Historical Events In January - 15

1990  42 year old George Foreman KOs George Cooney in 2 rounds on January - 15.   

1990  On January - 15 6th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Knots Landing wins   

1990  A computer problem disrupts AT&T's long distance telephone service around the U.S. for nearly nine hours on January - 15.   

1990  AT&T experiences long distance problems due to a computer glitch on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares a state of emergency in parts of Azerbaijan and Armenia, due to increased ethnic violence.   

1990  On this day in history vIA cuts half of its passenger network. Included in these cuts are a decision to run just one transcontinental train between Toronto and Vancouver via CN through Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Jasper.   

1990  Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66 on this day in history.   

1991  Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history uN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait passes - (they don't)   

1992  Bulgaria recognizes Macedonia on January - 15.   

1992  On this day in history cleaning woman finds intimate photos of Sarah Ferguson with US man   

1992  On January - 15 eC recognizes Slovenian and Croatian independence   

1992  On this day in history supreme Court rules 5-3 that Joseph Doherty isn't entitled to asylum   

1992  On this day in history the federation of Yugoslavia, intact since 1918, crumbles as the European Community recognizes the republics of Croatia and Slovenia.   

1993  7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV   

1993  On this day in history top mafia leader Salvatore "Totò" Riina arrested in Palermo   

1993  On this day in history henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88   

1994  15th ACE Cable Awards HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10 on January - 15.   

1994  On January - 15 hague motorist with .51% alcohol in blood, breaks Dutch record (.47%)   

1994  Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse & breaks her left wrist on this day in history.   

1994  Gyorgy Cziffra, Hungarian/French pianist (Chopin/Liszt), dies at 72 on January - 15.   

1995  On January - 15 southern Alabama begins using new area code 334   

1995  On January - 15 western Washington begins using new area code 360   

1995  Sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1996  On January - 15 les Baxter, singer/orch leader/composer (Born Again), dies at 73   

1997  On this day in history american space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station for the first time   

1997  On this day in history chicago Bull Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman, Eugene Amosin the groin   

1997  Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station on January - 15.   

1997  On January - 15 jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker, dies at 82   

1998  NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again on this day in history.   

1998  Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

2006  On January - 15 nASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.   

2009  On this day in history uS Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into e Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuaia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew members survive.   

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1432  On January - 15 birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on January - 15.   

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15.   

1674  On January - 15 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on January - 15.   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on January - 15.   

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on this day in history.   

1208  On January - 15 death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered   

1345  On January - 15 death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

1481  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on January - 15.   

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on this day in history.