Page 9: Historical Events In January - 15

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

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 this day in history.   

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 January - 15 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 January - 15.   

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

1992  On January - 15 bulgaria recognizes Macedonia   

1992  Cleaning woman finds intimate photos of Sarah Ferguson with US man on January - 15.   

1992  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1993  On January - 15 top mafia leader Salvatore "Totò" Riina arrested in Palermo   

1993  Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1994  15th ACE Cable Awards HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10 on this day in history.   

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

1994  On this day in history queen Elizabeth falls off her horse & breaks her left wrist   

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

1995  Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334 on January - 15.   

1995  On this day in history western Washington begins using new area code 360   

1995  Sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61 on January - 15.   

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

1997  On January - 15 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  Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker, dies at 82 on January - 15.   

1998  On this day in history nASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again   

1998  On this day in history 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 January - 15 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  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.   

1538  On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

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

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on January - 15.   

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70   

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

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  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on January - 15.   

1481  Death of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) on January - 15.   

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

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)