15TH
JANUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST MACARIUS THE ELDER; ST ISIDORE OF
ALEXANDRIA; ST BONITUS OR BONET; ST ITA, & ST JOHN CALYBITES." |
| 15TH |
708 |
"SISINNIUS" BEGINS HIS REIGN AS CATHOLIC POPE. HE
DIES 20 DAYS LATER. |
| 15TH |
1535 |
"HENRY VIII" DECLARES HIMSELF
HEAD OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH. |
| 15TH |
1559 |
THE CORONATION OF "QUEEN ELIZABETH I" TAKES PLACE
AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY. |
| 15TH |
1778 |
"CAPTAIN JAMES COOK," ARRIVES
AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, WHERE HE WAS KILLED. |
| 15TH |
1790 |
"BOUNTY" MUTINEERS ARRIVED AT PITCAIRN ISLAND. |
| 15TH |
1797 |
LONDON HABERDASHER "JAMES
HETHERINGTON" WAS FINED 50 POUNDS FOR WEARING HIS NEW CREATION; A TOP-HAT. |
| 15TH |
1834 |
55 CONVICTS ARE TRIED AFTER MUTINYING ON NORFOLK ISLAND; 29
CONDEMED TO DEATH, AND 13 EXECUTED. |
| 15TH |
1880 |
THE LONDON TELEPHONE COMPANY PUBLISHED
BRITAINS FIRST TELEPHONE DIRECTORY WITH A LISTING OF 255 NAMES. |
| 15TH |
1894 |
"FRANCES KNORR" WAS HANGED AT 10.00am AT MELBOURNE
GAOL FOR KILLING 3 BABIES CONNECTED WITH HER BABY FARMING BUSINESS. |
| 15TH |
1900 |
CASES OF "BUBONIC PLAGUE"
REPORTED IN ADELAIDE. |
| 15TH |
1907 |
GOLD DENTAL INLAYS FIRST DESCIBED BY "WILLIAM
TAGGART" WHO INVENTED THEM. |
| 15TH |
1915 |
HAWAIIAN OLYMPIAN "DUKE
KAHANAMOKU" GAVE SURFBOARD RIDING DEMONSTRATIONS AT FRESHWATER BEACH, SYDNEY.
"ISABEL LETHAM" BECAME AUSTRALIA’S FIRST FEMALE SURFER FOLLOWING A TANDEM
BOARD RIDE WITH "DUKE". |
| 15TH |
1925 |
SHOWMAN "MR. H. HUEZENROEDER" WAS HOSPITALISED
AFTER BEING BITTEN ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND BY A 1.4m INDIAN COBRA DURING A PERFORMANCE AT
SEMAPHORE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
| 15TH |
1951 |
A CLOUD OF DEATH ROLLS DOWN MOUNT
LAMINGTON, NEW GUINEA, KILLING BETWEEN 3,000 & 5,000. |
| 15TH |
1958 |
QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS BEGAN OVERSEAS FLIGHTS WITH TWO FLIGHTS
MELBOURNE TO LONDON. |
| 15TH |
1970 |
"DIANA ROSS" LAUNCHES HER
SOLO CAREER. |
| 15TH |
1973 |
PRESIDENT NIXON CALLS A HALT TO THE USA’S INVOLVEMENT IN
VIETNAM. |
| 15TH |
1978 |
"GEOFF BOYCOTT" TAKES OVER
FROM "MIKE BREARLEY" AS ENGLAND’S CRICKET CAPTAIN DURING THE PAKISTAN TOUR. |
| 15TH |
1983 |
AMERICAN, "THOM SYLES" KEEPS A
‘LIFESAVER’ INTACT IN HIS MOUTH FOR OVER 7 HOURS. |
| 15TH |
1992 |
A CLEANING WOMAN FINDS INTIMATE PHOTOS
OF "SARAH FERGUSON" WITH AN AMERICAN MAN. |
| 15TH |
1994 |
A HAGUE MOTORIST REGISTERS .51% ALCOHOL IN BLOOD CONTENT,
ECLIPSING THAT OF A DUTCH MOTORIST WHO HAD .47%. |
| 15TH |
1994 |
HRH "QUEEN ELIZABETH II"
FALLS OFF HER HORSE BREAKING HER LEFT WRIST. |
| 15TH |
1997 |
"DENNIS RODMAN" KICKS CAMERAMAN "EUGENE
AMOS" IN THE GROIN. |
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