What are the important events that happened on January 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 15: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 15 is the 15th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 2, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 473,688 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentadecagon’ day.
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 26 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,042 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 15 Historical Events
- 69 –Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.
- 1493 –Christopher Columbus sets sail for Spain from Hispaniola, ending his first voyage to the New World.
- 1559 –Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
- 1782 –Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
- 1822 –Greek War of Independence: Demetrius Ypsilanti is elected president of the legislative assembly.
- 1865 –American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
- 1949 –Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
- 1969 –The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
- 1970 –Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
- 1973 –Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
Who were born on January 15?
- 1747 –John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822)
- 1892 –Rex Ingram, Irish director (d. 1950)
- 1943 –Mike Marshall, American baseball player
- 1961 –Yves P. Pelletier, Canadian comedian and film director
- 1965 –James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor
- 1981 –Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby union footballer
- 1982 –Francis Zé, Cameroonian footballer
- 1982 –Prince Philip and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
- 1984 –Megan Jendrick, American swimmer
- 1988 –Sonny Moore (a.k.a Skrillex, American musician (From First to Last)
Who died on January 15?
- 69 –Galba, Roman Emperor (b. 3 BC)
- 1683 –Philip Warwick, English writer and politician (b. 1609)
- 1864 –Isaac Nathan, UK-Australian composer (b. 1792)
- 1948 –Josephus Daniels, American publisher and United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
- 1990 –Dame Peggy van Praagh, British ballet dancer, choreographer, director (b. 1910)
- 1994 –Harilal Upadhyay, Gujarati-Indian author, poet, astrologist (b. 1916)
- 2001 –Ted Mann, American screenwriter (b. 1916)
- 2005 –Ruth Warrick, American actress (b. 1915)
- 2005 –Victoria de los Angeles, Catalan soprano (b. 1923)
- 2007 –Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein (b. 1951) (executed)
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