Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

1976  On January - 01 nBC replaces the peacock logo   

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on January - 01.   

1977  On this day in history belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596   

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

1977  On January - 01 first woman formally ordained an Episcopal priest (Jacqueline Means)   

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

1978  On this day in history president Ford signs first major revision of copyright law since 1909   

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

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

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot on this day in history.   

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

1980  Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran on January - 01.   

1980  On January - 01 premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal   

1980  On January - 01 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 this day in history greece becomes the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community   

1981  On January - 01 greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community   

1981  International Year for the Disabled begins on this day in history.   

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  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 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 this day in history.   

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 January - 01 aT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies   

1984  On this day in history brunei becomes independent of UK   

1984  New York City NY transit fare rises from 75¢ to 90¢ on this day in history.   

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

1985  International Youth Year begins on this day in history.   

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

1986  On January - 01 aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaçao (part of Kingdom of the Netherlands)   

1986  On January - 01 barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up   

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0766  On January - 01 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  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  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

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

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

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.