Hisdates•ComPage 15: Historical Events In January - 01
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1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect on January - 01. 
1994 The North American Free Trade Agreement goes into effect on this day in history.
1995 On this day in history austria, Finland & Sweden act to join European Union
1995 Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory on this day in history.
1995 Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as President of Brazil on this day in history.
1995 International Year of Tolerance on this day in history.
1995 On January - 01 last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson (started 1980)
1995 Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for first wicket for Delhi on January - 01.
1996 On January - 01 after 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin
1996 On this day in history curaçao gains limited form of self rule (Status Aparte)
1998 All California bars, clubs & card rooms must be smoke-free on January - 01.
1998 On January - 01 mongolia switches from a 46 hour to 40 hour work week
1998 On this day in history the Ontario Southland Railway takes over the operation of the Guelph Junction Railway (formerly the Goderich subdivision) which had been leased by CP from the City of Guelph since 1888. The Ontario Southland also took over the 3.1 mile remnant of the CP owned Guelph and Goderich Railway.
1998 On January - 01 uS Census Bureau estimates population at 268,921,733
1999 International Year of Elderly on this day in history.
2006 Russia cuts natural gas to Ukraine over a price dispute on this day in history.
2006 On January - 01 sydney, Australia, has its hottest day on record, when the city swelters in 45°C (113° F) heat.
2007 Adam Air Flight 574, a routine domestic flight in Indonesia, disappears; debris are found 10 days later, but the aircraft remains missing on January - 01.
2007 On January - 01 angola joins OPEC.
2007 Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union on this day in history.
2007 Hong Kong's new smoking law starts. From this day onwards, smoking is prohibited in clubs, karaoke bars, restaurants, and all public places on January - 01.
2007 On this day in history slovenia adopts the euro as its official currency, replacing the tolar.
2007 South Korea's Ban Ki-moon becomes the new United Nations Secretary-General, replacing Kofi Annan on January - 01.
2007 On January - 01 war in Somalia: Fighters of the Islamic Courts Union abandon their last stronghold in Kismayo and flee for the Kenyan border.
2009 On this day in history 61 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, ailand.
2009 e government of e Republic of China adopts Hanyu Pinyin as its official Chinese romanization (before is time, e mo commonly used was Tongyong Pinyin on this day in history.
2009 Slovakia officially adopts e Euro currency and becomes e sixteen Eurozone country on January - 01.
2010 A suicide bombing occurs at a volleyball game in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 95, and injuring over 100 on this day in history.
2010 On this day in history spain takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Sweden.
2011 On January - 01 estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the seventeenth Eurozone country.
2013 13 FARC members are killed by an airstrike by the Columbian military on this day in history.
2014 Michael van Gerwen defeats Peter Wright to win the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship on January - 01.
2017 Portuguese politician and diplomat António Guterres becomes United Nations Secretary General, replacing South Korean Ban Ki-moon on this day in history.
2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says recent unrest "is nothing" after 30 people killed in 5 days of anti government demonstrations on this day in history.
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