On This Day in History - January 15 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - January 15 |
1582 January 15
1582-01-15
Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic
1777 January 15
1777-01-15
People of New Connecticut, Vermont, declare independence from England
1797 January 15
1797-01-15
1st top hat worn (John Etherington of London)
1863 January 15
1863-01-15
1st U.S. newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal
1919 January 15
1919-01-15
2 million gallons of molasses flood Boston MA, drowning 21
1934 January 15
1934-01-15
8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal, 10,700 die
1943 January 15
1943-01-15
World's largest office building, Pentagon, completed
1951 January 15
1951-01-15
"Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000
1969 January 15
1969-01-15
Nuclear test at Pacific Ocean
1976 January 15
1976-01-15
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1983 January 15
1983-01-15
Thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours
1988 January 15
1988-01-15
Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) vs. WI on Test debut
1997 January 15
1997-01-15
Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station
2001 January 15
2001-01-15
Wikipedia, the free (Wiki) online encyclopaedia went online.
2009 January 15
2009-01-15
U.S. Airways plane ditches in the Hudson River - all 155 passengers survive
