Historical Events In January - 15

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

1990  On this day in history 6th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Knots Landing wins   

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

1990  AT&T experiences long distance problems due to a computer glitch on January - 15.   

1990  On January - 15 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 January - 15.   

1991  Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup on January - 15.   

1991  UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait passes - (they don't) on January - 15.   

1992  Bulgaria recognizes Macedonia on this day in history.   

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  Supreme Court rules 5-3 that Joseph Doherty isn't entitled to asylum on this day in history.   

1992  The federation of Yugoslavia, intact since 1918, crumbles as the European Community recognizes the republics of Croatia and Slovenia on January - 15.   

1993  7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die on January - 15.   

1993  Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV on January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 15th ACE Cable Awards HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10   

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

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 this day in history.   

1995  Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334 on this day in history.   

1995  Western Washington begins using new area code 360 on this day in history.   

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

1996  Les Baxter, singer/orch leader/composer (Born Again), dies at 73 on January - 15.   

1997  American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station for the first time on this day in history.   

1997  On January - 15 chicago Bull Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman, Eugene Amosin the groin   

1997  On January - 15 space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station   

1997  Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1998  On January - 15 amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63   

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  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.   

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

1507  On January - 15 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 January - 15.   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on January - 15.   

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

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70 on this day in history.   

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on this day in history.   

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on January - 15.   

1208  Death of Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered on January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)