January 15th (2012) was a Sunday. It's the 14th day of the year (15th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days left to the end of the year.
January 15th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Mika Ahola, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1974)
» Ed Derwinski, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (b. 1926)
» Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician, 3rd President of the Xunta of Galicia (b. 1922)
» Robert Freer, Indian-English air marshal (b. 1923)
» Carlo Fruttero, Italian journalist and author (b. 1926)
» Samuel Jaskilka, American general (b. 1919)
» Ib Spang Olsen, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1921)
» Hulett C. Smith, American lieutenant and politician, 27th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1918)
January 15th Holidays in History
» Armed Forces Day Nigeria named Armed Forces Day (Nigeria)
» Armed Forces Day India named Army Day (India)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Abeluzius (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
» Arnold Janssen
» Saint Ita or Ita
» Macarius of Egypt (Western Christianity)
» Paul of Thebes named Paul the Hermit
» January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which International Fetish Day can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Friday in January.
» Earliest day on which Martin Luther King, Jr. Day can fall, while January 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in January. (United States)
» John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)
» Hangul Day named Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea)
» One of the two Carmentalia, in honor of Carmenta. (Roman Empire)
» The second day of the sidereal winter solstice festivals in India '(see January 14)':
» Pongal Maattu Pongal named Maatu Pongal, celebrated by performing Jallikattu (Tamil language or Tamil)