January 15

Events

 * - of  lays siege to  under 's reign. The siege lasts until,.
 * - seizes power in, proclaiming himself , but only survives for three months before committing suicide.
 * - is  in  by, the , instead of the.
 * - cedes  and  to.
 * - The opens.
 * - : (present day ) declares its independence.
 * - Superintendent of Finance goes before the  to recommend establishment of a national  and decimal age.
 * - : is elected president of the legislative assembly.
 * - receives its charter from.
 * - - Falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy
 * - A political for the first time symbolizes the  with a  ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by  for ).
 * - takes the first  of a.
 * - publishes the rules for.
 * -, the first Greek-letter organization by and for Black college women is established.
 * - kills 21 people.
 * 1919  -  becomes Premier of.
 * 1919  -  and, two of the most prominent  in , were tortured and murdered by the.
 * - The first building to be completely covered in is completed in  (the building was for the ).
 * - : ese driven off.
 * 1943  - World War II:  begun.
 * 1943  - The world's largest office building,, is dedicated.
 * - The brutalized corpse of ("The Black Dahlia") is found in.
 * -, The "Bitch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the , is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in.
 * - First Military Coup in, government of is overthrown.
 * - In the first ever, the defeat the , 35-10.
 * - The launches.
 * - After a 32-month fight for independence from, surrenders.
 * 1970  -  is proclaimed premier of.
 * - : Citing progress in peace negotiations,  announces the suspension of offensive action in.
 * - grants independence to.
 * - 's would-be assassin,, is sentenced to life in prison.
 * - The kills 22 people, the worst air crash in Sweden's history.
 * - opens at  in,.
 * 1986  - The  and  pay cable television services initiate scrambling of their national satellite feeds on  with the  II system.
 * - 's long distance network suffers a cascade switching failure.
 * - The deadline for the withdrawal of i forces from occupied  expires, preparing the way for the start of.
 * - The international community recognizes the independence of and  from the.
 * -, the Mafia boss known as 'The Beast', is arrested in after three decades as a fugitive
 * - The : 45  in the  village of  were killed by  security forces.
 * -, a free content  encyclopedia, goes online.
 * - An intense solar flare blasted X rays across the . 's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovered elements such as, , , , and other surface elements on the moon.
 * -, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and , former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.
 * 2007 - makes  after coming close to the sun.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, Japanese general (d. )
 * -, French playwright (d. )
 * -, English antiquarian (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American founding father (d. )
 * -, English doctor and writer (d. )
 * -, Irish founder of the (d. )
 * -, Austrian writer (d. )
 * -, Russian playwright (d. )
 * -, French anarchist (d. )
 * -, Norwegian writer (d. )
 * -, French murderer (d. )
 * -, French courtesan, inspiration for La Dame aux Camelias (d. 1847)
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Austrian psychologist (d. )
 * -, Romanian poet (d. )
 * 1850  -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Greek military officer and actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Swedish archbishop, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Polish dramatist (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, American runner (d. )
 * -, Canadian author (d. )
 * -, Crown Princess of Sweden (d. )
 * -, Chinese writer (d. )
 * 1885  -, Austrian physician (d. )
 * 1885  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1891  -, Russian poet  (d. )
 * -, Irish director (d. )
 * -, Welsh actor (d. )
 * -, Finnish chemist, (d. )
 * -, Chinese poet (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. )
 * -, Greek shipping magnate (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born physicist (d. )
 * -, German-born automobile designer (d. )
 * 1909  -, American drummer (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1913  -, Australian composer (d. )
 * -, English historian (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1918  -, Canadian  cardinal (d. )
 * -, American Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * 1920  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Taiwanese politician
 * 1923  -, Scottish poet (d. )
 * -, Swiss actress (d. )
 * 1926  -, theater director (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American civil rights leader, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, American actress
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, American lawyer (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. )
 * 1949  -, Greek actor
 * -, French footballer
 * -, Spanish-born singer
 * -, American evangelist and
 * 1953  -, American actress
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, English author
 * -, American football player
 * 1957  -, American actor
 * 1957  -, British entrepreneur
 * -, English bass guitarist
 * -, American composer
 * 1960  -, American director and actor
 * -, Quebec comedian , actor and film director
 * -, American televangelist
 * - (aka Cronos), English musician
 * -, Finnish composer
 * -, American boxer
 * 1965  -, American musician
 * 1965  -, Northern Irish actor
 * 1965  -, Italian cyclist
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, Spanish royalty
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American porn star
 * 1971  -, English musician and actor
 * 1971  -, American actress
 * -, American porn star
 * 1972  -, English television presenter
 * - ,Egyptian Football goal keeper
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, French tennis player
 * 1975  -, Scottish television and radio presenter
 * 1975  -, American artist
 * -, American football player
 * -, Italian cyclist
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Senegalese footballer
 * 1981  -, American pop singer
 * 1981  -, Scottish rugby union footballer
 * -, American skater
 * 1982  -, American swimmer
 * 1982  -  and, American-born princes of the Yugoslav Royal Family
 * -, English footballer
 * 1983  -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1984  -, American professional swimmer
 * -, American WWE Diva
 * 1987   -, English footballer
 * 1987   -, Canadian actor
 * 1987   -, Canadian actor

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Irish nun (b. )
 * - King
 * -, Italo-Greek ruler
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English clergyman (b. )
 * -, English writer and politician (b. )
 * -, queen regent of Portugal (b. )
 * -, English BUTT mathematician (b. )
 * -, English entomologist (b. )
 * - SVD missionary (b. )
 * -, Scottish missionary (b. )
 * -, German politician (b. )
 * 1919  -, German politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian mathematician (b. )
 * -, the (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian artist (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * 1973  -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Russian-born gangster (b. )
 * -, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. )
 * -, Irish statesman, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Scottish actor (b. )
 * -, English bassist (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American musician and composer (b. )
 * 1996  -, American Billiards player (b. )
 * 1996  - Paramount Chief  (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, aka Arkan, Serbian leader (b. )
 * 2000  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2000  -, French Canadian Dominican priest and sociologist (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, American video game voice actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, Catalan soprano (b. )
 * 2005  -, German author (b. )
 * 2005  -, American author (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian animator (b. )
 * 2005  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of (b. ) (executed)
 * 2007  -, former chief judge of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court (b. ) (executed)
 * 2007 -, Chinese politician (b. )
 * 2007 -, American soccer player (b. )
 * 2007 -, Canadian inventor of (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Second day of the in honor of.
 * - Day.
 * - Traditionally,.
 * in -  or Makara Sankranthy at.
 * in.
 * in (2007).
 * in (2007).

Religious observances

 * in the
 * -, , died January 15,.