Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

1976  NBC replaces the peacock logo on January - 01.   

1976  On January - 01 venezuela nationalizes oil fields   

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

1978  Air India B747 explodes near Bombay killing 213 on this day in history.   

1978  President Ford signs first major revision of copyright law since 1909 on this day in history.   

1979  International Year of the Child begins on January - 01.   

1979  On this day in history uS & China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations   

1980  On this day in history chrysler UK renamed Talbot   

1980  On this day in history international Decade of Water & Sanitation begins   

1980  On this day in history mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran   

1980  On this day in history premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal   

1980  On January - 01 sweden changes order of succession to throne   

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

1981  Greece becomes the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community on January - 01.   

1981  Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 30 Something stars Ken Olin & Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry   

1982  On this day in history javier Pérez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN   

1982  On this day in history mTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City NY subway system   

1982  On this day in history pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland   

1983  On January - 01 world Communications Year begins   

1984  On January - 01 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 January - 01.   

1984  Brunei becomes independent of UK on this day in history.   

1984  On January - 01 new York City NY transit fare rises from 75¢ to 90¢   

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

1985  On January - 01 international Youth Year begins   

1985  On January - 01 uS's first manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY)   

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

1986  Barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up on this day in history.   

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0766  On January - 01 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  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

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  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

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

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

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 January - 01.   

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52