Page 9: 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  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  On January - 15 aT&T experiences long distance problems due to a computer glitch   

1990  Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares a state of emergency in parts of Azerbaijan and Armenia, due to increased ethnic violence on January - 15.   

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  On January - 15 gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66   

1991  Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1991  On January - 15 uN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait passes - (they don't)   

1992  Bulgaria recognizes Macedonia on this day in history.   

1992  Cleaning woman finds intimate photos of Sarah Ferguson with US man on this day in history.   

1992  EC recognizes Slovenian and Croatian independence on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die   

1993  Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV on this day in history.   

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

1993  On January - 15 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 this day in history.   

1994  Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse & breaks her left wrist on this day in history.   

1994  On January - 15 gyorgy Cziffra, Hungarian/French pianist (Chopin/Liszt), dies at 72   

1995  On this day in history southern Alabama begins using new area code 334   

1995  Western Washington begins using new area code 360 on January - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1997  American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station for the first time on January - 15.   

1997  Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman, Eugene Amosin the groin on this day in history.   

1997  Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station on this day in history.   

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

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

1998  Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

2006  NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet on January - 15.   

2009  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 on January - 15.   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.   

1481  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

1622  On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15.   

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

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

0570  On January - 15 death of saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475)   

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  On January - 15 death of martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler   

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

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

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