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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 and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade.
2015 has been designated the International Year of Light and the International Year of Soils by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.[1]
Events
January
- January 1
- The Eurasian Economic Union comes into effect, creating a political and economic union between Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[2]
- Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the nineteenth Eurozone country.[3]
- January 3–7 – A series of massacres in Baga, Nigeria and surrounding villages by Boko Haram killed more than 2000 people.[4][5][6][7]
- January 15 – The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets.[8][9]
- January 22 – After Houthi forces seize the presidential palace, Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi resigns after months of unrest.[10]
February
- February 12
- Leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France reach an agreement on the conflict in eastern Ukraine that includes a ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons. However, several days later, the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels claim that, within its first day, the ceasefire was broken 139 times, as both sides failed to withdraw their heavy weapons and fighting had continued.[11][12]
- The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2199 to combat terrorism.[13]
- February 16 – The Egyptian military begins conducting airstrikes against a branch of the Islamic militant group ISIL in Libya in retaliation for the group's beheading of over a dozen Egyptian Christians.[14]
March
- March 5–8 – The ancient city sites of Nimrud, Hatra and Dur-Sharrukin in Iraq are demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[15][16][17]
- March 6 – NASA's Dawn probe enters orbit around Ceres, becoming the first spacecraft to visit a dwarf planet.[18][19]
- March 12 - The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant accepts Boko Haram's allegiance, effectively annexing the group.[citation needed]
- March 24 - An Airbus A320-211 operated by Germanwings crashes in the French Alps, killing all 150 onboard.[20]
Predicted and scheduled events
May
- May 1–October 31 – Expo 2015 will be held in Milan, Italy.[21]
July
- July 14 – NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is expected to fly by Pluto and Charon and explore the area for five months, until the distance becomes too great. New Horizons will then enter the Kuiper belt and eventually leave the Solar System.[22]
September
- The ESA and NASA plan to launch the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft; a gravity research probe and technology testbed.[23]
Date unknown
- The United States and South Korea will dissolve the post-Korean War Combined Forces Command.[24]
Deaths
January
- January 1
- Ulrich Beck, German sociologist (b. 1944)
- Mario Cuomo, American politician (b. 1932)
- Omar Karami, 58th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1934)
- Boris Morukov, Russian astronaut (b. 1950)
- January 3 – Edward Brooke, American politician (b. 1919)
- January 4 – Pino Daniele, Italian singer, songwriter, and guitarist (b. 1955)
- 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
- Tadeusz Konwicki, Polish writer and film director (b. 1926)
- Rod Taylor, Australian actor (b. 1930)
- January 8 – Andraé Crouch, American singer, songwriter, and pastor (b. 1942)
- January 9 – Józef Oleksy, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946)
- January 10 – Francesco Rosi, Italian film director (b. 1922)
- January 11
- Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer (b. 1925)
- Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress (b. 1931)
- January 12 – Elena Obraztsova, Russian opera singer (b. 1939)
- January 17 – Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress (b. 1931)
- January 20
- Edgar Froese, German musician (b. 1944)
- Hitoshi Saito, Japanese judoka (b. 1961)
- January 21 – Leon Brittan, British politician (b. 1939)
- January 23 – King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (b. 1924)
- 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 author (b. 1937)
- January 30
- Carl Djerassi, American chemist (b. 1923)
- Geraldine McEwan, British actress (b. 1932)
- Zhelyu Zhelev, 1st President of Bulgaria (b. 1935)
- January 31
- Lizabeth Scott, American actress (b. 1922)
- Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany (b. 1920)
February
- February 1
- Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
- Udo Lattek, German footballer and coach (b. 1935)
- February 3 – Martin Gilbert, English historian (b. 1936)
- February 5
- Henri Coppens, Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1930)
- Val Logsdon Fitch, American Nobel physicist (b. 1923)
- February 6
- André Brink, South African writer (b. 1935)
- Assia Djebar, Algerian writer (b. 1936)
- February 7 – Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (b. 1934)
- February 10 – Karl Josef Becker, German cardinal (b. 1928)
- February 12 – Movita Castaneda, American actress (b. 1916)
- February 14
- Michele Ferrero, Italian businessman (b. 1925)
- Louis Jourdan, French actor (b. 1921)
- Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920)
- Wim Ruska, Dutch wrestler and martial artist (b. 1940)
- February 16
- Lesley Gore, American singer (b. 1946)
- Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress (b. 1971)
- February 18 – Claude Criquielion, Belgian road bicycle racer (b. 1957)
- February 21
- Clark Terry, American jazz trumpeter and fugelhornist (b. 1920)
- Aleksei Gubarev, Russian cosmonaut (b. 1931)
- February 27
- Leonard Nimoy, American actor (b. 1931)
- Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician (b. 1959)
- February 28
- Anthony Mason, American basketball player (b. 1966)
- Yaşar Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1923)
March
- March 1
- Joshua Fishman, American linguist (b. 1926)
- Wolfram Wuttke, German footballer (b. 1961)
- March 2 – Dave Mackay, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1934)
- March 5 – Edward Egan, American cardinal (b. 1932)
- March 7 – Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Japanese manga artist (b. 1935)
- March 8 – Sam Simon, American producer and philanthropist (b. 1955)
- March 9
- Camille Muffat, French swimmer (b. 1989)
- Alexis Vastine, French boxer (b. 1986)
- Frei Otto, German architect (b. 1925)
- March 11 –Walter Burkert, German academic and author (b. 1931)
- March 12
- Michael Graves, American architect (b. 1934)
- Terry Pratchett, English writer (b. 1948)
- March 13 – Daevid Allen, Australian musician (b. 1938)
- March 14 – Valentin Rasputin, Russian writer (b. 1937)
- March 15
- Xu Caihou, Chinese army general (b. 1943)
- Mike Porcaro, American bass guitarist (b. 1955)
- 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, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930)
- March 21
- Hans Erni, Swiss artist (b. 1909)
- Jørgen Ingmann, Danish musician (b. 1925)
- Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (b. 1955)
- March 23
- Lil' Chris (b. 1990-)English Singer
- Lee Kuan Yew, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1923)
- Herberto Hélder, Portuguese poet (b. 1930)
In fiction
See also
References
- ^ "United Nations Observances". United Nations. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Договор о Евразийском экономическом союзе
- ^ Kropaitas, Zivile (January 1, 2015). "Lithuania joins Baltic neighbours in euro club". BBC News. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Boko Haram destroys at least 16 villages in NE Nigeria: officials". Business Insider. Agence France-Presse. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assault". BBC World News. British Broadcasting Corporation. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Alexander (January 8, 2015). "Boko Haram Torches Nigerian Town of Baga; 2,000 Missing: Senator". NBC News. National Broadcasting Company. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Boko Haram kills dozens in fresh raids in Nigerian town". Thomson Reuters. Reuters. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "'Francogeddon' as Swiss franc ends euro cap". BBC News. January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "'Francogeddon': New Zealand foreign exchange broker shuts after Swiss national bank scraps currency cap". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Yemen president quits amid worsening crisis". Al Jazeera. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap". BBC. February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: Kiev and pro-Russian rebels claim ceasefire was broken '139 times' on first day as both sides fail to withdraw heavy weapons". The Independent. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2199 (2015), Security Council Condemns Trade with Al-Qaida Associated Groups, Threatens Further Targeted Sanctions". United Nations. February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ "Egypt Conducts Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya". The New York Times. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "ISIL fighters bulldoze ancient Assyrian palace in Iraq". Al Jazeera. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Reports: ISIS bulldozed ancient Hatra city in Mosul - RiyadhVision". RiyadhVision. March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Ancient site Khorsabad attacked by Islamic State: reports". Toronto Star. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet". NASA. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Nasa's Dawn probe achieves orbit around Ceres". BBC. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ "Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps - no survivors". BBC. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Learn More About Expo Milano 2015". Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "New Horizons". NASA. August 24, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31642215
- ^ Bandow, Doug (December 5, 2011). "Why Doesn't South Korea Defend The United States?". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
External links
Media related to 2015 at Wikimedia Commons
