Friday January 15, 2016: on this day

January 15, 2016 was a Friday and it was the 15th day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 15, 2016 can also be written as 1/15/2016 in the US and as 15/1/2016 in UK and Europe.

January 15, 2016 in January 2016 calendar

Here's what happened on January 15, 2016:

• 2016 ouagadougou attacks: armed with heavy weapons, gunmen attack cappuccino restaurant and the splendid hotel, taking hostages in the capital of burkino faso, ouagadougou. reports say at least 20 people were killed. (bbc) (the guardian). al qaeda in the islamic maghreb claims responsibility for the attack. if confirmed, it would be the first islamic terrorist attack in the area.
• In the capital of burkino faso, ouagadougou, gunmen with heavy weapons attacked a cappuccino restaurant and the splendid hotel. they took hostages. reports say at least 20 people were killed.
• Al qaeda in the islamic maghreb claims responsibility for the attack. if confirmed, it would be the first islamic terrorist attack in the area.
• In connection with the 2016 jakarta attacks, three men were arrested near jakarta. two of the two men in custody for terrorist-related offenses have been identified by police.
• In connection to the attacks, three men were arrested near jakarta. two of the two men imprisoned on terrorism-related charges have been identified by police as the attackers in the attack.
• War in somalia: al shabaab militants take over a base of the african union in southern somalia. unconfirmed reports have dozens of soldiers killed.
• Al shabaab militants took control of an african union base south of somalia. unconfirmed reports have dozens of soldiers killed.
• Syrian civil war: unicef confirms that madaya, a besieged syrian city, is suffering from severe malnutrition. russia demands that humanitarian aid be allowed into the besieged cities of madaya, fua, and kafraya.
• Unicef has confirmed severe malnutrition in madaya, a besieged syrian city. russia demands that humanitarian aid be allowed into the besieged cities of madaya, fua, and kafraya.
• Wikipedia celebrates its 15th anniversary.
• China's haier group purchases general electric's appliance unit for $5.4 billion.
• A bus transporting skiers ran off the road in japan’s nagano prefecture. at least 14 people were killed and 27 others were injured.
• 2016 atlantic hurricane season: hurricane alex moves towards the azores, with hurricane warnings in effect for many islands.
• Hurricane alex is heading towards the azores, with hurricane warnings in effect for many islands.
• A road accident that occurred in india's jammu & kashmir district left twelve people dead.
• Following an accident between two united states marine corps ch53e super stallion helicopters, which were performing overnight training flights, the united states coast guard in hawaii and navy in hawaii are looking for twelve american servicemen.
• The u.s. state of michigan requests federal assistance to help with flint's water crisis.
• 2015-16 south pacific cyclone season: a tropical cyclone warning is issued for the northern cook islands, as tropical cyclone victor nears.
• As tropical cyclone victor nears, a tropical cyclone warning has been issued for the northern cook islands.
• Bia 10-2474 - one person has died and five are seriously ill following a trial of a new experimental drug from bial, a portuguese drug company. these six men, aged between 28 and 49, were in good health before the test began. all drug trials have been suspended.
• A clinical trial of a drug that bial, a portuguese drug company, has been running in rennes, france, has left one person brain dead and five others critically ill. these six men, aged between 28 and 49, were in good health before the test began. all drug trials have been suspended.
• Brazil zika virus epidemic (2015-present): the us centers for disease control and prevention advises pregnant women to avoid visiting 14 countries and territories in south america and central america due to the zika outbreak.
• The zika virus epidemic has been warned pregnant women by the us centers for disease control and prevention.
• Two south korean baseball players, seung-hwan oh, and lim chang-yong were convicted by the seoul central district court of illegal gambling in macau.
• 2013-14 thai political crisis: former prime minster of thailand yingluck shinawatra is in court to face corruption allegations
• Yingluck shinawatra, former prime minister of thailand, appears before a court to face corruption allegations.
• Due to greville janner's death, a trial of the facts concerning allegations of child abuse against 12 leicestershire residents of children's homes ends.
• American rapper mos def has been banned from south africa since 2013, when he was living in south africa illegally.
• Kosovo war: an extra court has been set up in the hague to hear the kosovo liberation army suspects of war crimes against ethnic minorities or political opponents.
• The hague has a special court to hear kosovo liberation army suspects in war crimes against ethnic minorities or political opponents.
• Pkk rebellion (2015-present: twelve turkish academics were detained after signing a statement opposing military action against kurdistan workers party forces south of turkey.
• China's anti-corruption campaign: wei hong (governor of sichuan province) is being investigated by the central commission for discipline inspection for "breaching discipline".
• The central commission for discipline inspection announced that wei hong, sichuan's governor, was being investigated for "breaching discipline".
• The azerbaijani national police uses tear gas and water cannons in order to disperse protesters from the quba district, who were protesting the country’s worsening economic condition. scores of people were arrested.
• The kenyan army suffers its worst defeat ever in a battle with al-shabaab islamic insurgents in el-adde, somalia. an estimated 150 kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle.

January 15, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 15, 2016:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $76.33
• Apple AAPL: opens at $96.20
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $51.31
• General Electric GE: opens at $28.14
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $130.01

Exchange Rates on January 15, 2016:

• 1 USD = 0.9155 EUR
• 1 USD = 116.98 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7016 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.4553 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.4541 CAD

January 15, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Genk - Waregem : 2 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Creteil - Lens : 1 - 1
• Dijon - Bourg Peronnas : 3 - 0
• Evian Thonon Gaillard - Ajaccio : 0 - 2
• Laval - Auxerre : 4 - 1
• Le Havre - Paris FC : 2 - 1

Le Championnat - Football (France)

• Nice - Angers : 2 - 1

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

• Brentford - Burnley : 1 - 3

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 15th is Capricorn.

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January 15, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 15, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on January 15, 2016 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 15, 2016 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 15, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 41% full, rising at 10:41 am and setting at 11:28 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 25, 2015 while the next full moon would come on Jan 24, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on January 15, 2016

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Whose famous birthday is on January 15th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on January 15th:

• Ayeza Khan

  Ayeza Khan is a Pakistani actress and model who has appeared in several popular television shows and films.

• Dove Cameron

  Dove cameron is a tv actress known for her roles in disney channel's liv and maddie and the descendants film series.

• Margherita Buy

  Italian actress, seven-time winner of the david di donatello awards and seven-time nastro d'argento award winner.

• Maria Schell

  Austrian-swiss producer and actress (d. 2005).

• Lloyd Bridges

  American actor who has enjoyed a long and successful career.

• Chad Lowe

  American actor, director, and well-known family.

• James Nesbitt

  James nesbitt is a northern irish actor known for his roles in popular tv shows such as cold feet and the missing.

• Margaret O'Brien

  American singer and actress.

• Victor Rasuk

  American actor.

• Frank Thornton

  English actor (d. 2013).

See more famous people and celebrities born on January 15th

You are 8 years 3 months old,

or 99 months and 5 days old,

or 431 weeks and 1 day old,

or 3018 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 15, 2016?

There are 270 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday January 15th 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 15, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on January 15, 2016.

Famous people died on January 15, 2016:

• Noreen Corcoran

  American actress, best known for her role as the daughter actor john forsythe's in "bachelor father," which aired from 1957 to 1962.

• Fusako Ohira

  Fusako Ohira was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1986 to 2000.

• Francisco X. Alarcón

  American poet and educator (b. 1954).

• Manuel Velázquez

  Spanish footballer (b. 1943).

• Ken Judge

  Australian footballer and coach (d. 2016).

• Anil Ganguly
• Rex Morgan
• Sergio Vacchi
• Robert Darène

What famous deaths happened on January 15th?

Famous deaths on January 15th:

• Susannah York

  British stage star and star, who also stars in more than 60 films.

• Carol Channing

  American actress, 5'6", 138 lbs.

• Gordon Jackson

  Scottish actor, best known for his role as the butler on the tv series "upstairs downstairs" from october 1971 to december 1975.

• Shepperd Strudwick

  Actor (psychomania), a victim of cancer, dies at 75.

• Brad Renfro

  Brad renfro was an american actor known for his roles in films such as the client and apt pupil.

• Ray Bolger

  American actor/dancer/singer/dancer wizard of oz dies at the age of 82.

• Ruth Warrick

  American actress and activist, born in 2005.

• John Dall

  Actor (corn is green, rope) dies at 50 from a heart attack.

• John Davidson

  Tourette's syndrome is a rare condition that affects a scottish male.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on January 15th

Holidays on January 15, 2016:

• Kerala in India - Makaravilakku or Makara Sankranthy at Sabarimala.
• Jallikattu in South India.
• United States - Traditionally, Martin Luther King Day.
• North Korea - Korean Alphabet Day.
• Malawi - John Chilembwe Day.
• Roman Catholic Church - Saint Ides, virgin, died January 15, 570.
• Roman Empire - Second day of the Carmentalia in honor of Carmenta.
• Wikipedia Day.

January 15, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 15, 2016 was Hello by Adele, according to the music chart for the week January 11th and January 17th.

January 15, 2016: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on January 15, 2016 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week January 11th and January 17th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Adele - Hello
2. Justin Bieber - Sorry
3. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
4. Drake - Hotline Bling
5. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

January 15, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 15, 2016 was Hotline Bling by Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week January 11th and January 17th.

January 15, 2016: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on January 15, 2016 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week January 11th and January 17th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Drake - Hotline Bling
2. Alessia Cara - Here
3. The Weeknd - The Hills
4. Fetty Wap Featuring Remy Boyz - 679
5. Drake & Future - Jumpman

January 15, 2016: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on January 15, 2016 was Ginza by J Balvin, according to the Latin music chart for the week January 11th and January 17th.

January 15, 2016: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on January 15, 2016 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week January 11th and January 17th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. J Balvin - Ginza
2. Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias - El Perdon
3. Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga - Solo Con Verte
4. Maluma - Borro Cassette
5. La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas - Despues de Ti Quien