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1 January

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Contemporary era

1959

Triumph of the Cuban Revolution

On 1 January 1959, the flight of dictator Batista marked the victory of the revolution led by Fidel Castro in Cuba.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1515

Death of Louis XII, accession of Francis I

On 1 January 1515, the death of Louis XII brought his cousin Francis I to the French throne, a figure of the Renaissance.

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Portrait of Francis I by Jean Clouet
Author : Jean Clouet Wikimedia Commons Licence : Domaine public Jean Clouet, vers 1530, musee du Louvre

Antiquity

45 BC

The Julian calendar takes effect

On 1 January 45 BC, Julius Caesar's reform introduced the Julian calendar: a 365-day year with a leap day every four years.

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