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What happened in history on this day: January 2?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On January 2 in ...
- 1975 - Bill Gates and Paul Allen write to MITS, saying they have a BASIC language for the Intel 8080 processor. They propose licensing it for use on the Altair in exchange for royalty payments.
- 1979 - Software Arts is incorporated.
- 1985 - Coleco Industries announces it will sell off its Adam computer inventory and abandon the home computer business.
- 1931 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Birthday Party. Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow also appear.
- 1937 - The Mickey Mouse film The Worm Turns is released to theaters.
- 1977 - The Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland attraction in Disneyland closes.
- 1977 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Golden Dog.
- 1982 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney show, entitled Man's Hunting Instinct.
- 1984 - The Astuter Computer Revue show in EPCOT Computer Control at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1995 - The animated TV series The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show first airs in syndication. It includes three segments: Shnookums and Meat, Pith Possum: Super Dynamic Possum of Tomorrow, and Tex Tinstar: The Best in the West.
- 1996 - The World of Motion attraction in Future World in Epcot closes.
- 1996 - Disney releases the film A Goofy Movie on laserdisc in the US, for US$30.
- 1997 - Guyana issues fourteen postage stamps depicting various Disney characters celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year.
- 2001 - Disney's Grand Californian Hotel opens.
- 2002 - IMAX Corporation releases the film Beauty and the Beast to theaters in Belgium.
- 1969 - Option A82 - Headrests is made part of the base Corvette, no longer an option.
- 1941 - For the second (and final) time, German bombs fall on Ireland.
- 1941 - (evening) British Bomber Command aircraft make attacks on Bremen, Germany.
- 1942 - Invading Japanese forces occupy the Treasury Building in Manila, capturing about US$20 million of currency.
- 1944 - (evening) 383 British bombers attack Berlin, Germany.
- 1945 - (evening) Over 500 British Lancaster bombers attack Nuremberg, destroying most of the centre of the old city, and inflicting great damage to the industrial areas.
- 1945 - (evening) 381 British Lancaster bombers attack the industrial area of Ludwigshafen, Germany.
- 1946 - India issues four postage stamps in celebration of the victory of the Allied Nations.
- 1992 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese entering Manila, Philippines.
- 2001 - Maldives issues 18 postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
- 1512 - Svante Nilsson dies suddenly at a meeting in Västerås.
- 1908 - Governor General Earl Grey formally opens the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint. He strikes the first coin minted in Canada, a 50-cent piece. Countess of Grey strikes the first bronze cent. 1000 specimen sets are struck to mark the occasion. First chief engraver of the Mint is H.S. Low.
- 1943 - A Proclamation changes the description of the reverse of the 5c coin.
- 1944 - A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions for the 5c in steel.
- 1946 - A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions for the 5c in nickel.
- 1953 - A Proclamation sets the design and dimensions of Canada's coins, showing Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
- 1958 - The first 1958 silver dollars are released.
- 1963 - A Proclamation sets the dimensions of the 5c coin, changing it from 12-sided to round.
- 1965 - A Proclamation changes the obverse of all coins to depict a more up-to-date image of Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1965 - The Royal Canadian Mint begins accepting orders for 1965 mint sets. The Besserer Street post office in Ottawa sends two truck loads of 156 bags of mail to the Royal Canadian Mint. The mint receives an estimated 350,000 pieces of mail containing orders for 1965 mint sets. By 4:30 PM, the quota of 2 million mint sets is reached. 2.4 million orders are received in this one day.
- 1967 - A Proclamation authorizes a $20 gold coin, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation.
- 1967 - A Proclamation sets the designs for the reverses of the 1c through $1 coins, for commemorating the 100th anniversary of Confederation.
- 1969 - The Royal Canadian Mint begins accepting orders for 1969 uncirculated coin sets and individual dollar coins.
- 1832 - First Curling club in US (Orchard Lake Curling Club) opens.
- 1879 - Northwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford Illinois.
- 1911 - Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000.
- 1918 - Brooklyn Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pittsburgh Steelers for Grimes and Mamaux.
- 1918 - NHL Montréal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down.
- 1927 - Birth of Gino Marchetti NFL defensive end (Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts).
- 1933 - Bradman scores 103 against the Bodyline attack in the second Test.
- 1933 - Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers in New York 13-3.
- 1945 - Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955.
- 1946 - Joe Darling cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies.
- 1947 - Birth of Aleksandr Tikhonova USSR, biathalon relay (Olympics-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80).
- 1947 - Birth of Calvin Hill NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1947 - Birth of Lanny Bassham US, rifle-3 position (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1953 - NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak.
- 1954 - Birth of Ludmila Borozna USSR, volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1959 - Birth of Kirti Azad cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83).
- 1960 - Birth of Raman Lamba cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87).
- 1960 - Fausto Coppi Italian, ran world record 45,798 km, dies at 40.
- 1961 - First AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers 24-16.
- 1961 - Bob Catterall cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for South Africa 1922-31), dies.
- 1963 - Birth of David Cone Kansas City Missouri, baseball pitcher (New York Mets/Toronto Blue Jays/New York Yankees).
- 1963 - Birth of Edgar Martinez New York City, New York, baseball first baseman (Seattle Mariners).
- 1964 - Birth of Pernell Whitaker boxer (Olympics-gold).
- 1964 - Birth of Rumesh Ratnayake cricketer (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92).
- 1965 - Birth of Greg Swindell Fort Worth Texas, pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians).
- 1965 - Birth of Russ Courtnall Duncan, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1965 - New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath.
- 1966 - Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game.
- 1967 - Birth of Harlon Barnett NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1968 - Birth of Scott Mitchell NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions).
- 1969 - Birth of Rick Tabaracci Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames).
- 1969 - Birth of Robert Svehla Martin Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia).
- 1969 - Birth of Stephen Davies Australian field hockey forward/vice captain (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Aleksandr Shimin hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Anthony Stuart cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997).
- 1970 - Birth of Glenn Cadrez NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).
- 1970 - Birth of Royce Clayton Burbank California, infielder (San Francisco Giants, Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1971 - A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66.
- 1971 - Birth of Aamer Nazir cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993-).
- 1971 - Birth of Aaron Williams NBA center (Seattle Supersonics).
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Parpan WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Horace Copeland NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1971 - Birth of Robert O'Neal WLAF defensive back (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Jackson US baseball outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1972 - Birth of Lake Dawson NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1972 - Birth of Mattias Norstrom Mora Sweden, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings).
- 1972 - Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game.
- 1972 - Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game.
- 1973 - Birth of Abu Wilson running back (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1973 - Birth of Chris Woodruff Knoxville Tennessee, tennis star (1993 NCAA Division I).
- 1973 - Birth of Fredric Ford WLAF CB (Scotland Claymores)/NFL cornerback (Eagles).
- 1974 - Birth of Juha Lind NHL forward (Team Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998, Dallas).
- 1979 - 30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver.
- 1980 - 68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62).
- 1981 - Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 metre butterfly (2:05.65).
- 1982 - 70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64).
- 1982 - New York Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins.
- 1982 - San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13 52 of overtime.
- 1983 - Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ.
- 1983 - Ken Anderson of Cincinnati Ohio completes record 20 consecutive passes.
- 1984 - Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his first first-class cricket century.
- 1984 - Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship.
- 1985 - Australia beats West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets.
- 1985 - Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score.
- 1985 - Undefeated Brigham Young University becomes college football champion.
- 1986 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores his 500th goal.
- 1987 - Pennsylvania State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football championships.
- 1989 - Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship.
- 1989 - UCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl game.
- 1990 - Sting joins wrestling's four Horsemen (Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson).
- 1991 - Colorado wins its first AP national title poll.
- 1992 - Test debut of Shane Warne, vs India at Sydney.
- 1995 - Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21.
- 1995 - Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at 77.
- 2004 - Death of Paul Hopkins, Reported to be the oldest living former Major League Baseball player (born 1904).
- 1839 - First photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre).
- 1905 - Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine.
- 1959 - USSR launches Mechta (Luna 1) for first lunar fly-by, first solar orbit.
- 1960 - John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years.
- 1972 - Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars.
- 1995 - Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (estimated 15 billion light years away).
- 1961 - Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14 degrees F recorded atop Haleakale.
- 1999 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13 degrees F (-25 degrees C), and 68 deaths are reported.
- 1999 - In Sichuan, China, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurs.
Other history:
- 2008 - Price of crude oil in the USA reaches US$100 per barrel.
- 2008 - In London, England, price of gold reaches a record US$861.10 per troy ounce, passing the previous high of $850 in January 1980.
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