2015 Event Officials from India and Bangladesh sign the Land Boundary Agreement, permanently dividing disputed border territory between the two nations; residents of this territory have lacked government-sponsored services and clear citizenship status 2014 Event The European Commission (EC) is examining the tax status of Fiat in Luxembourg; Starbucks in the Netherlands; and Apple in Ireland to identify potential unfair tax advantages; the companies say they are in compliance with financial laws 2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event The Arctic Council, an international forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic governments and the Arctic's indigenous people, gives China, India and four other nations observer status 2012 Event Vice foreign minister to Japan, Chikao Kawai, is sent to China to help improve the status of relations between the two countries 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 2011 Event According to Moody's, Ireland's debt rating has been reduced to 'junk' status 2010 Event Iraqi voters take part in parliamentary elections and a referendum on the Status of Forces Agreement 1996 Event Curaeao gains limited form of self rule (Status Aparte) 1989 Event Polish labor union granted legal status 1989 Event Solidarity grants legal status in Poland 1986 Event NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status" 1985 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts "status" of Aruba 1983 Event Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program 1975 Event Voters in Northern Mariana Is approve commonwealth status with U.S. 1974 Event Law bans discrimination of sex or marital status in credit application 1969 Event St. Vincent and Grenadines gains associated status with Britain 1962 Event Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam 1949 Birthday Francis Rossi, guitarist, Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man 1949 Birthday Francis Rossi, born in England, guitarist and vocalist, Status Quo-Down Down 1949 Birthday Alan Lancaster, bassist, Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level 1948 Birthday Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer, Status Quo-Wanderer 1947 Event Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected 1947 Event Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up amateur status for $300,000 1946 Birthday John Coghlan, London, rock drummer, Status Quo 1945 Event Japan announces willingness to surrender to Allies provided status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged 1945 Birthday Mike Rossi, rocker, Status Quo 1943 Birthday Roy Lynes, rocker, Status Quo 1943 Birthday Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo 1940 Event France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status 1939 Event Kroatia gets autonomous status 1938 Birthday Betico Croes, Arubian politician, Status Aparte 1931 Event Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status 1921 Event Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland 1871 Event Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent
