What is january 15th?

January 15th is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 350 days remaining until the end of the year.

Some notable events that have occurred on January 15th include:

• In 1535, the city of Lima, Peru was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
• In 1870, a speech by Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first speech given by an African American in the U.S. Senate.
• In 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
• In 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 performed an emergency water landing in the Hudson River after both engines lost thrust shortly after takeoff.

Overall, January 15th holds historical significance in various aspects such as politics, aviation, and civil rights.