Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

1976  NBC replaces the peacock logo on January - 01.   

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596   

1977  Czech intellectualus & chinas begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77 on January - 01.   

1977  First woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means) on January - 01.   

1978  Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213 on this day in history.   

1978  President Ford signs first major revision of copyright law since 1909 on this day in history.   

1979  On January - 01 international Year of the Child begins   

1979  On January - 01 uS & China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations   

1980  On this day in history chrysler UK renamed Talbot   

1980  International Decade of Water & Sanitation begins on January - 01.   

1980  Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran on January - 01.   

1980  On January - 01 premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal   

1980  On this day in history sweden changes order of succession to throne   

1980  On this day in history frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70   

1981  On this day in history greece becomes the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community   

1981  Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history international Year for the Disabled begins   

1981  Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing on January - 01.   

1981  Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors on this day in history.   

1982  30 Something stars Ken Olin & Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry on this day in history.   

1982  Javier Pérez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history mTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City NY subway system   

1982  Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland on this day in history.   

1983  World Communications Year begins on January - 01.   

1984  On January - 01 aT&T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms.   

1984  AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies on January - 01.   

1984  On January - 01 brunei becomes independent of UK   

1984  New York City NY transit fare rises from 75¢ to 90¢ on this day in history.   

1985  On January - 01 actress Judith Light (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (Knots Landing)   

1985  On this day in history international Youth Year begins   

1985  US's first manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY) on this day in history.   

1986  On January - 01 aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaçao (part of Kingdom of the Netherlands)   

1986  On January - 01 barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.   

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on January - 01.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.   

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.