2014 Event New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces plans to cut government spending and use the funds to decrease taxes on individuals and regional businesses; Italy's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent in January to 12.9 percent 2012 Event Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's President, signs a controversial law concerning the status of 18 languages as regional and minority languages; the law allows officials in Russian-speaking regions of the country to use Russian in documents and at public events 2010 Event China and South Korea plan to hold defense talks in February 2011 concerning growing regional tension on the Korean Peninsula 2010 Event President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for 'alien troops' to leave and suggests that the regional nations be allowed to settle things themselves 2010 Event Hungary's parliamentary election results in 28 regional seats for the left-wing Hungarian Socialist Party, and 26 regional seats for the far-right Movement for a Better Hungary 1995 Event PRI loses/PAN wins Mexican regional elections 1971 Birthday Edward Fryatt, born in Rochdale, England, Nike golfer, 1994 NCAA West Regional 1965 Event Pakistan, Iran and Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact 1958 Event Great Britain issues regional stamps for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 1930 Birthday Robin Buchanan, CEO, NHS Supplies Auth, Wessex Regional Health Auth 1902 Birthday Jorgen Nielsen, Danish author, regional novels 1899 Birthday Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author, regional novels
