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2015
Year
2015 (MMXV ) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar , the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium , the 15th year of the 21st century , and the 6th year of the 2010s decade.
2015
2015 was designated as:
Events
January
February
March
April
April 2 - 148 people are killed, the majority students, in a mass shooting at the Garissa University College in Kenya , perpetrated by the militant terrorist organization Al-Shabaab .[25]
April 4 - A total lunar eclipse was visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific and Americas. It was a shallow total lunar eclipse, with 0.08% of that diameter inside of the Earth's umbral shadow, and it was the 30th eclipse of the 132nd saros cycle , which began with a penumbral lunar eclipse in Earth's penumbral northern edge of the shadow on May 12, 1492 and will conclude with another penumbral lunar eclipse in Earth's penumbral southern edge of the shadow on June 26, 2754.
April 25 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal and causes 8,857 deaths[26] [27] in Nepal, 130 in India ,[28] 27 in China [29] and 4 in Bangladesh [30] with a total of 9,018 deaths.
April 29 - The World Health Organization (WHO) declares that rubella has been eradicated from the Americas .[31] May
May 1 - October 31 - Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy .[32]
May 7 - the 2015 UK General Election results in the first Conservative majority government in 18 years.
May 11 -12 - Version O of Les Femmes d'Alger by Pablo Picasso sells for US$ 179.3 million at Christie's auction in New York, while the sculpture L'Homme au doigt by Alberto Giacometti sells for US$ 141.3 million, setting a new world record for a painting and for a sculpture , respectively.[33] [34]
May 12 - A second major earthquake in Nepal , measuring 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale , results in 153 deaths in Nepal,[35] 62 in India ,[36] 1 in China [37] and 2 in Bangladesh [37] with a total of 218 deaths.
May 20 - The two constituent republics of Novorossiya , the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic , announce the suspension of the Novorossiya project, returning to separate (though internationally unrecognised) states.[ ]
May 21 - ISIS captures the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.[ ]
May 23 - Ireland votes to legalize same-sex marriage , becoming the first country to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote.[38] June
July
August
September
September 10 - Scientists announce the discovery of Homo naledi , a previously unknown species of early human in South Africa .[54]
September 11 - Queen Elizabeth II , having been on the throne for 63 years, 217 days, became the longest-reigning British monarch in history and the longest-serving head of state of any nation in modern history, surpassing Queen Victoria who had reigned for 63 years, 216 days upon her death on January 22, 1901.
September 13 - A partial solar eclipse was visible in South Africa, south Indian and Antartica. It was the 54th eclipse of the 125th saros cycle which began with a partial solar eclipse on February 4, 1060 and will end on April 9, 2358.
September 14
September 18 - Automaker Volkswagen is alleged to have been involved in worldwide rigging of diesel emissions tests , affecting an estimated 11 million vehicles globally.[58] [59]
September 24 - A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca kills at least 2,200 people and injures more than 900 others, with more than 650 missing.[60]
September 28
NASA announces that liquid water has been found on Mars .[61]
A total lunar eclipse was visible in Eastern Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa and western Asia. It was the 26th eclipse of the 137th saros cycle , which began with a penumbral lunar eclipse in Earth's penumbral southern edge of the shadow on December 17, 1564 and will conclude with another penumbral lunar eclipse in Earth's penumbral northern edge of the shadow on April 20, 2953.
September 30 - Russia begins air strikes against ISIL and anti-government forces in Syria, in support of the Syrian government.[62] October
November
December
Births
Deaths
January
January 1
January 2 - Little Jimmy Dickens , American country singer and songwriter (b. 1920 )
January 3 - Edward Brooke , American politician (b. 1919 )
January 4
January 5 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise , French race car driver (b. 1937 )
January 6 - Vlastimil Bubník , Czech ice hockey player and footballer (b. 1931 )
January 7
January 8 - Andraé Crouch , American singer, songwriter, and pastor (b. 1942 )
January 9 - Józef Oleksy , Polish politician, 49th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946 )
January 10 - Francesco Rosi , Italian film director (b. 1922 )
January 11
January 12 - Elena Obraztsova , Russian opera singer (b. 1939 )
January 16 - Yao Beina , Chinese singer (b. 1981 )
January 17 - Faten Hamama , Egyptian actress (b. 1931 )
January 20
January 21 - Leon Brittan , British politician (b. 1939 )
January 23
January 24 - Otto Carius , German WWII tank commander (b. 1922 )
January 25 - Demis Roussos , Greek singer (b. 1946 )
January 27 - Charles Hard Townes , American Nobel physicist (b. 1915 )
January 28 - Yves Chauvin , French Nobel chemist (b. 1930 )
January 29 - Colleen McCullough , Australian writer (b. 1937 )
January 30
January 31
February
March
March 1
March 2 - Dave Mackay , Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1934 )
March 5 - Edward Egan , American cardinal (b. 1932 )
March 7
March 8 - Sam Simon , American producer and philanthropist (b. 1955 )
March 9
March 10 - Fred Fredericks , American cartoonist (b. 1929 )
March 11 - Walter Burkert , German academic and writer (b. 1931 )
March 12
March 13 - Daevid Allen , Australian musician (b. 1938 )
March 14 - Valentin Rasputin , Russian writer (b. 1937 )
March 15
March 16 - Andy Fraser , English songwriter and bass guitarist (b. 1952 )
March 19 - Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs , Dutch athlete (b. 1923 )
March 20 - Malcolm Fraser , Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930 )
March 21
March 23 - Lee Kuan Yew , 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1923 )
March 26
March 27 - Olga Syahputra , Indonesian actor and singer (b. 1983 )
March 29 - Miroslav Ond?í?ek , Czech cinematographer (b. 1934 )
March 30 - Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld , Dutch astronomer (b. 1921 )April
April 1 - Cynthia Lennon , English writer (b. 1939 )
April 2
April 4 - Klaus Rifbjerg , Danish author (b. 1931 )
April 6 - James Best , American actor (b. 1926 )
April 7
April 8 - Jean-Claude Turcotte , Canadian cardinal (b. 1936 )
April 10 - Rose Francine Rogombé , Gabonese lawyer and politician (b. 1942 )
April 13
April 14
April 15 - Surya Bahadur Thapa , 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1928 )
April 16 - Stanislav Gross , 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969 )
April 17 - Francis George , American cardinal (b. 1937 )
April 24 - W?adys?aw Bartoszewski , Polish politician and resistance fighter (b. 1922 )
April 26
April 27
April 29 - Giovanni Canestri , Italian prelate (b. 1918 )
April 30 - Ben E. King , American soul and R&B singer (b. 1938 )May
May 1
May 2
Maya Plisetskaya , Soviet Union-born Lithuanian and Spanish ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress (b. 1925 )
Ruth Rendell , British author and life peer (b. 1930 )
May 9 - Kenan Evren , Turkish military officer and politician, 7th President of Turkey (b. 1917 )
May 10 - Chris Burden , American artist (b. 1946 )
May 12 - Peter Gay , American psychohistorian (b. 1923 )
May 14 - B.B. King , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925 )
May 15 - Renzo Zorzi , Italian racing driver (b. 1946 )
May 17 - Margaret Dunning , American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1910 )
May 18
May 19 - Gerald Götting , German politician (b. 1923 )
May 21 - Annarita Sidoti , Italian race walker (b. 1969 )
May 23
May 24 - Tanith Lee , British writer (b. 1947 )
May 25 - Mary Ellen Mark , American photographer (b. 1940 )
May 26 - Vicente Aranda , Spanish film director (b. 1926 )
May 27 - Nils Christie , Norwegian criminologist (b. 1928 )
May 29
June
June 1
June 2 - Irwin Rose , American Nobel biochemist (b. 1926 )
June 4
June 5 - Tariq Aziz , Iraqi politician (b. 1936 )
June 6
June 7 - Christopher Lee , English actor (b. 1922 )
June 8 - Mary Ellen Trainor , American actress (b. 1952 )
June 9 - James Last , German composer and big band leader (b. 1929 )
June 11
June 12 - Rick Ducommun , Canadian actor and comedian (b. 1952 )
June 14
June 15
June 16 - Charles Correa , Indian architect (b. 1930 )
June 17
June 20 - Esther Brand , South African athlete (b. 1922 )
June 21
June 22
June 23
June 25
June 26 - Yevgeny Primakov , Russian politician and diplomat, 29th Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1929 )
June 27 - Chris Squire , English bass guitarist (b. 1948 )
June 29
July
July 1
July 2 - Jacobo Zabludovsky , Mexican journalist (b. 1928 )
July 3 - Diana Douglas , Bermudan actress (b. 1923 )
July 4 - Valerio Ruggeri , Italian actor and voice actor (b. 1934 )
July 5 - Yoichiro Nambu , Japanese-American Nobel physicist (b. 1921 )
July 10
July 11
July 12 - Chenjerai Hove , Zimbabwean poet (b. 1956 )
July 13
July 14 - Ildikó Schwarczenberger , Hungarian fencer (b. 1951 )
July 15 - Wan Li , Chinese politician (b. 1916 )
July 16 - Alcides Ghiggia , Uruguayan footballer (b. 1926 )
July 17 - Jules Bianchi , French race car driver (b. 1989 )
July 18
July 19 - Galina Prozumenshchikova , Soviet swimmer (b. 1948 )
July 21
July 23
July 26 - Bobbi Kristina Brown , American singer (b. 1993 )
July 27 - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , Indian scientist and politician, 11th President of India (b. 1931 )
July 28 - Edward Natapei , Vanuatuan politician, 4-time Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954 )
July 30
July 31 - Roddy Piper , Canadian professional wrestler and actor (b. 1954 )August
August 1 - Cilla Black , English singer and entertainer (b. 1943 )
August 3 - Robert Conquest , British-born American historian (b. 1917 )
August 7
August 8 - Sean Price , American rapper (b. 1972 )
August 9 - John Henry Holland , American computer scientist (b. 1929 )
August 11 - Harald Nielsen , Danish footballer (b. 1941 )
August 12
August 14 - Bob Johnston , American record producer (b. 1932 )
August 15 - Julian Bond , American civil rights activist (b. 1940 )
August 16 - Mile Mrk?i? , Serbian military officer (b. 1947 )
August 17
August 18 - Rama Messinger , Israeli actress and voice actress (b. 1968 )
August 19 - Lina Morgan , Spanish actress (b. 1936 )
August 20 - Egon Bahr , German politician (b. 1922 )
August 22
August 23 - Guy Ligier , French racing driver and team owner (b. 1930 )
August 24 - Justin Wilson , British racing driver (b. 1978 )
August 26 - Amelia Boynton Robinson , American civil rights activist (b. 1911 )
August 27 - Kazi Zafar Ahmed , 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1939 )
August 29 - Wayne Dyer , American author and motivational speaker (b. 1940 )
August 30
September
September 1 - Dean Jones , American actor (b. 1931 )
September 3 - Chandra Bahadur Dangi , Nepalese dwarf , world's shortest man (b. 1939 )
September 4 - Rico Rodriguez , Cuban-British musician (b. 1934 )
September 5 - Setsuko Hara , Japanese actress (b. 1920 )
September 6 - Martin Milner , American actor (b. 1931 )
September 7 - Candida Royalle , American actress and director (b. 1950 )
September 10 - Adrian Frutiger , Swiss typeface designer (b. 1928 )
September 12 - Ron Springett , British footballer (b. 1935 )
September 13 - Moses Malone , American basketball player (b. 1955 )
September 14 - Corneliu Vadim Tudor , Romanian politician (b. 1949 )
September 17
September 19 - Jackie Collins , British novelist (b. 1937 )
September 22 - Yogi Berra , American baseball player (b. 1925 )
September 23 - Dragan Holcer , Croatian footballer (b. 1945 )
September 27
September 28 - Ignacio Zoco , Spanish footballer (b. 1939 )
September 29 - Phil Woods , American saxophonist (b. 1931 )
September 30 - Caio César , Brazilian actor, voice actor and police officer (b. 1988 )October
October 2
October 3 - Denis Healey , British politician (b. 1917 )
October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8 - Jim Diamond , Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1951 )
October 9 - Geoffrey Howe , British politician (b. 1926 )
October 10 - Richard F. Heck , American chemist (b. 1931 )
October 12 - Joan Leslie , American actress and singer (b. 1925 )
October 14
October 17
October 18 - Gamal El-Ghitani , Egyptian author (b. 1945 )
October 19 - Ali Treki , Libyan diplomat (b. 1938 )
October 23 - Paride Tumburus , Italian footballer (b. 1939 )
October 24
October 25 - Flip Saunders , American basketball player and coach (b. 1955 )
October 26
October 30
October 31 - Ants Antson , Estonian speed skater (b. 1938 )November
November 1
November 3 - Ahmed Chalabi , Iraqi politician (b. 1944 )
November 4
November 5
November 6 - Yitzhak Navon , Israeli politician, President of Israel (b. 1921 )
November 7 - Gunnar Hansen , Icelandic-American actor and author (b. 1947 )
November 8
November 9
November 10
November 11 - Phil Taylor , English rock drummer (b. 1954 )
November 12
November 15 - Saeed Jaffrey , Indian-British actor (b. 1929 )
November 18
November 20 - Kitanoumi Toshimitsu , Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1953 )
November 21
November 22 - Kim Young-sam , South Korean politician, President of South Korea (b. 1927 )
November 23 - Douglass North , American economist (b. 1920 )
November 28
November 30
December
Nobel Prizes
New English words
See also
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