January 15
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January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 350 days remaining (351 in leap years).
Events:
- 1919 - The Boston Molasses Disaster killed 21 people.
- 1992 - The Federal Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia ceases to exist. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence.
- 2001 - Wikipedia goes public (Wikipedia Day).
Births:
- 1622 - Jean Baptiste Moliere, French playwright (+ 1673)
- 1791 - Franz Grillparzer, Austrian lyricist (+ 1872)
- 1870 - Pierre S. DuPont (industrialist)
- 1863 - Wilhelm Marx, German politician, chancellor of the Weimar Republic
- 1892 - Rex Ingram (director, writer)
- 1906 - Aristoteles Onassis, Greek shipowner (+ 1975)
- 1908 - Edward Teller
- 1909 - Gene Krupa
- 1913 - Lloyd Bridges (actor)
- 1918 - Gamal Abd el Nasser, Egyptian prime minister (+ 1970)
- 1926 - Chuck Berry
- 1926 - Maria Schell, Swiss actress
- 1929 - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., US-American civil rights leader (+ 1968)
- 1941 - Captain Beefheart (singer)
- 1951 - Charo (singer, actress)
- 1957 - Mario Van Peebles (actor, director)
- 1957 - Julian Sands (actor)
Deaths:
Holidays and observances:
- Roman Empire - Second day of the Carmentalia in honor of Carmen
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
January 14 - January 16 - December 15 - February 15 - Historical anniversaries - (Please read this before editing or creating a date page)
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