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[[File:2015 Events Collage new.png|Clockwise from top-left: civil service in remembrance of the [[November 2015 Paris attacks|November Paris attacks]]; [[Germanwings Flight 9525]] was purposely crashed into the [[French Alps]] by suicidal co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, killing all 150 people on board; an [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Nepal]] kills 8,964 people; world leaders pose for a picture during the [[Paris Agreement]], an international agreement on [[climate change]]; an airstrike in [[Sana'a]] during the [[Saudi Arabian intervention in Yemen]]; [[refugees of the Syrian civil war]] come ashore in [[Greece]] amidst a [[2015 European migrant crisis|migrant crisis in Europe]]; [[FIFA]] president [[Sepp Blatter]] is forced to resign in disgrace in the wake of the [[2015 FIFA corruption case|FIFA corruption case]]; ''[[New Horizons]]'' makes a flyby and takes the first images of [[Pluto]].|300x300px|thumb|right]]
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2015 was designated by the [[United Nations]] as:
* [[International Year of Light]]
* [[International Year of Soil]]<ref>{{cite web|title=United Nations Observances: International Years|url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html|publisher=[[United Nations]]|access-date=April 29, 2015|ref=United Nations Observances: International Years|archive-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508170503/http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> __TOC__

==Events==

===January===
* [[January 1]] – [[Lithuania]] officially [[Lithuanian euro coins|adopts]] the [[euro]] as its currency, replacing the [[Lithuanian litas|litas]], and [[Enlargement of the eurozone|becomes]] the 19th [[Eurozone]] country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30635826 |title=Lithuania joins Baltic neighbours in euro club |last=Kropaitas |first=Zivile |date=2015-01-01 |work=BBC News |access-date=2015-01-01 |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703111641/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30635826 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 3]]–[[January 7|7]] – A [[2015 Baga massacre|series of massacres in Baga]], Nigeria and surrounding villages by [[Boko Haram]] kills more than 2,000 people.<ref name=AFP_BI>{{cite news |title=Boko Haram destroys at least 16 villages in NE Nigeria: officials |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-boko-haram-destroys-at-least-16-villages-in-ne-nigeria-officials-2015-1 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |work=Business Insider|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=January 8, 2015 |archive-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401115140/http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-boko-haram-destroys-at-least-16-villages-in-ne-nigeria-officials-2015-1 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=BBC_1>{{cite news |title=Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assault |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30728158 |access-date=January 8, 2015 |work=[[BBC World News]] |agency=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=January 8, 2015 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617161931/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30728158 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NBC_News>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Alexander |title=Boko Haram Torches Nigerian Town of Baga; 2,000 Missing: Senator |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-nigeria-schoolgirls/boko-haram-torches-nigerian-town-baga-2-000-missing-senator-n282291 |work=[[NBC News]] |agency=[[National Broadcasting Company]] |date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612221258/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-nigeria-schoolgirls/boko-haram-torches-nigerian-town-baga-2-000-missing-senator-n282291 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Reuters_1>{{cite news |title=Boko Haram kills dozens in fresh raids in Nigerian town |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nigeria-violence-toll-idUKKBN0KH1QD20150108 |work=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |date=January 8, 2015 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730145459/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nigeria-violence-toll-idUKKBN0KH1QD20150108 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[January 7]] – Two gunmen belonging to [[Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula|Al-Qaeda]]'s [[Yemen]] branch [[Charlie Hebdo shooting|kill 12 people and injure 11 more]] at the [[Paris]] headquarters of satirical newspaper ''[[Charlie Hebdo]]'', prompting an anti-terrorism demonstration attended by over a million people and more than 40 world leaders.<ref name="BreedenCharlieHebdo">{{cite news |last1=Breeden |first1=Aurelien |title=Charlie Hebdo, Known for Its Satire, Commemorates Attack Accordingly |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-attack-anniversary.html?_r=0 |access-date=October 1, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 6, 2016 |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112070437/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-attack-anniversary.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="AldermanBilefskyCharlieHebdo">{{cite news |last1=Alderman |first1=Liz |last2=Bilefsky |first2=Dan |title=Huge Show of Solidarity in Paris Against Terrorism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/world/europe/paris-march-against-terror-charlie-hebdo.html |access-date=October 1, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 11, 2015 |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927055009/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/world/europe/paris-march-against-terror-charlie-hebdo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 12]] – [[January 2015 raid on Kolofata|A Boko Haram and Islamic State assault]] on [[Kolofata]] in the [[Far North Region, Cameroon|Far North Region]] of Cameroon is repelled by the [[Cameroonian Army]], who kill 143 [[Boko Haram]] and [[Islamic State]] [[insurgent]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calamur |first=Krishnadev  |date=January 13, 2015 |title=143 Boko Haram Fighters Killed In Clashes With Cameroon's Military |url=https://www.cpr.org/2015/01/13/143-boko-haram-fighters-killed-in-clashes-with-cameroons-military/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419125939/https://www.cpr.org/2015/01/13/143-boko-haram-fighters-killed-in-clashes-with-cameroons-military/ |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Colorado Public Radio |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 15]] – The [[Swiss National Bank]] abandons the cap on the [[Swiss franc|franc]]'s value relative to the [[euro]], causing turmoil in international financial markets.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30845248 |title='Francogeddon' as Swiss franc ends euro cap |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=January 19, 2015 |archive-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117181547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30845248 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-16/new-zealand-forex-broker-shuts-after-swiss-franc-move/6022232 |title='Francogeddon': New Zealand foreign exchange broker shuts after Swiss national bank scraps currency cap |newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=January 17, 2015 |access-date=January 19, 2015 |archive-date=January 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119070435/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-16/new-zealand-forex-broker-shuts-after-swiss-franc-move/6022232 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 22]] – After [[Houthis|Houthi]] forces seize the presidential palace, [[Yemen]]i [[President of Yemen|President]] [[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi]] resigns after [[2014 Yemen protests|months of unrest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/01/yemen-president-resigns-amid-political-crisis-2015122135030512445.html |publisher=Al Jazeera |title=Yemen president quits amid worsening crisis |date=2015-01-22 |access-date=2015-01-24 |archive-date=January 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123110258/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/01/yemen-president-resigns-amid-political-crisis-2015122135030512445.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 25]] –  [[January 2015 Greek legislative election|Legislative elections]] are held in [[Greece]] to elect all 300 members of the [[Hellenic Parliament]] and the [[Syriza|SYRIZA]] party, led by [[Alexis Tsipras]], comes out as the largest party winning 149 out of 300 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu/v2015a/v/public/index.html?lang=en#%7B%22cls%22:%22main%22,%22params%22:%7B%7D%7D |title=Parliamentary Elections January 2015 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu |archive-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150126172421/http://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/v/public/index.html?lang=en&fullsite=1%23%7B%22cls%22:%22main%22,%22params%22:%7B%7D%7D |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-26 |title=Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30975437 |access-date=2022-03-27 |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324060956/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30975437 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-25 |title=Greek leftist leader Tsipras claims victory over austerity |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-election-idUSKBN0KY00520150125 |access-date=2022-03-27 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327181122/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-election-idUSKBN0KY00520150125 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===February===
* [[February 12]] 
** Leaders from [[Russian Federation]], [[Ukraine]], [[Germany]] and [[France|French Republic]] reach an agreement on the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31435812 |title=Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap |work=BBC |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212093525/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31435812 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-kiev-and-prorussian-rebels-claim-ceasefire-was-broken-139-times-on-first-day-as-both-sides-fail-to-withdraw-heavy-weapons-10050624.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-kiev-and-prorussian-rebels-claim-ceasefire-was-broken-139-times-on-first-day-as-both-sides-fail-to-withdraw-heavy-weapons-10050624.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=The Independent |title=Ukraine crisis: Kiev and pro-Russian rebels claim ceasefire was broken '139 times' on first day as both sides fail to withdraw heavy weapons |date=2015-02-17 |access-date=2015-02-17 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
** The [[United Nations Security Council]] adopts [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2199|Resolution 2199]] to combat terrorism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc11775.doc.htm |title=Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2199 (2015), Security Council Condemns Trade with Al-Qaida Associated Groups, Threatens Further Targeted Sanctions |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428210302/https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc11775.doc.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 
*[[February 14]]–[[February 15|15]] – A lone gunman leaves 2 people dead in a [[2015 Copenhagen shootings|terrorist attack]] in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]].
*[[February 14]]–[[March 29]] – The [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] is held in Australia and New Zealand with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final.
* [[February 16]] – The [[Egypt]]ian [[Egyptian Armed Forces|military]] begins conducting airstrikes against a branch of the Islamic militant group [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] in [[Libya]] in retaliation for the group's beheading of over a dozen Egyptian Christians.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/world/middleeast/isis-egypt-libya-airstrikes.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Egypt Conducts Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya|date=2015-02-16|access-date=2015-02-16|first=David D.|last=Kirkpatrick|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226021230/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/world/middleeast/isis-egypt-libya-airstrikes.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===March===
* [[March 5]]–[[March 8|8]] – The ancient city sites of [[Nimrud]], [[Hatra]] and [[Dur-Sharrukin]] in Iraq are demolished by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/isil-fighters-bulldoze-ancient-assyrian-palace-iraq-150305195222805.html |title=ISIL fighters bulldoze ancient Assyrian palace in Iraq |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224031022/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/isil-fighters-bulldoze-ancient-assyrian-palace-iraq-150305195222805.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riyadhvision.com/2015/03/07/reports-isis-bulldozed-ancient-hatra-city-in-mosul |title=Reports: ISIS bulldozed ancient Hatra city in Mosul |work=RiyadhVision |date=March 7, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315094537/http://www.riyadhvision.com/2015/03/07/reports-isis-bulldozed-ancient-hatra-city-in-mosul/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/03/08/ancient-site-khorsabad-attacked-by-islamic-state-reports.html |title=Ancient site Khorsabad attacked by Islamic State: reports |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=March 8, 2015 |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309174534/http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/03/08/ancient-site-khorsabad-attacked-by-islamic-state-reports.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 6]] – [[NASA]]'s ''[[Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn]]'' probe enters orbit around [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]], becoming the first spacecraft to visit a [[dwarf planet]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/march/nasa-spacecraft-becomes-first-to-orbit-a-dwarf-planet/index.html |title=NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet |work=NASA |date=March 6, 2015 |access-date=March 6, 2015 |archive-date=April 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417141458/http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/march/nasa-spacecraft-becomes-first-to-orbit-a-dwarf-planet/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31754586 |title=Nasa's Dawn probe achieves orbit around Ceres |work=BBC |date=March 6, 2015 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107020318/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31754586 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 12]] – The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] becomes allies with fellow [[jihadism|jihadist]] group [[Boko Haram]], effectively annexing the group.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/isis-welcomes-boko-harams-allegiance-and-plays-down-coalition-victories |title=Isis welcomes Boko Haram's allegiance and plays down coalition 'victories' |date=March 12, 2015 |website=The Guardian |publisher=theguardian.com |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203112654/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/isis-welcomes-boko-harams-allegiance-and-plays-down-coalition-victories |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 20]] – A [[Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015|total solar eclipse]] was visible in the north Atlantic, Faroe Islands, and Svalbard. It was the 61st eclipse of the [[Solar Saros 120|120th saros cycle]].
* [[March 24]] – An [[Airbus A320-211]] operated by [[Germanwings]] is [[Germanwings Flight 9525|deliberately crashed]] by First officer Andres Lubitz in the [[French Alps]], killing all 150 people on board.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32030270 |title=Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps - no survivors |work=BBC |date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618222003/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32030270 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[March 25]]
** A [[Saudi Arabia]]-led coalition of Arab countries starts a [[2015 military intervention in Yemen|military intervention in Yemen]] in order to uphold the Yemeni government in its fight against the [[Southern Yemen offensive (2015)|Houthis' southern offensive]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/03/saudi-ambassador-announces-military-operation-yemen-150325234138956.html |title=Saudi and Arab allies bomb Houthi positions in Yemen |date=March 26, 2015 |website=Aljazeera |access-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-date=March 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326181207/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/03/saudi-ambassador-announces-military-operation-yemen-150325234138956.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/25/middleeast/yemen-unrest|title=Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes in Yemen|date=March 26, 2015|website=CNN|last1=Almasy|first1=Steve|last2=Hanna|first2=Jason|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-date=August 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808115840/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/25/middleeast/yemen-unrest/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[BBC]] refuses to renew the contract of [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'s main presenter: [[Jeremy Clarkson]], resulting in the end of his run on 2002 - format Top Gear.
* [[March 29]] – [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] wins the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]].

===April===
* [[April 2]] – 148 people are killed, the majority students, in a [[Garissa University College attack|mass shooting]] at the [[Garissa University College]] in [[Kenya]], perpetrated by the militant terrorist organization [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/04/world/africa/kenyan-students-describe-shabab-attack-on-garissa-university-college.html |work=The New York Times |first=Jeffrey |last=Gettleman |title=Come Out and Live, Shabab Told Kenya Students. It Was a Lie |date=April 3, 2015 |access-date=March 1, 2017 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613221407/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/04/world/africa/kenyan-students-describe-shabab-attack-on-garissa-university-college.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[April 4]] – A [[April 2015 lunar eclipse|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 Earth's umbral shadow, and it was the 30th eclipse of the [[Lunar Saros 132|132nd saros cycle]].
* [[April 25]] – [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|A magnitude 7.8 earthquake]] strikes [[Nepal]] and causes 8,857 deaths<ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal earthquake: Hundreds die, many feared trapped |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32461019 |date=April 25, 2015 |work=BBC News |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629132532/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32461019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-04-26|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-nepal-quake-aftershock-20150426-story.html|title=Nepal earthquake death toll tops 3,200|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2015-04-26|first=Bhrikuti|last=Rai|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327103019/https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-nepal-quake-aftershock-20150426-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in Nepal, 130 in [[India]],<ref name="ht52">{{cite news |work=Hindustan Times |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=April 25, 2015 |title=Nepal earthquake: 52 dead, hundreds injured in India, huge damage in bordering areas |url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/earthquake-spells-destruction-in-india-20-feared-dead-houses-damaged/article1-1340918.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150426005807/http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/earthquake-spells-destruction-in-india-20-feared-dead-houses-damaged/article1-1340918.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref> 27 in [[China]]<ref name="KSL">{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |publisher=KSL |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=April 25, 2015 |title=Nepal quake: Hundreds dead, history crumbles, Everest shaken |url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=34379730 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163904/https://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=34379730 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 4 in [[Bangladesh]]<ref name=USAToday>{{cite news|last1=Stanglin|first1=Doug|title=Hundreds dead as 7.8 magnitude quake rocks Nepal|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake/26354073|access-date=April 25, 2015|agency=USA Today|archive-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425133937/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake/26354073/|url-status=live}}</ref> with a total of 9,018 deaths.
* [[April 29]] – The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares that [[rubella]] has been eradicated from the [[Americas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32523300 |title=Rubella (German measles) eradicated from Americas |work=BBC |date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623233030/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32523300 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===May===
* [[May 1]]–[[October 31]] – [[Expo 2015]] is held in [[Milan, Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502064930/http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |title=Learn More About Expo Milano 2015 |access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref>
* [[May 7]] – The [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 UK General Election]] results in the first [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] majority government in 18 years.
* [[May 8]] – A [[2015 Al Khalis prison break|prison break occurred]] in the Iraqi town of [[Al Khalis]], resulting in over fifty escapees.
* [[May 10]] – The first round of the [[2015 Polish presidential election]] is held.
* [[May 11]]–[[May 12|12]] – ''Version O'' of ''[[Les Femmes d'Alger]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]] sells for [[United States dollar|US$]]179.3&nbsp;million at [[Christie's]] auction in New York, while the sculpture ''[[L'Homme au doigt]]'' by [[Alberto Giacometti]] sells for [[United States dollar|US$]]141.3&nbsp;million, setting a new world record [[List of most expensive paintings|for a painting]] and [[List of most expensive sculptures|for a sculpture]], respectively.<ref name=BBCApr15>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32700575 |title=Picasso's Women of Algiers smashes auction record |date=May 12, 2015 |work=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712002734/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32700575 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two Artworks Top $100 Million Each at Christie's Sale (Artsbeat blog) |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/two-art-works-top-100-million-each-at-christies-sale |first1=Scott |last1=Reyburn |access-date=May 12, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514033530/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/two-art-works-top-100-million-each-at-christies-sale/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 12]] – A [[May 2015 Nepal earthquake|second major earthquake]] in [[Nepal]], measuring 7.3 on the [[moment magnitude scale]], results in 153 deaths in Nepal,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-1-quake-strikes-nepal-usgs-072155570.html |title=Fresh earthquake kills scores in Nepal and India |date=May 12, 2015 |work=Yahoo News |access-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151552/http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-1-quake-strikes-nepal-usgs-072155570.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 62 in [[India]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/12/nepal-hit-by-second-huge-earthquake |title=Nepal rocked by 7.3-magnitude earthquake near Mount Everest |first=Jason |last=Burke |work=The Guardian |date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101233532/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/12/nepal-hit-by-second-huge-earthquake |url-status=live }}</ref> 1 in [[China]]<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates |title=Nepal earthquake: day one - as it happened |first=Martin |last=Williams |work=The Guardian |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101234103/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2 in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="theguardian.com"/> with a total of 218 deaths.
* [[May 19]]–[[May 23|23]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] is held in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], and is won by [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest|Swedish]] entrant [[Måns Zelmerlöw]] with the song "[[Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song)|Heroes]]".
* [[May 21]] – ISIS captures the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150901-isis-destruction-looting-ancient-sites-iraq-syria-archaeology/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813194747/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150901-isis-destruction-looting-ancient-sites-iraq-syria-archaeology/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |title=Here Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged and Destroyed |date=2015-09-01 |website=National Geographic News|language=en |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – The second round of the [[2015 Polish presidential election]] is held, with [[Andrzej Duda]] reigning victorious over then-incumbent president [[Bronisław Komorowski]].
* [[May 29]] – In [[Tonga]], the [[Mata ʻo e Laʻa Solar Facility]] is officially opened by [[List of monarchs of Tonga|King]] [[Tupou VI]].<ref>{{cite news|date=29 May 2015|url=https://matangitonga.to/2015/05/29/king-receives-mata-o-e-la-solar-facility-tonga|title=King receives Mata 'o e La'a Solar Facility for Tonga|work=Matangi Tonga Online|access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>

===June===
* [[June 2]] – The [[FIFA]] [[List of presidents of FIFA|President]] [[Sepp Blatter]] announces his intention to resign amidst an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]-led [[2015 FIFA corruption case|corruption investigation]], and calls for an extraordinary congress to elect a new president as soon as possible.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32982449 |work=BBC Sport |title=Sepp Blatter to resign as FIFA president amid corruption scandal |date=2015-02-06 |access-date=February 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101074808/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32982449 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[June 6]] – The governments of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] officially ratify their 1974 agreement to exchange [[India–Bangladesh enclaves|enclaves]] along their border.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-Bangladesh-ratify-historic-land-deal-Narendra-Modi-announces-new-2-billion-line-of-credit-to-Dhaka/articleshow/47567164.cms |title=India, Bangladesh ratify historic land deal; Narendra Modi announces new $2 billion line of credit to Dhaka |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=2016-06-29 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095810/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-Bangladesh-ratify-historic-land-deal-Narendra-Modi-announces-new-2-billion-line-of-credit-to-Dhaka/articleshow/47567164.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[June 12]]–[[June 28|28]] – The inaugural [[2015 European Games|European Games]] are held in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]].
* [[June 18]] – [[Pope Francis]] releases the encyclical letter ''[[Laudato si']]'', dated May 24, 2015.
* [[June 25]]–[[June 26|26]] – [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] claim responsibility for three attacks around the world during [[Ramadan]]:
**[[Kobanî massacre]]: ISIL fighters detonate three [[car bomb]]s, enter [[Kobanî, Syria]], and open fire at civilians, killing more than 220 people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/06/28/22128 |title=79 IS killed in Ein al-Arab"Kobane", and an Egyptian captive reveals the mission details |date=June 28, 2015 |website=Syrian observatory for Human Rights |access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref>
** [[2015 Sousse attacks|Sousse attacks]]: 22-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui opens fire at a tourist resort at [[Port El Kantaoui]], [[Tunisia]], killing 38 people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33306884 |title=Tunisia beach attack: British death toll 'will top 30' |work=BBC News |date=June 28, 2015 |access-date=2016-06-29 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613222138/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33306884 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[2015 Kuwait mosque bombing|Kuwait mosque bombing]]: A suicide bomber attacks the Shia Mosque Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq at [[Kuwait City, Kuwait]], killing 27 people and injuring 227 others.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/26/is-claims-blast-at-shiite-mosque-in-kuwaits-capital/29322539/ |title=At least 27 dead in ISIL-claimed Kuwait attack |last=Diebel |first=Mathew |date=June 26, 2015 |website=USA Today |access-date=June 29, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428223404/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/06/26/is-claims-blast-at-shiite-mosque-in-kuwaits-capital/29322539/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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* [[June 30]] – [[Cuba]] becomes the first country in the world to eradicate [[Vertically transmitted infection|mother-to-child transmission]] of [[HIV]] and [[syphilis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/mtct-hiv-cuba/en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702063246/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/mtct-hiv-cuba/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |title=WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba|publisher=[[WHO]] |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=August 30, 2015}}</ref>

===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>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bad5c392-1f45-11e5-ab0f-6bb9974f25d0.html#axzz3eauRYIYW |title=Payment failure pitches IMF into uncharted territory |work=Financial Times |date=June 30, 2015|last1=Donnan|first1=Shawn}}</ref>
*[[July 5]]–[[July 13|13]] – Greek government-debt crisis: After six months of clashes and futile negotiations between Greece's [[January 2015 Greek legislative election|newly elected]], leftist government and the country's creditors, over the austerity measures imposed through bailout programmes, tension peaks as Greece [[2015 Greek bailout referendum|votes]] in a referendum to reject the terms offered in a third programme;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33403665 |title=Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer |work=BBC |date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613220022/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33403665 |url-status=live }}</ref> however, the government eventually proceeds to concur to [[Third Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece|harsher terms]] than those offered before, in what was widely characterized as a coup on the creditors' part.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/12/thisisacoup_n_7781736.html |title=German-Led Eurozone Launching Coup Against Greek Government |work=Huffington Post |date=2015-07-12 |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301100520/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/12/thisisacoup_n_7781736.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[July 14]] 
** NASA's ''[[New Horizons]]'' spacecraft performs a close flyby of [[Pluto]], becoming the first spacecraft in history to visit the distant world.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Horizons: Nasa spacecraft speeds past Pluto |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33524589 |date=July 14, 2015 |work=BBC |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603052313/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33524589 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
** [[Iran]] [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|agrees]] to long-term limits of its [[nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]] in exchange for sanctions relief.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gordon |first1=Michael |last2=Sanger |first2=David |title=Deal Reached on Iran Nuclear Program; Limits on Fuel Would Lessen With Time |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-is-reached-after-long-negotiations.html?_r=0 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715164527/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-is-reached-after-long-negotiations.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[July 20]] – [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]], ending 54 years of hostility between the nations, [[Cuban thaw|reestablish full diplomatic relations]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33590417 |title=Cuban flag flies in Washington as relations restored |date=2015-07-20 |work=BBC News |access-date=2015-07-21 |archive-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720075249/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33590417 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[July 24]] – [[Turkey]] begins [[Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War|a series of airstrikes]] against [[Kurdistan Workers' Party|PKK]] and [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] targets after the [[2015 Suruç bombing]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-turkey-idUSKCN0PZ0A120150725 |title=Turkey strikes Islamic State, Kurdish militants in drive for "safe zone" |last=Toksabay |first=Ece |date=2017-07-25 |work=Reuters |access-date=2017-02-26 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613222728/https://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-turkey-idUSKCN0PZ0A120150725 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[July 29]] – [[Microsoft]] releases the desktop operating system [[Windows 10]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=David |date=2015-06-01 |title=Microsoft announces Windows 10 release date: July 29 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/01/technology/windows-10-release-date/index.html |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=CNNMoney |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027201613/https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/01/technology/windows-10-release-date/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[July 31]] – The [[International Olympic Committee]] awards [[Beijing]] the right to host the [[2022 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="CNN 2021 v007">{{cite web | title=2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Fast Facts | website=CNN | date=May 26, 2021 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/26/world/2022-beijing-winter-olympics-fast-facts/index.html | access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>

===August===
*[[August 5]] – Debris found on [[Réunion|Réunion Island]] is confirmed to be that of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]], missing since March 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=MH370 families question Malaysian evidence |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/05/experts-examine-wing-debris-for-links-to-missing-malaysian-jet.html |date=August 6, 2015 |work=CNBC |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901182322/https://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/05/experts-examine-wing-debris-for-links-to-missing-malaysian-jet.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[August 12]] and [[August 15|15]] – [[2015 Tianjin explosions|Large explosions]] in [[Tianjin|Tianjin, China]] kill 173 and injure more than 800 people. The causes of the explosions were found to be an overheated container of dry [[nitrocellulose]] and around 800 tonnes of [[ammonium nitrate]].
*[[August 17]] – A [[2015 Bangkok bombing|bombing]] takes place inside the [[Erawan Shrine]] at the [[Ratchaprasong]] intersection in [[Pathum Wan District]], [[Bangkok, Thailand]], killing 20 people and injuring 125.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11807583/Explosion-rocks-Bangkok-close-to-Erawan-shrine-with-reports-of-casualties-live.html |title=Bangkok bomb: Explosion close to Erawan shrine kills at least 27 people including four foreigners – latest updates |date=August 17, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203112519/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11807583/Explosion-rocks-Bangkok-close-to-Erawan-shrine-with-reports-of-casualties-live.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[August 23]] – A [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] military intelligence operation in the country of [[Yemen]] frees one British hostage.

===September===
* [[September 9]] – [[Queen Elizabeth II]], having been on the throne for {{Age in years and days|1952|2|6|2015|9|11}}, 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 {{Age in years and days|1837|6|20|1901|1|22}} upon her death on January 22, 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-26 |title=Queen Elizabeth II to become Britain's longest reigning monarch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-become-britain-s-longest-reigning-monarch-surpassing-queen-victoria-10473729.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-become-britain-s-longest-reigning-monarch-surpassing-queen-victoria-10473729.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Emma |last=Goodey |date=2015-12-29 |title=Her Majesty The Queen |url=https://www.royal.uk/her-majesty-the-queen |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The Royal Family |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823012846/https://www.royal.uk/her-majesty-the-queen |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 10]] – Scientists announce the discovery of ''[[Homo naledi]]'', a previously unknown species of [[Homo|early human]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Face Changes the Human Story. But How? |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910155237/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |work=[[National Geographic News]] |date=September 10, 2015|first=Jamie|last=Shreeve}}</ref>
* [[September 13]] – A [[Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015|partial solar eclipse]] was visible in South Africa, South India and Antarctica. It was the 54th eclipse of the [[Solar Saros 125|125th saros cycle]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* [[September 14]]
** [[First observation of gravitational waves]]: [[Gravitational wave]]s are detected for the first time, by [[LIGO]]. This is not announced until February 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2077800-what-will-gravitational-waves-tell-us-about-the-universe/ |title=What will gravitational waves tell us about the universe? |first1=Joshua |last1=Sokol |first2=Lisa |last2=Grossman |first3=Jacob |last3=Aron |name-list-style=amp |date=February 17, 2016 |website=New Scientist |access-date=February 19, 2016 |archive-date=February 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218092456/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2077800-what-will-gravitational-waves-tell-us-about-the-universe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Malcolm Turnbull]] defeats [[Tony Abbott]] in a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] [[Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill, September 2015|leadership ballot]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/turnbull-defeats-abbott-set-to-become-prime-minister-experts-respond-47499 |title=Turnbull defeats Abbott, set to become prime minister: experts respond |first=Dominic |last=Kelly |date=September 14, 2015 |work=The Conversation |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210515/https://theconversation.com/turnbull-defeats-abbott-set-to-become-prime-minister-experts-respond-47499 |url-status=live }}</ref> Turnbull becomes [[Prime Minister of Australia]], being sworn in the following day.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-15/live-blog-malcolm-turnbull-to-be-sworn-in-as-prime-minister/6775958 |title=As it happened: Turnbull sworn in as Prime Minister |date=September 15, 2015 |website=ABC News |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826040421/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-15/live-blog-malcolm-turnbull-to-be-sworn-in-as-prime-minister/6775958 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 16]] &ndash; An [[2015 Coquimbo earthquake|8.4 earthquake]] strikes 46&nbsp;km from [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]] (in [[Chile]]). 22 people are killed and 34 more injured.
* [[September 18]]&ndash;[[October 31]] &ndash; The [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] is held in England and is won by [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] who beat [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in [[2015 Rugby World Cup final|the final]].
* [[September 18]] – Automaker [[Volkswagen]] is alleged to have been involved in worldwide [[Volkswagen emissions scandal|rigging of diesel emissions tests]], affecting an estimated 11&nbsp;million vehicles globally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Volkswagen under investigation over illegal software that masks emissions |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/18/epa-california-investigate-volkswagen-clean-air-violations |date=September 18, 2015 |work=The Guardian |access-date=September 30, 2015 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724093936/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/18/epa-california-investigate-volkswagen-clean-air-violations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=EPA: Volkswagen used 'defeat device' to illegally skirt air-pollution controls |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/18/epa-volkswagen-used-defeat-device-to-circumvent-air-pollution-controls |date=September 18, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=September 30, 2015 |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001172348/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/18/epa-volkswagen-used-defeat-device-to-circumvent-air-pollution-controls/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 20]]  – [[September 2015 Greek legislative election|Snap legislative elections]] are held in [[Greece]], following the resignation of [[Prime Minister of Greece|prime minister]] [[Alexis Tsipras]], to elect all 300 members of the [[Hellenic Parliament]] and the [[Syriza|SYRIZA]] party, led by Alexis Tsipras comes out as the largest party winning 145 out of 300 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu/v2015b/v/public/index.html?lang=en |title=Parliamentary Elections September 2015 |website=ekloges.ypes.gr |access-date=2022-03-27 |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423101352/http://ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu/v2015b/v/public/index.html?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-09-21 |title=Greece election: Alexis Tsipras hails 'victory of the people' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34307795 |access-date=2022-03-27 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512073016/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34307795 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-09-20 |title=Greek leftist Tsipras returns in unexpectedly decisive vote win  |website=[[Reuters]] |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/20/us-eurozone-greece-election-idUSKCN0RJ0US20150920 |access-date=2022-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920215828/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/20/us-eurozone-greece-election-idUSKCN0RJ0US20150920 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-20 |title=Greece election result: the key numbers |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/20/greece-election-result-the-key-numbers |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327181128/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/20/greece-election-result-the-key-numbers |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 24]] – A [[2015 Mina stampede|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>{{Cite web |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush |title=Iran holds funeral for diplomat killed in Saudi hajj crush |date=November 27, 2015 |website=Associated Press |access-date=June 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208212802/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush |archive-date=December 8, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[September 28]] – [[NASA]] announces that liquid water has been found on [[Mars]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NASA News Conference: Evidence of Liquid Water on Today's Mars. |url=http://www.nasa.gov/topics/journeytomars/index.html |date=September 28, 2015 |work=[[NASA]] |access-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-date=July 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718143624/https://www.nasa.gov/topics/journeytomars/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[September 30]] – Russia begins [[Russian military intervention in Syria|air strikes]] against [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] and [[Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad|anti-government forces]] in Syria, in support of the Syrian government.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-kremlin-oks-troops-20150930-story.html |title=Russia launches airstrikes in Syria amid U.S. concern about targets |first1=Patrick J. |last1=McDonnell |first2=W.J. |last2=Hennigan |first3=Nabih |last3=Bulos |name-list-style=amp |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 30, 2015 |access-date=2016-06-29 |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305052015/https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-kremlin-oks-troops-20150930-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===October===
* [[October 3]] – A [[Kunduz hospital airstrike|United States airstrike]] on a [[Médecins Sans Frontières]] (Doctors Without Borders) hospital in [[Afghanistan]] kills an estimated 20 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/03/msf-hospital-us-condemned-over-horrific-bombing-in-afghanistan |title=MSF hospital: US condemned over 'horrific bombing' in Afghanistan |first=Sune Engel |last=Rasmussen |date=October 3, 2015 |work=The Guardian |access-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-date=January 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116212004/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/03/msf-hospital-us-condemned-over-horrific-bombing-in-afghanistan |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[October 10]] – A series of [[2015 Ankara bombings|suicide bombings]] kills at least 100 people at a peace rally in [[Ankara, Turkey]], and injures more than 400 others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/turkey-blames-ankara-bombings-on-islamic-state|title=Turkey says Islamic State is main suspect in Ankara bombings|last1=Letsch|first1=Constanze|date=2015-10-12|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-02-26|last2=Shaheen|first2=Kareem|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=February 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062933/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/turkey-blames-ankara-bombings-on-islamic-state|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 23]] – [[Hurricane Patricia]] becomes the most [[List of tropical cyclone records|intense]] hurricane ever recorded in the [[Western Hemisphere]] and the second strongest worldwide, with winds of 215&nbsp;mph and a pressure of 872 mbar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane Patricia: Risk of floods and landslides |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-34625357 |date=October 24, 2015 |work=BBC News |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629190602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-34625357 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[October 25]] – The [[2015 Polish parliamentary election]] is held for the [[Sejm]] of the Republic of Poland, with the election being won by the largest opposition party, the right-wing [[Law and Justice]] (PiS).
* [[October 26]] – A [[October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake|magnitude 7.5 earthquake]] strikes the [[Hindu Kush]] region and causes 398 deaths,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/26/asia/afghanistan-earthquake/index.html |title=Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake |first=Ben |last=Brumfield |date=October 26, 2015 |work=CNN |access-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919012014/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/26/asia/afghanistan-earthquake/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> with 279 in [[Pakistan]], 115 in [[Afghanistan]] and 4 in [[India]].
*[[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 [[2015 Romanian protests|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>*{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34687139 |title=Sinai plane crash: No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268 |date=October 31, 2015 |work=BBC |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=April 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409220954/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34687139 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-crash-russia-flights-tourists/exclusive-investigators-90-percent-sure-bomb-downed-russian-plane-idUSKCN0SX07D20151108 |title=Exclusive: Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane |work=Reuters |date=November 8, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325231029/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-crash-russia-flights-tourists/exclusive-investigators-90-percent-sure-bomb-downed-russian-plane-idUSKCN0SX07D20151108 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===November===
* [[November 4]] – Romanian prime-minister [[Victor Ponta]] resigns amid calls from the people angered by the [[Colectiv nightclub fire]], marking the end of an almost four years period of [[2012-15 unrest in Romania|unrest in Romania]]. Peaceful protests would continue until November 9. 
* [[November 7]] – CPC general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] and ROC president [[Ma Ying-jeou]] [[2015 Ma–Xi meeting|formally meet]] for the first time.<ref name=cnaupdate>{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Shu-hua|last2=Chang|first2=S.C|title=President Ma to meet China's Xi in Singapore Saturday (update)|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201511040001.aspx|access-date=November 4, 2015|agency=Central News Agency|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107010003/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201511040001.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[November 12]] – Two suicide bombers [[2015 Beirut bombings|detonated explosives]] in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others.
* [[November 13]] – [[November 2015 Paris attacks|Multiple terrorist attacks]] claimed by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL) in [[Paris, France]], result in 130 fatalities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34823938 |title=Paris hit by 'three teams of attackers' |work=BBC News |date=November 15, 2015 |access-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613225859/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34823938 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[November 24]] – [[Turkey]] [[2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown|shoots down]] a [[Russia]]n fighter jet on the [[Syria–Turkey border|Turkish–Syrian border]] in the first case of a [[NATO]] member destroying a Russian aircraft since the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.maxim.com/maxim-man/turkey-russia-warplane-isis-2015-11 |title=A NATO Country Just Shot Down a Russian Warplane for the First Time Since the Cold War |first=Jared |last=Keller |website=Maxim |date=November 24, 2015 |access-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413124155/https://www.maxim.com/maxim-man/turkey-russia-warplane-isis-2015-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[November 30]] – The [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] (COP 21) is held in Paris, attended by leaders from 147 nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=COP21: World leaders begin high-level climate talks |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34960051 |date=November 30, 2015 |work=BBC News |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615123223/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34960051 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===December===
*[[December 2]] – [[2015 San Bernardino attack|Two gunmen open fire]] at a workplace in [[San Bernardino]], [[California]], killing 14 before dying themselves in a shootout with police. [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] claimed responsibility.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34987697 |title=At least 14 dead in California shooting |date=2015-12-03 |access-date=2019-04-24 |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424184851/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34987697 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[December 11]] – [[OpenAI]], a non-profit [[artificial intelligence]] research company, is founded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2015 |title=Introducing OpenAI |url=https://openai.com/blog/introducing-openai/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808104802/https://openai.com/blog/introducing-openai/ |archive-date=August 8, 2017 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=OpenAI |language=en}}</ref>
* [[December 12]] – A global [[climate change]] pact is [[Paris Agreement|agreed]] at the [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP 21 summit]] in Paris, committing all countries to reduce [[carbon emissions]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |title=COP21 climate change summit reaches deal in Paris |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35084374 |date=December 12, 2015 |work=BBC |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617091712/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35084374 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[December 15]] – The [[Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition]] is formed in order to fight terrorism.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/saudi-arabia-launches-islamic-military-alliance-to-combat-terrorism/2015/12/15/ad568a1c-a361-11e5-9c4e-be37f66848bb_story.html|title=Saudi Arabia launches 'Islamic military alliance' to combat terrorism|last=DeYoung|first=Karen|date=2015-12-15|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-02-26|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/saudi-arabia-launches-islamic-military-alliance-to-combat-terrorism/2015/12/15/ad568a1c-a361-11e5-9c4e-be37f66848bb_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 22]] – [[SpaceX]] lands an uncrewed [[Falcon 9]] rocket, the first [[Reusable launch system|reusable rocket]] to successfully enter orbital space and return.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Matt |date=December 22, 2015 |title=SpaceX Successfully Lands A Giant Falcon 9 Rocket For The First Time |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/21/spacex-successfully-lands-a-giant-falcon-9-rocket-for-the-first-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304172949/https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/21/spacex-successfully-lands-a-giant-falcon-9-rocket-for-the-first-time/ |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2021 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

== World population ==
{{Main|List of countries by population in 2015}}

==Births and deaths==
{{Main|Category:2015 births|Deaths in 2015}}

==Nobel Prizes==
[[File:Nobel medal.png|right|120px|Nobel medal]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Paul L. Modrich]]; [[Aziz Sancar]] and [[Tomas Lindahl]]
* [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Economics]] – [[Angus Deaton]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] – [[Svetlana Alexievich]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2015/ |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 2015 |publisher=Nobelprize.org |date=9 October 2015 |access-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-date=April 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430182305/https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Takaaki Kajita]] and [[Arthur B. McDonald]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] – [[William C. Campbell (scientist)|William C. Campbell]], [[Satoshi Ōmura]] and [[Tu Youyou]]

==New English words==
*''[[aphantasia]]''
*''[[aquafaba]]''
*''[[ghost kitchen|cloud kitchen]]''
*''[[extreme risk protection order]]''
*''[[ghost kitchen]]''
*''[[red flag law]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2015 |title=Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2015 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611050022/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2010s in political history]]
*[[International observance#2010s|List of international years]]
* {{portal-inline|2010s}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Events by month links}}
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