Historical Events In January - 01

1986  International Peace Year begins on January - 01.  

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

1986  On January - 01 spain & Portugal become 11th & 12th members of Common Market (European Economic Community)  

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

1987  On January - 01 china's rudimentary civil code in effect  

1987  On this day in history 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  

1989  New York City NY transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15 on January - 01.  

1989  Year of the Young Reader begins on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history david Dinkins sworn in as first black mayor of New York City NY  

1990  On January - 01 mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ  

1990  New York City NY MTA stops token redemption at subway stations on January - 01.  

1990  Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV on January - 01.  

1991  On this day in history 5% sales tax on consumer goods & services goes into effect in USSR  

1991  Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi Mubarak on this day in history.  

1992  Boutros Boutros-Ghali becomes UN Secretary-General on January - 01.  

1992  Bush is first US President to address Australian Parliament on January - 01.  

1992  Curaçao becomes first in Dutch Antilles to have compulsory education on this day in history.  

1992  Europe breaks down trade barriers on this day in history.  

1992  International Space Year begins on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history new York City NY transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25  

1993  On this day in history 12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone  

1993  Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City NY's MTA on January - 01.  

1993  On this day in history czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) & Slovakia  

1993  Czechoslovakia split into two separate states on January - 01.  

1993  Czechoslovakia splits into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January - 01.  

1993  Harry Connick Jr arrested at a New York airport for gun possession on January - 01.  

1994  Actor Cesar Romero dies in Santa Monica, CA, at age 86 on January - 01.  

1994  On January - 01 bill Gates, Microsoft CEO, marries Marilyn French.  

1994  On January - 01 howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant  

1994  On this day in history international Year of Family  

1994  Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29) on January - 01.  

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

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

1467  On this day in history birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

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

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

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 January - 01.  

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  

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

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.  

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies  

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