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This is a list of selected January 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Ineligible

Blurb Reason
, Samoa (1962) and Sudan (1956) Samoa: refimprove; Sudan: unreferenced sections, needs expansion, blacklisted links
45 BC – The Roman Republic adopted the Julian calendar. refimprove section
1801 – The Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain merged to form the United Kingdom, adding Saint Patrick's Saltire to the Union Flag. refimprove section
1818Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, a novel by Mary Shelley, was first published in London. plot summary too long
1890 – The Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, was first held, eventually becoming an annual event that is currently watched on television by millions in more than 200 countries and territories. {{refimprove}}; blurb could be rewritten to feature Rose Bowl, but that article is also ineligible
1901 – The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia federated as the Commonwealth of Australia. needs more footnotes
1948British Railways came into existence when the "Big Four" railway companies were nationalised. incomplete section
1994 – The revolutionary leftist Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiated twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas. refimprove section
1995 – The World Trade Organization, the international organization designed to supervise and liberalize international trade, came into being, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. appears on April 15

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Notes

January 1: New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar); Independence Day in Brunei (1984) and Haiti (1804)

Fidel Castro

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