Historical Events In January - 15

1974  On this day in history expert panel reports 18½-m gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures   

1974  Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1975  Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 15 space Mountain opens (Disneyland)   

1976  On this day in history sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford   

1976  On this day in history uS-German Helios B solar probe launched into solar orbit   

1976  On January - 15 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

1977  Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live" on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history theodore Bundy kills Florida State University co-eds Lisa Levy & Margaret Bowman   

1978  Margaret Bowman & Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy on this day in history.   

1981  "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history bob Gibson elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame   

1981  On this day in history emanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73), dies at 92   

1982  On January - 15 red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76   

1983  Dutch political party DS'70 disbands on this day in history.   

1983  Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history javed Miandad & Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand vs India   

1983  Thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours on this day in history.   

1983  Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on January - 15.   

1984  On this day in history hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova's 54-match winning streak   

1985  Civil rights activist Tancredo Neves elected president on January - 15.   

1985  Mike Gatting & Graeme Fowler both scores 200's vs India on January - 15.   

1985  On this day in history rose Bottle is born   

1985  On this day in history tancredo Neves becomes first elected President of Brazil in 21 years   

1986  On January - 15 living Seas opens at World Showcase in EPCOT, Walt Disney World   

1986  On this day in history james H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83   

1987  On January - 15 dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58   

1988  On this day in history arab uprising in Israel begins   

1988  On January - 15 jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes   

1988  On this day in history kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Madras, world Test record   

1988  On this day in history sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83   

1989  Big John Studd wins WWF's first Royal Rumble on this day in history.   

1989  Cerberal Palsy telethon raises 22,600,000 on this day in history.   

1989  Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on January - 15.   

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

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.   

1538  On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

1567  On January - 15 birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

1622  On this day in history birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0936  On this day in history death of king Rudolph of France   

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on this day in history.   

1481  Death of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) on this day in history.   

1595  On January - 15 death of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)   

1672  Death of John Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594) on January - 15.