2nd January anniversaries

• Birth
• event
  • 867
  • Great Britain
  • Vikings seize York
  • 1929
  • "The USA and Canada signed a treaty to preserve Niagara Falls. This limited the amount of water that could be diverted to hydro-electric power stations during daylight hours, to maintain a spectacle for tourists"
  • 1959
  • Russian Federation
  • "The Soviet Union launched Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon"
  • 1969
  • Great Britain
  • Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch bought Britains News of the World newspaper his first Fleet Street newspaper
  • 1979
  • Great Britain
  • "British punk rock star Sid Vicious went on trial in New York, charged with murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen"
  • 1983
  • United States
  • "The musical ‘Annie’ closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances in nearly 6 years."
  • 1990
  • Iraq invades Kuwait
• Death
  • 1983
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Dick Emery, British comedian ."