Page 13: Historical Events In January - 01

1976  On January - 01 nBC replaces the peacock logo   

1976  Venezuela nationalizes oil fields on this day in history.   

1977  On January - 01 belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596   

1977  On January - 01 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  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 January - 01.   

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

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 this day in history premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal   

1980  Sweden changes order of succession to throne on January - 01.   

1980  Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 on January - 01.   

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

1981  On this day in history greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community   

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

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 January - 01.   

1982  Javier Pérez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN on January - 01.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1985  On January - 01 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 this day in history aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaçao (part of Kingdom of the Netherlands)   

1986  Barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up on January - 01.   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

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

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  On this day in history 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 January - 01.   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)   

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