Page 9: Historical Events In January - 15

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

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

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

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  Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66 on this day in history.   

1991  On January - 15 australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup   

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

1992  On this day in history bulgaria recognizes Macedonia   

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

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 January - 15.   

1992  On this day in history the federation of Yugoslavia, intact since 1918, crumbles as the European Community recognizes the republics of Croatia and Slovenia.   

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

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

1993  Top mafia leader Salvatore "Totò" Riina arrested in Palermo on this day in history.   

1993  Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88 on January - 15.   

1994  On January - 15 15th ACE Cable Awards HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10   

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

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

1994  On this day in history 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  On January - 15 western Washington begins using new area code 360   

1995  On January - 15 sollie McElroy, singer, dies at 61   

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

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  On this day in history birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

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

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  On January - 15 death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on this day in history.   

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