Historical Events In January - 01

1980  Chrysler UK renamed Talbot on this day in history.  

1980  On January - 01 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 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 this day in history greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community  

1981  On January - 01 international Year for the Disabled begins  

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  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 January - 01.  

1982  On January - 01 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 on this day in history.  

1983  World Communications Year begins on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history aT&T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms.  

1984  AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies on this day in history.  

1984  On January - 01 brunei becomes independent of UK  

1984  New York City NY transit fare rises from 75¢ to 90¢ on January - 01.  

1985  Actress Judith Light (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (Knots Landing) on this day in history.  

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

1986  On this day in history barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up  

1986  On January - 01 international Peace Year begins  

1986  On this day in history new York City NY transit fare rises from 90¢ to $1.00  

1986  Spain & Portugal become 11th & 12th members of Common Market (European Economic Community) on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history 60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico  

1987  On this day in history china's rudimentary civil code in effect  

1987  On January - 01 international Year of Shelter for Homeless begins  

1987  On this day in history year of the Reader begins  

1988  Actress Kelly McGillis marries Fred Tillman on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen  

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.  

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  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

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

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.  

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

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

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

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