What happend on 1st January

31.12
02.01
1797

Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.

1788

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

1738

Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

1707

John V is crowned King of Portugal

1700

Russia begins using the Julian calendar.

1673

Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.

1651

Charles II crowned King of Scotland

1600

Scotland begins using the Julian calendar.

1438

Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary.