The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day). Date: January 15, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon. Date: January 15, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: January 15, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅…

A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others. Date: January 15, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets. Date: January 15, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: January 15, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

British multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion goes into liquidation – officially, "the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK". Date: January 15, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: January 15, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This…

Somali militants attack the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19. Date: January 15, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)