1527 – Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin
1785 – “Daily Universal Register” (Times of London) publishes 1st issue
1967 – FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different
1968 – Netherlands gets color TV
1974 – With effect from this date the New Zealand government terminates all tariff preferences previously granted to South Africa
1977 – Belgium reapportions 2,359 communities into 596
1978 – Los Angeles Police chief Edward Davis retires from police force
1994 – Howard Stern’s New Year’s Eve Beauty Pageant
1995 – Last “Far Side” by cartoonist Gary Larson (started 1980)
1995 – “Shadow Box” closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances