January 15th in History
January 15th
1460 January Raid on Sandwich
On 15th January 1460 Yorkist forces commanded by John Dynham 1st Baron Dynham (age 27) and Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 31) raided Sandwich, Kent capturing a number of Lancastrian ships.
In addition, the Woodville family: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 55), his wife Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 45) and their son Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 20) were captured.
1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London
Elizabeth I’s coronation marked the beginning of the Elizabethan Era, known for its flourishing English drama, led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and the successful defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Pepys
Sunday 15 January 1659/60
Having been exceedingly disturbed in the night with the barking of a dog of one of our neighbours that I could not sleep for an hour or two, I slept late, and then in the morning took physic, and so staid within all day.
At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech to say the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as myself. After that we went to read in the great Officiale about the blessing of bells in the Church of Rome.
After that my wife and I in pleasant discourse till night, then I went to supper, and after that to make an end of this week’s notes in this book, and so to bed.
It being a cold day and a great snow my physic did not work so well as it should have done.
NB-Physic =laxative.
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1867 www.beautifulbritain.co.uk Crowds flocked onto the frozen surface of the lake in London’s Regent's Park during a severe frost. The ice broke, and 40 people died.
1922 Irish Free State established: On January 15, 1922, the Irish Free State was officially established, marking the culmination of Ireland's struggle for independence from British rule. This new dominion comprised 26 of Ireland's 32 counties.
1927 www.beautifulbritain.co.uk BBC radio broadcast the first live commentary of a rugby match. Captain Teddy Wakelam narrated the match at Twickenham, between Wales and England.
1967
The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
15 Jan 1967 music
The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Lets Spend the Night Together to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics.
Jagger ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera while singing the changed lyrics, resulting in host Ed Sullivan announcing that The Rolling Stones would be banned from performing on his show ever again.
Trying to find the video.
61-69, M
