January 15
People born on this day are Capricorn.
- 2001
Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day).
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ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
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US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as "The Miracle on the Hudson" as all 155 people on board were rescued.
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A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.
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The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets.
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The Kenyan Army suffers its worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 Kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle.
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British multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion goes into liquidation – officially, "the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK".
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Somali militants attack the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19.
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Theresa May's UK government suffers the biggest government defeat in modern times, when 432 MPs voting against the proposed European Union withdrawal agreement, giving her opponents a majority of 230.
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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan.
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The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts, cutting off communications with Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific.
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Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes near Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 people on board.
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2004Grace VanderWaal, American singer-songwriter
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2002Tim Stützle, German ice hockey player
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2000Triston Casas, American baseball player
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1998Alexandra Eade, Australian artistic gymnast
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1998Ben Godfrey, English footballer
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1998Chloe Kelly, English footballer
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1996Dove Cameron, American actress and singer
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1996Deebo Samuel, American football player
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1994Eric Dier, English footballer
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1993Kadeem Allen, American basketball player
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1992Joël Veltman, Dutch footballer
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1992Joshua King, Norwegian footballer
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