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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 15 JANVIER

Buffalo Bill Dam

Année: 1910

Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 99 m (325 ft).

Palestinian Arabic

Année: 1911

Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Année: 1908

The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.

James Naismith

Année: 1892

James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.

The Coca-Cola Company

Année: 1889

The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.

Great Molasses Flood

Année: 1919

Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.

Rosa Luxemburg

Année: 1919

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent communists in Germany, are clubbed and then shot to death by members of the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.

The Pentagon

Année: 1943

The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington County, Virginia.

World War II

Année: 1943

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

Spanish Civil War

Année: 1937

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

NAISSANCES DU 15 JANVIER

Babasaheb Bhosale

Année de naissance: 1921

Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2007)

Cliff Barker

Année de naissance: 1921

Cliff Barker, American basketball player (died 1998)

Frank Thornton

Année de naissance: 1921

Frank Thornton, English actor (died 2013)

Bob Davies

Année de naissance: 1920

Bob Davies, American basketball player and coach (died 1990)

Steve Gromek

Année de naissance: 1920

Steve Gromek, American baseball player (died 2002)

Eric Willis

Année de naissance: 1922

Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (died 1999)

Lee Teng-hui

Année de naissance: 1923

Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese economist and politician, fourth President of the Republic of China (died 2020)

Ruth Slenczynska

Année de naissance: 1925

Ruth Slenczynska, American pianist and composer

Maria Schell

Année de naissance: 1926

Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (died 2005)

Ignacio López Tarso

Année de naissance: 1925

Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor (died 2023)

DéCèS DU 15 JANVIER

Ernest Swinton

Année de décès: 1951

Ernest Swinton, British Army officer (born 1868)

Nikolai Vekšin

Année de décès: 1951

Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (born 1887)

Ned Hanlon (politician)

Année de décès: 1952

Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (born 1887)

Yves Tanguy

Année de décès: 1955

Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (born 1900)

Jack Teagarden

Année de décès: 1964

Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (born 1905)

Yos Sudarso

Année de décès: 1962

Yos Sudarso, Indonesian naval officer (born 1925)

Henry H. Arnold

Année de décès: 1950

Henry H. Arnold, American general (born 1886)

Josephus Daniels

Année de décès: 1948

Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1862)

Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster

Année de décès: 1936

Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, seventh Governor-General of Australia (born 1866)

George Cope (artist)

Année de décès: 1929

George Cope, American painter (born 1855)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 15 JANVIER

Saint Maurus

Christian feast day: Maurus and Placidus (Order of Saint Benedict)

Macarius of Egypt

Christian feast day: Macarius of Egypt (Western Christianity)

Paul of Thebes

Christian feast day: Paul the Hermit

January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Hangul Day

Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea)

Arbor Day

Arbor Day (Egypt)

Our Lady of Banneux

Christian feast day: Our Lady of the Poor

Íte of Killeedy

Christian feast day: Ita

Arnold Janssen

Christian feast day: Arnold Janssen

Army Day (India)

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