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  Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596 on January - 01.  

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 January - 01.  

1978  On this day in history 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 January - 01.  

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot on January - 01.  

1980  On January - 01 international Decade of Water & Sanitation begins  

1980  On January - 01 mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran  

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  Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 on January - 01.  

1981  Greece becomes the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community on this day in history.  

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

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

1982  On this day in history 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  MTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City NY subway system on January - 01.  

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

1983  On this day in history world Communications Year begins  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history international Youth Year begins  

1985  US's first manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY) on January - 01.  

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  On this day in history 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 January - 01.  

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  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.  

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