Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

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

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on this day in history.   

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

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

1977  First woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means) on this day in history.   

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

1978  On January - 01 president Ford signs first major revision of copyright law since 1909   

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

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

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot on this day in history.   

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 this day in history sweden changes order of succession to throne   

1980  On January - 01 frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70   

1981  Greece becomes the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community on January - 01.   

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

1981  International Year for the Disabled begins on January - 01.   

1981  On this day in history palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing   

1981  Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors on January - 01.   

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  MTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City NY subway system on January - 01.   

1982  On this day in history pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland   

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  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  On January - 01 new York City NY transit fare rises from 75¢ to 90¢   

1985  On this day in history actress Judith Light (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (Knots Landing)   

1985  On January - 01 international Youth Year begins   

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

1986  Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaçao (part of Kingdom of the Netherlands) on this day in history.   

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  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 January - 01.   

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 January - 01.