Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

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

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on January - 01.   

1977  Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596 on January - 01.   

1977  Czech intellectualus & chinas begin Human Rights Group Chapter 77 on January - 01.   

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

1978  On this day in history 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  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  Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran on this day in history.   

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

1980  Sweden changes order of succession to throne on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70   

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

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

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

1981  On January - 01 palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is) becomes self-governing   

1981  Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors on this day in history.   

1982  30 Something stars Ken Olin & Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry on January - 01.   

1982  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1982  On January - 01 pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland   

1983  World Communications Year begins on January - 01.   

1984  On January - 01 aT&T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms.   

1984  On this day in history 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 January - 01.   

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  On this day in history uS's first manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY)   

1986  On this day in history 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   

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  On January - 01 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 January - 01 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  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

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

0404  On this day in history 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  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.   

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.