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The annual Guerra del Golfo main event consists of three matches in total, with two "qualifying matches", multi-man steel cage matches where the last person left in the cage advances to the main event of the night.

Naucalpan, Mexico

Shaghzay ambush

The Shaghzay ambush was a battle fought between police forces and Taliban militants in Afghanistan on 1 January 2009.

Helmand Province, Afghanistan

2008 Empress's Cup final

2008 Empress's Cup Final was the 30th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2009. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2008 Emperor's Cup final

2008 Emperor's Cup Final was the 88th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2009. Gamba Osaka won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas (2010)

Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas (2010), short for Torneo Relampago de Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas de la Lucha Libre (Spanish for "Projecting a new promise lightning tournament") was the first annual Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas professional wrestling event produced by the International Wrestling Revolution Group. It took place on January 1, 2010, at Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan, State of Mexico. The focal point of the show was the Torneo Relampago de Proyeccion a Nuevas Promesas de la Lucha Libre tag team tournament where eight teams competed for the trophy.

Naucalpan, Mexico

2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing

The 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing was a suicide blast which occurred on 1 January 2010, in the village of Shah Hasan Khel, Lakki Marwat District, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. At least 105 people died and over 100 were injured, many of them critically, when the suicide bomber blew up his sport utility vehicle filled with explosives in the middle of a crowd that had gathered to watch a volleyball game.

Pakistan

2009 Empress's Cup final

2009 Empress's Cup Final was the 31st final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2010. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2009 Emperor's Cup final

2009 Emperor's Cup Final was the 89th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2010. Gamba Osaka won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish

The 2010 Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish was an armed skirmish between soldiers of the Eritrean and the Ethiopian armies fought at the border town of Zalambesa after Eritrea claimed that Ethiopian forces crossed the border. The Ethiopian Government claimed Eritrea was trying to cover up an internal crisis by implicating Ethiopia.

UFC 125

UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Las Vegas, United States

2010 Empress's Cup final

2010 Empress's Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2011. INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2010 Emperor's Cup final

2010 Emperor's Cup Final was the 90th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2011. Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

2011 Alexandria bombing

Twenty-three people were killed and another ninety-seven were injured in a bombing attack targeting Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, on New Year's Day, 1 January 2011. The attack occurred as the Christian worshipers were leaving a church. The attack was the deadliest act of violence against Egypt's Coptic Christians in a decade, since the Kosheh massacre in 2000 left 20 Copts dead.

Egypt

2011 Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup XXIII (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 23rd edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 1 January 2011 at the Burswood Dome in Perth, Western Australia. The tournament was contested on hard courts. The tournament was attended by over seventy eight thousand people over the course of the week.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

IWRG 16th Anniversary Show

The IWRG 16th Anniversary Show was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 1, 2012 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The event commemorated the creation of IWRG on January 1, 1996 by promoter Adolfo Moreno. In the main event Multifacético (the fourth wrestler to use that name} defeated Apolo Estrada, Jr. in a Lucha de Apuesta, or bet match, where both wrestlers put their hair on the line and as a result Estrada Jr. was shaved bald after the match.

Naucalpan, Mexico

2011 Emperor's Cup final

The Final of the 2011 Emperor's Cup was held at National Olympic Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo on 1 January 2012. The match was contested between two second division sides, Kyoto Sanga FC who were defeated by FC Tokyo in regulation time.

Tokyo, Japan

2011 Empress's Cup final

2011 Empress's Cup Final was the 33rd final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2012. INAC Kobe Leonessa won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

IWRG 17th Anniversary Show

The IWRG 17th Anniversary Show was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 1, 2013 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The main event was a lucha libre special stipulation match, the Relevos Suicidas Tag Team match. In a Relevos Suicida match the first two wrestlers pinned are forced to wrestle against each other with a wager on the line. In the main event the teams consisted of rivals Oficial 911 and El Angel teaming up to take on Oficial Factor and Hijo de Pirata Morgan who had been rivals as well.

Naucalpan, Mexico

2012 Emperor's Cup final

2012 Emperor's Cup Final was the 92nd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2013. Kashiwa Reysol won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

IWRG 18th Anniversary Show

The IWRG 18th Anniversary Show was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 1, 2014 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The show commemorated the creation of the IWRG 18 years prior on January 1, 1996 when Adolfo "Pirata" Moreno took over running the wrestling in Arena Naucalpan and turned it into the IWRG. The main event featured the team of Lizmark, Jr., Vampiro Canadiense and Villano IV, three established wrestlers who had not worked for IWRG on a regular basis prior to the show taking on three IWRG full-time wrestlers in the team of Cien Caras, Jr., Super Nova and X-Fly.

Naucalpan, Mexico

La Copa Junior (2014)

La Copa Junior (2014) (Spanish for "The Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament was held on January 1, 2014 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other.

Mexico City, Mexico

2013 Emperor's Cup final

2013 Emperor's Cup Final was the 93rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2014. Yokohama F. Marinos won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

IWRG 19th Anniversary Show

The IWRG 19th Anniversary Show was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 1, 2015 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The show commemorated the creation of the IWRG 19 years prior on January 1, 1996 when Adolfo "Pirata" Moreno took over running the wrestling in Arena Naucalpan and turned it into the IWRG.

Naucalpan, Mexico

Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS) was the official name used by the U.S. government for the mission succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in continuation of the war in Afghanistan as part of the larger global war on terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel was part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. OFS had two components: counterterrorism and working with allies as part of Resolute Support.

Afghanistan

2014 Empress's Cup final

2014 Empress's Cup Final was the 36th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2015. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

2015 in K-1

The year 2015 is the 23rd year in the history of the K-1. 2015 starts with K-1 China vs. USA, and ends with K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship.

Sin Piedad (2016)

Sin Piedad (2016) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was a major professional wrestling event produced by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on January 1, 2016 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show replaced CMLL's regular Friday night show Super Viernes ("Super Friday"). The 2016 Sin Piedad was the twelfth event under that name that CMLL has promoted, the first one to be held on New Year's Day. The original main event match between Thunder and Último Guerrero was changed eight days before the show.

Mexico City, Mexico

2015 Emperor's Cup final

2015 Emperor's Cup Final was the 95th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2016. Gamba Osaka won the championship.

Prisión Fatal (January 2017)

Prisión Fatal (2017) was a professional wrestling major event, scripted and produced by the Mexico based International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion. The event took on January 1, 2017, at "Arena Naucalpan" in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, IWRG's main venue. The show was also the IWRG 21st Anniversary Show, marking the creation of IWRG on January 1, 1996.

Naucalpan, Mexico

Sin Piedad (2017)

Sin Piedad (2017) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was a major professional wrestling event scripted and produced by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on January 1, 2017 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The 2017 Sin Piedad was the 13th event under that name that CMLL has promoted since the first one was held in 2000, the second one to be held on New Year's Day.

Mexico City, Mexico

2016 Emperor's Cup final

2016 Emperor's Cup Final was the 96th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka on January 1, 2017. Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Osaka, Japan

Istanbul nightclub shooting

The Istanbul nightclub shooting (also known as Reina massacre in Turkey) was a mass shooting that occurred on 1 January 2017 around 01:15 local time, in which a terrorist shot and killed 39 people and wounded 79 others at the Reina nightclub in the Ortaköy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, where hundreds had been celebrating New Year's Day. Uzbekistan-born Abdulkadir Masharipov was arrested in Istanbul on 17 January 2017.

Sin Piedad (2018)

Sin Piedad (2018) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was a major professional wrestling event produced by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The Sin Piedad show took place on January 1, 2018 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The 2018 Sin Piedad was the 14th event under the Sin Piedad name and the third year in a row CMLL has held the show on New Year's Day.

Mexico City, Mexico

IWRG 22nd Anniversary Show

The IWRG 22nd Anniversary Show was a major annual lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion on January 1, 2018. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. As the name indicates the event commemorates the anniversary of IWRG, which was founded on January 1, 1996.

Naucalpan, Mexico

2017 Emperor's Cup final

2017 Emperor's Cup Final was the 97th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on January 1, 2018. Cerezo Osaka won the championship.

IWRG 23rd Anniversary Show

The IWRG 23rd Anniversary Show was a major annual lucha libre supercard produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion that took place on January 1, 2019. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. As the name indicates the event commemorates the anniversary of IWRG, which was founded on January 1, 1996.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

2018 Empress's Cup final

2018 Empress's Cup Final was the 40th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka on January 1, 2019. Nippon TV Beleza won the championship.

Osaka, Japan

Sin Piedad (2019)

Sin Piedad (2019) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was a major professional wrestling event produced by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The 2019 Sin Piedad show was held on January 1, the fourth successive year that CMLL had held the show on New Year's Day, in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico.

Mexico

2019 Emperor's Cup final

The 2019 Emperor's Cup Final was an association football match between Vissel Kobe and Kashima Antlers on 1 January 2020 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. It was the inaugural sporting event in the stadium, newly opened for the 2020 Olympic Games. It was the 99th edition Emperor's Cup, organised by the Japan Football Association (JFA). Vissel Kobe were playing in their first ever Emperor's Cup final.

Japan

Sin Piedad (2020)

Sin Piedad (2020) (Spanish for "No Mercy") was a major professional wrestling supercard show, produced and scripted by the Mexican Lucha Libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The Sin Piedad show tookplace on January 1, 2020 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The 2020 Sin Piedad was the 15th event under the Sin Piedad name and the fifth year in a row CMLL has held the show on New Year's Day.

Mexico City, Mexico

Cinco Luchas en Jaula

The Cinco Luchas en Jaula (Spanish for "Five matches in cages") was a professional wrestling supercard produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion that took take place on January 1, 2020.

2020 Emperor's Cup final

The 2020 Emperor's Cup final was the final of the 100th edition of the Emperor's Cup, the 2020 Emperor's Cup. The match was contested at the newly rebuilt Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. The J1 League champions Kawasaki Frontale completed the double by beating the league's runners-up Gamba Osaka 1–0 in the final, earning their first Emperor's Cup title.

Japan

WWE Day 1 (2022)

Day 1 was a 2022 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the inaugural Day 1 and took place on January 1, 2022, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was the company's only PPV and livestreaming event to take place on New Year's Day.

Atlanta, United States · Georgia, United States

2022 in Wu Lin Feng

The year 2022 is the 19th year in the history of the Wu Lin Feng, a Chinese kickboxing promotion. The events are broadcast on Henan Television in mainland China and streamed on Douyin and Xigua Video.

WWE Day 1 (2024)

The 2024 Day 1 (marketed as Raw: Day 1) was the second Day 1 professional wrestling event produced by WWE, and the first to air as a television special. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The event took place on New Year's Day on January 1, 2024, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, and aired live as a special episode of Monday Night Raw on the USA Network.

San Diego, United States

2024 Noto earthquake

On 1 January 2024, at 16:10:09 JST (07:10:09 UTC), a MJMA7.6 (Mw7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu, Wajima, Noto and Anamizu.

2025 New Orleans truck attack

On January 1, 2025, an Islamist domestic terrorist attack occurred when Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old African-American Muslim man, rammed a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, then exited the truck and engaged in a shootout with police before being fatally shot. Fourteen victims were killed, plus the perpetrator, and at least fifty-seven others were injured, including two police officers who were shot.

Louisiana, United States

2026 Crans-Montana bar fire

On 1 January 2026 at 01:26 (CET), during New Year celebrations, a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. Forty-one people died in the fire, and 115 others were injured, with 83 initially being treated for severe burns. Intensive care units in Valais reached capacity, and victims were transported to hospitals in other parts of Switzerland and to other European countries.

Switzerland