2015

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2015 was designated by the United Nations as:

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Events

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

  • July 1 – Greek government-debt crisis: Greece becomes the first advanced economy to miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund in the 71-year history of the IMF.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • July 5–13 – Greek government-debt crisis: After six months of clashes and futile negotiations between Greece's newly elected, leftist government and the country's creditors, over the austerity measures imposed through bailout programmes, tension peaks as Greece votes in a referendum to reject the terms offered in a third programme;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> however, the government eventually proceeds to concur to harsher terms than those offered before, in what was widely characterized as a coup on the creditors' part.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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August

September

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  • 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • September 28 – NASA announces that liquid water has been found on Mars.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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October

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  • October 30 – Colectiv nightclub fire: a fire ignited by a failed fireworks show sets the walls and columns covered in foam of the Colectiv nightclub, located in Romania's capital Bucharest. 27 people die at the scene, including four out the five members of the Romanian metalcore band "Goodbye to Gravity", and 37 would succumb later due to the injuries and intoxication with fumes, but also because of the poor treatment conditions. The event and the poor management of the situation spark a riot in all of Romania, known as the "Colectiv Revolution".
  • October 31 – Metrojet Flight 9268, an Airbus A321 airliner en route to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh, crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai, killing all 217 passengers and 7 crew members on board. Later investigations revealed a bomb was likely responsible for the crash with Islamic State being the primary suspect.<ref>*{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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November

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December

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World population

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Births and deaths

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Nobel Prizes

Nobel medal
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New English words

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See also

References

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