Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 1
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- 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.
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