Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

1976  NBC replaces the peacock logo on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history venezuela nationalizes oil fields   

1977  On January - 01 belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596   

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

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

1978  Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213 on January - 01.   

1978  President Ford signs first major revision of copyright law since 1909 on January - 01.   

1979  International Year of the Child begins on this day in history.   

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

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot on this day in history.   

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

1980  On January - 01 mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran   

1980  Premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal on this day in history.   

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 January - 01 greece becomes the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community   

1981  On this day in history greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community   

1981  On January - 01 international Year for the Disabled begins   

1981  Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors   

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

1982  On January - 01 javier Pérez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN   

1982  MTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City NY subway system on this day in history.   

1982  Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland on January - 01.   

1983  World Communications Year begins on January - 01.   

1984  AT&T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms on this day in history.   

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

1984  Brunei becomes independent of UK on January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1985  On January - 01 international Youth Year begins   

1985  On this day in history uS's first manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY)   

1986  Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaçao (part of Kingdom of the Netherlands) on January - 01.   

1986  On this day in history barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

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

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

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

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

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

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

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

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

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