Historical Events In January - 01

1976  On this day in history nBC replaces the peacock logo   

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on January - 01.   

1977  Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596 on this day in history.   

1977  On January - 01 czech intellectualus & chinas begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77   

1977  On January - 01 first woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)   

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

1978  On this day in history president Ford signs first major revision of copyright law since 1909   

1979  On January - 01 international Year of the Child begins   

1979  US & China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations on January - 01.   

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot on January - 01.   

1980  On this day in history international Decade of Water & Sanitation begins   

1980  On this day in history mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran   

1980  Premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal on January - 01.   

1980  On January - 01 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 this day in history.   

1981  On January - 01 roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors   

1982  On January - 01 30 Something stars Ken Olin & Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry   

1982  Javier Pérez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN on January - 01.   

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 this day in history aT&T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms.   

1984  On this day in history aT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies   

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  Actress Judith Light (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (Knots Landing) on January - 01.   

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  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

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 this day in history.   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on January - 01.   

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered   

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

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

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