January 15 in history
Events on January 15
Notable events that happened on January 15 in past years.
- 2023
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes near Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 people on board.
Wikipedia article: Yeti Airlines Flight 691 - 2019
Somali militants attack the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19.
Wikipedia article: Somalia - 2015
The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets.
Wikipedia article: Swiss National Bank - 2001
Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day).
Wikipedia article: Wikipedia - 1977
Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes in Kälvesta near Stockholm Bromma Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, killing 22 people.
Wikipedia article: Linjeflyg Flight 618 - 1970
Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.
Wikipedia article: Nigerian Civil War - 1966
The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.
Wikipedia article: First Nigerian Republic - 1947
The Black Dahlia murder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short is found in Los Angeles.
Wikipedia article: Black Dahlia - 1937
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republicans both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
Wikipedia article: Spanish Civil War - 1919
Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
Wikipedia article: Great Molasses Flood - 1892
James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
Wikipedia article: James Naismith - 1867
Forty people die when ice covering the boating lake at Regent's Park, London, collapses.
Wikipedia article: Regent's Park skating disaster - 1815
War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
Wikipedia article: War of 1812 - 1582
Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 69
Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months.
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