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1759 : Opening of the British Museum On January 15, 1759, the British Museum was opened to the public for the first time in London's Bloomsbury district.
1943 : Pentagon is dedicated On 15 January 1943, the Pentagon, headquarters of the Ministry of Defense, 604.000 sq meters, is inaugurated. It is located in Arlington County, Virginia. Despite heavy damage, its particularly reinforced construction enabled it to withstand the crash of a plane on its western side during the attack of September 11, 2001.
1970 : Biafra surrenders On January 15, 1970, the Government of Biafra surrendered to Nigeria, after nearly 3 years of war. During the conflict, more than a millionpeople were killed, in battle or from starvation.
2009 : Flight 1549 crashed gently in Hudson On 15 January 2009, the U.S. Airways flight 1549 encountered birds during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York and lost the power of its two engines. 3 minutes later the pilot Chesley Sullenberger splashed down gently on the Hudson. All passengers and crew members were then evacuated safely.

In this day,
we celebrate the armed forces in Nigeria (Armed Forces Day) and India (Army Day), and plant trees in Egypt (Tree Planting Day).

Gérard Jugnot, acteur et réalisateur Français
Laughter, like wipers, can advance even if the rain does not stop.

Molière, Dramaturgo francés (1622)
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Anarquista francés (1809)
Marie Duplessis, Cortesana francesa (1824)
Samuel Arza Davenport, Político estadounidense (1834)
Tom Burke, Corredor americano (1875)
Mazo de la Roche, Escritora (1879)
Huang Yuanyong, Escritor (1885)
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Químico finlandés, Premio Nobel (1895)
Kamatari Fujiwara, Actor (1905)
Aristote Onassis, Armador griego (1906)
Edward Teller, Físico (1908)
Jean Bugatti, Diseñador de automóviles (1909)
Michel Debré, Político francés (1912)
Lloyd Bridges, Actor (1913)
João Figueiredo, Presidente de Brasil (1918)
Gamal Abdal Nasser, Presidente de Egipto (1918)
Maurice Herzog, Alpinista francés (1919)
Martin Luther King, Jr, Político estadounidense, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1929)
Margaret O'Brien, Actriz (1937)
Ashraf Aman, Alpinista paquistaní (1943)
Marius Trésor, Jugador de fútbol francés (1950)
Chad Lowe, Actor (1968)
Ernie Reyes, Jr, Actor (1972)
Mary Pierce, Jugador de tenis francés (1975)
Eddie Cahill, Actor (1978)
Franco Pellizotti, Ciclista italiano (1978)
Victor Rasuk, Actor (1984)

Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Compositor italiano (1775)
John Landen, Matemático Inglés (1790)
Modest Tchaikovsky, Escritor (1916)
Enrico Toselli, Compositor italiano (1926)
Georges Cziffra, Pianista (1994)
Vera Maxwell, Fashion designer (1995)
Junior Wells, Músico (1998)
Victoria de los Angeles, Soprano (2005)
Brad Renfro, Actor (2008)

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