Historical Events In January - 01

1967  Tonga revises constitution on January - 01.  

1967  Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies on this day in history.  

1968  On January - 01 aBC radio splits into 4 networks (Info, Entertainment, Contemp & FM)  

1968  On this day in history evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Cæsar's Palace Fountain  

1968  On this day in history netherlands gets color TV  

1969  Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68 on January - 01.  

1970  "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT) on January - 01.  

1970  Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect  

1971  On January - 01 cigarette advertisements banned on TV  

1972  "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City NY after 1281 performances on January - 01.  

1972  On this day in history international Book Year begins  

1972  People's Republic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebulic of China on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91  

1973  47th Australian Women's Tennis Margaret Court beats Goolagong (64 75) on January - 01.  

1973  Britain becomes a member of the European Economic Community on this day in history.  

1973  Britain, Ireland & Denmark become 7th-9th members of Common Market on January - 01.  

1973  West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) on January - 01.  

1974  World Population Year begins on January - 01.  

1975  Establishment of the Office of Australian War Graves to take over the responsibilities of the Anzac Agency on January - 01.  

1975  Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell & Mardian convicted of Watergate crime on this day in history.  

1975  On January - 01 international Women's Year begins  

1975  On this day in history sweden adopts constitution  

1975  Arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73 on January - 01.  

1976  On January - 01 liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall  

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

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on January - 01.  

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

1977  On this day in history czech intellectualus & chinas begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77  

1977  On this day in history first woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)  

1978  On January - 01 air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213  

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

1979  On this day in history international Year of the Child begins  

1979  US & China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations on this day in history.  

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

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.  

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

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

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.  

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

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  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

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

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies  

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.