January 15 in History

Historical Events on January 15

1777 American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.

1815 War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.

1865 American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.

1937 Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.

1943 World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.

1969 The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.

1973 Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.

1981 Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa.

2001 Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.

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Famous Birthdays on January 15

1918 Gamal Abdel Nasser

1929 Martin Luther King, Jr.

1979 Drew Brees

1980 Matt Holliday

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Famous Deaths on January 15

1919 Karl Liebknecht

1919 Rosa Luxemburg

1950 Henry H. Arnold

2017 Jimmy Snuka

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