P106 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                   * 25 January - The Infrared  Astronomical Satellite, the first-ever  space-based observatory to perform a  survey of the entire sky at infrared  wavelengths, is launched.  * 26 January - Red rain falls in the  UK, caused by sand from the Sahara  Desert in the droplets.  * 28 January - Escaped prisoner David  Martin is re-arrested.  * 31 January - Seatbelt use for  drivers and front seat passengers  becomes mandatory, 11 years after  becoming compulsory equipment.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End