Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 1

January 1: New Year's Day

• 1801 - Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the first known asteroid, 1 Ceres (pictured).
• 1801 - The Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain, adding St. Patrick's saltire to the Union Flag.
• 1818 - Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, a science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, was first published in London.
• 1959 - President Fulgencio Batista of Cuba fled to the Dominican Republic as forces under Fidel Castro took control of Havana.
• 1995 - The World Trade Organization was created to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Recent days: December 31 - December 30 - December 29

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• December 31
• January 1
• January 2