On January 15, history records 45 notable events, 207 famous births and 107 deaths, spanning the years 1541 to 1865.
Events on this day include: King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Cath... (1541); Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England. (1559).
Notable people born on January 15 include Seongjong of Goryeo (961), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Edzard I, Count of East Frisia (1462).
Notable figures who died on this day include Chak Tok Ich'aak I (348), Íte of Killeedy (570), Theophylact (son of Michael I) (849).
Events on 15 January 45
See all →King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".
Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.
Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
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Birthdays on 15 January 207
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Deaths on 15 January 107
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