The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan. Date: January 15, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts, cutting off communications with Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific. Date: January 15, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)

Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes near Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 people on board. Date: January 15, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)

Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. Date: January 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. Date: January 14, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Date: January 14, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)

Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. Date: January 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: January 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)