Here’s a look at what happened On this day, January 15, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: JANUARY 15
1834 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel, a British astronomer, mathematician, chemist and photographer, has arrived in Cape Town, South Africa.
2022 | The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted, cutting off communication with Tonga and causing a tsunami in the Pacific.
2021 | A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, killing at least 105 people and injuring 3,369.
2020 | Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Japan.
1962 | Dutch New Guinea conflict – Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso was sunk in the Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.
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BIRTHDAY
1960 | South African operatic bass-baritone, Gidon Saks
1992 | South African rugby union footballer Abrie Griesel.
1990 | Polish footballer, Robert Trznadel.
1947 | English lawyer and judge, Mary Hogg.
1979 | Bulgarian footballer Martin Petrov.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2019 | American actress, Carol Channing, 98.
2016 | American poet and educator, Francisco X. Alarcón, 62.
2005 | Spanish soprano and actress, Victoria de los Ángeles, 82.
1982 | American journalist, Red Smith, 77.
1968 | Canadian-American ice hockey player Bill Masterton, 30.
SPORTS
2000 | Ipswich Town defender Gary Croft came on as a 71st-minute substitute in a First Division match against Swindon Town at Portman Road that day.
ENTERTAINMENT
2010 | On this day in the United States, “The Spy Next Door” was released and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 18, 2010.
MADE FROM AFRICA
About 70% of the world’s cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.
