1583 - Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
1915 - Rocky Mountain National Park is formed by an act of the United States Congress.
1959 - The Caves of Nerja are rediscovered in Spain.
1995 - Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
2007 - Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) reaches perihelion (apsis) becoming the brightest comet in more than 40 years.
2010 - Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing 230,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
