1st January

On this day in Coronation Street history

 * 1968 - The council buys the Mission of Glad Tidings.
 * 1990 - Deirdre Barlow throws Ken out of Number 1 when he spends New Year with Wendy Crozier instead of his family. Steve and Andy McDonald crash a JCB into the corner shop.
 * 1992 - Liz McDonald gives birth to a premature baby girl.
 * 1999 - After partygoers at Number 8 see in the New Year, Alf Roberts is found dead in his chair.
 * 2002 - Les Battersby's taxi is involved in a car crash. Les suffers minor injuries but the driver, Dennis Stringer, who had stopped Les from killing himself, dies in hospital.
 * 2007 - Violet Wilson has a miscarriage.

Birthdays

 * Katie McDonald (1992)

Episodes
Except for 2005 and 2008, every year since 1999 has had a New Year episode, even if the date doesn't fall on a day Coronation Street is usually broadcast.

Episodes were broadcast on 1st January on the following years:


 * 1962
 * 1964
 * 1968
 * 1969
 * 1973
 * 1975
 * 1979
 * 1986
 * 1990
 * 1992
 * 1993
 * 1996
 * 1997
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2001
 * 2002 (I) (II)
 * 2003
 * 2004
 * 2006
 * 2007 (I) (I)