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Day Of The Week: January 15

What day of the week?

January 15, 2025 is the 15th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 350 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Historical Events: January 15

  • 1582
    Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • 1815
    War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
  • 1822
    Greek War of Independence: Demetrius Ypsilanti is elected president of the legislative assembly.
  • 1936
    The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
  • 1947
    The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (“The Black Dahlia”) is found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.
  • 1970
    Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
  • 1970
    Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders.
  • 1973
    Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
  • 1991
    The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
  • 1993
    Salvatore Riina, the Mafia boss known as “The Beast”, is arrested in Sicily after three decades as a fugitive.

Who were born on January 15?

  • 1795
    Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829)
  • 1879
    Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (d. 1961)
  • 1890
    Tommy Fleming, American soccer player (d. 1965)
  • 1891
    Osip Mandelstam, Russian poet (d. 1938)
  • 1891
    Ray Chapman, American baseball player (d. 1920)
  • 1899
    Goodman Ace, American actor (d. 1982)
  • 1943
    Ashraf Aman, first Pakistani to reach the summit of K2
  • 1943
    Stuart E. Eizenstat, adviser to American Presidents Carter and Clinton
  • 1964
    Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer
  • 1979
    Young Dro, American rapper

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