WHAT HAPPENED ON 15. JANUARY
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Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. (15. January 1937)

World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins. (15. January 1943)

The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia. (15. January 1943)

The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (The "Black Dahlia") is found in Los Angeles' Leimert Park. (15. January 1947)

Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government. (15. January 1949)

Ilse Koch, "The Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in West Germany. (15. January 1951)

The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece. (15. January 1962)

The Nigerian First Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état. (15. January 1966)

The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles, California. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10. (15. January 1967)

The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. (15. January 1969)

Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders. (15. January 1970)

Moammar Gadhafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. (15. January 1970)

Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. (15. January 1973)

Dennis Rader aka the BTK Killer kills his first victims by binding, torturing and murdering Joseph, Joseph II, Josephine and Julie Otero in their house. (15. January 1974)

The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal. (15. January 1975)

Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison. (15. January 1976)

John Paul II receives a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vatican led by Lech Walesa. (15. January 1981)

The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. (15. January 1991)

Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system. (15. January 1991)

The international community recognizes the independence of Slovenia and Croatia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (15. January 1992)