Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

1980  Premier Adbou Diouf is recorded as becoming President of Senegal   

1980  Sweden changes order of succession to throne   

1980  Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70.   

1981  Greece is recorded as becoming the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community   

1981  Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community   

1981  International Year for the Disabled begins   

1981  Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) is recorded as becoming self-governing   

1981  Roger Smith is recorded as becoming CEO of General Motors.   

1982  30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry.   

1982  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.   

1983  World Communications Year begins.   

1984  AT and T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms.   

1984  AT and T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies.   

1984  Brunei is recorded as becoming independent of UK.   

1985  Actress Judith Light (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (Knots Landing).   

1985  International Youth Year begins.   

1985  US's inaugural manadatory seat belt law comes into force (NY)   

1986  Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters relationship breaks up.   

1986  International Peace Year begins.   

1986  Spain and Portugal become 11th and 12th members of Common Market (European Economic Community)   

1987  60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico   

1987  China's rudimentary civil code in effect.   

1987  International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins   

1987  Year of the Reader begins.   

1988  Actress Kelly McGillis marries Fred Tillman   

1988  Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova is recorded as becoming an Australian Citizen   

1989  New York City NY transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15.   

1989  Year of the Young Reader begins   

1990  David Dinkins sworn in as inaugural black mayor of New York City NY   

1990  Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ.   

1990  New York City NY MTA formally ends token redemption at subway stations   

1990  Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV.   

1991  5% sales tax on consumer goods and services comes into force in USSR.   

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0766  Ali al-rida: Shia imam   

1387  Charles: The angry one, king of navarra (1349-87)   

1431  Alexander vi [rodrigo borgia]: Spanish/italian pope (1492-1503)   

1449  Lorenzo de'medici: [the magnificent] of florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' medici: Italian statesman   

1467  Sigismund i: The old, king of poland   

1481  Huldrych zwingli: Swiss protestant reformer   

1484  Huldrych zwingli: Swiss protestant leader   

0379  Basilius the great: Of caesarea, saint (moralia),   

0404  Telemachus: Roman monk, murdered   

0898  Odo: Earl of paris/king of france (888-98),   

0962  Boudouin iii: Count of flanders,   

1204  Death of King haakon iii of norway: King haakon iii of norway (c. 1170)   

1387  Death of Karel de boze: King of navarra (1349-87),   

1502  Death of Gregorius xiii: [ugo buoncampagni], italy, pope (1572-85),   

1515  Death of Louis xii: "the justified" king of france (1498-1515),