History Trivia

January 1

 

45 BC Julius Caesar's calendar reform: 365 days in 12 months with leap years every four years was introduced.

 

43 BC Cicero delivered his Fifth Philippic (fifth of a series of speeches condemning Mark Antony) in the Roman Senate.

 

27 BC Octavian became the first emperor of Rome and took the name Caesar Augustus.

 

404 Last gladiator competition in Rome.

 

 

1431 Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) was born.

 

1600 Scotland began its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25.

 

1651 Charles II was crowned King of Scotland.

 

1801 The Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland created the United Kingdom.