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January 1 Historical Events
The following events took place on January 1. The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 155 events. Showing 121 - 150.
- 1989The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion.
- 1990David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City’s first black mayor.
- 1992The Russian Federation is formally established.
- 1993Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
- 1993A single market within the European Community is introduced.
- 1994The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
- 1994The North American Free Trade Agreement comes into effect.
- 1995The World Trade Organization goes into effect.
- 1995Sweden, Austria, and Finland are admitted into the European Union.
- 1995The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
- 1995The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of freak waves.
- 1996Curaçao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Netherlands.
- 1997Zaire officially joins the World Trade Organization.
- 1997Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan is appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- 1998Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.
- 1998The European Central Bank is established.
- 1999The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
- 2002Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union’s member states.
- 2002Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.
- 2002The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force.
- 2004In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is “deemed to be elected” to the office of President until October 2007.
- 2007Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union. Slovenia joins Eurozone.
- 2007Adam Air Flight 574 disappears over Indonesia with 102 people on board.
- 2008Cyprus and Malta join the Eurozone.
- 2009Sixty-six people die in a nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2009Slovakia joins the Eurozone.
- 2010A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
- 2011A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
- 2011The Kallikratis plan becomes the new administrative system of Greece.
- 2011Estonia becomes the 17th member of the Eurozone.
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