Notable Historical Events - 2015
2015 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 4 |
Family, officers attend funeral of murdered NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu |
Jan 4 |
Pope Francis announces 15 bishops, archbishops to become cardinals |
Apr 12 |
79th Golf Masters Championship: Jordan Spieth wins, shooting a 270 |
Apr 21 |
Japan's maglev train sets world record: 603 kph |
Apr 23 |
Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts for first time in more than 40 years |
Apr 26 |
Rare Honus Wagner Card Sells for $1.32 Million at Robert Edward Auctions |
Apr 30 |
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select QB Jameis Winston as the #1 pick in the 2015 NFL draft. QB Marcus Mariota is selected second by the Tennessee Titans. |
May 2 |
141st [Kentucky Derby]: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 2:03.02 |
May 3 |
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, NV by unanimous decision. Remains undefeated at 48-0 |
May 4 |
The Riviera Hotel & Casino closes, ending a colorful 60-year run on the Las Vegas Strip |
Oct 26 |
Airstrikes hit Doctors Without Borders clinic in Yemen |
Oct 26 |
Outrage after South Carolina officer arrests student |
Oct 26 |
Iran steps up its forces in Syria |
Oct 27 |
Kansas City Royals beat NY Mets in Game 1 of World Series, 5-4 in 14 innings. |
Oct 27 |
Three Palestinians shot dead after knife attacks: Israeli army |
Oct 27 |
Game 1 of World Series delayed after Fox broadcast loses power |
Oct 28 |
US astronauts conclude 7-hour spacewalk, 250 miles above Earth |
Oct 29 |
Phil Collins' fans rejoice: Artist announces end of retirement |
Oct 29 |
US sensors detect Russian submarines near underwater cables |
Oct 29 |
EU Parliament votes to protect Edward Snowden |
Oct 29 |
'Happy Birthday To You' Now In the Public Domain |
Oct 30 |
22 dead as two boats sink in eastern Aegean Sea |
Oct 30 |
27 dead, scores injured after fire breaks out at Romanian nightclub |
Oct 31 |
Russian passenger plane crashes in Sinai with 224 people on board |
Oct 31 |
World Series: Mets pick up must-win victory over Royals, win 9-3 |
Oct 31 |
Rugby World Cup 2015: All Blacks overcome Wallabies to make history |
Nov 1 |
World Series: Kansas City Royals steal Game 4 from New York Mets |
Nov 1 |
Halloween asteroid resembling skull narrowly misses Earth |
Nov 1 |
Breeders' Cup: American Pharoah bids farewell with dominant victory |
Nov 1 |
US Navy finds wreckage believed to be missing cargo ship El Faro |
Nov 2 |
International Space Station celebrates 15 years of human life in space |
Nov 3 |
Overcrowded bus tilts, plunges down a hill in Nepal; at least 30 killed |
Nov 3 |
Michelle Payne becomes first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup |
Nov 3 |
9-year-old shot to death in Chicago alley |
Nov 4 |
At least 10 killed in Pakistan building collapse |
Nov 4 |
South Sudan plane crash kills 15; baby among 3 survivors |
Nov 4 |
Ancient Greek fort of Acra found in Jerusalem, archaeologists say |
Nov 4 |
France lifts ban on gay men as blood donors |
Nov 4 |
Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister |
Nov 5 |
World's first figure-8 ferris wheel opens in Macau |
Nov 5 |
George Barris, Batmobile creator and 'King of the Kustomizers,' dies at 89 |
Nov 6 |
Mormon church labels same-sex couples apostates |
Nov 7 |
Magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocks Chile |
Nov 7 |
Leaders of China and Taiwan hold first talks since bitter 1949 split |
Nov 8 |
John Lennon's 'lost' acoustic guitar sells for $2.4 million |
Nov 8 |
Polls open in Myanmar's freest elections in decades |
Nov 8 |
Sinkhole in Mississippi swallows over a dozen cars |
Nov 12 |
Red Cross: At least 37 killed, 180 hurt in southern Beirut suicide bombings |
Nov 12 |
ISIS threatens Russia in new video |
Nov 13 |
7.0 quake strikes off shores of Japan |
Nov 13 |
Wave of violent attacks hits Paris; dozens killed |
Nov 14 |
Paris attacks: Horror as terror strikes France again, killing 132 people |
Nov 14 |
US airstrike in Libya kills ISIS leader |
Nov 15 |
Ronda Rousey knocked out by Holly Holm in huge UFC upset |
Nov 15 |
10 killed after French high-speed train derails and crashes into canal |
Nov 16 |
French jets bomb Syria in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa |
Nov 17 |
Russia bombards Raqqa, ISIS headquarters in Syria |
Nov 17 |
Charlie Sheen says he is HIV-positive |
Nov 17 |
Russia offers $50 million reward in Sinai jet crash case |
Nov 17 |
Charlie Sheen says he is HIV-positive |
Nov 18 |
ISIS claims they used soda can bomb in Metrojet crash |
Nov 19 |
Beijing vows justice as ISIS kills Chinese, Norwegian hostages |
Nov 19 |
ISIS video threatens New York City |
Nov 19 |
Beijing vows justice as ISIS kills Chinese, Norwegian hostages |
Nov 19 |
Richie McCaw: All Blacks great retires after record 148 caps |
Nov 20 |
Convicted Israel spy Jonathan Pollard being released after 30 years |
Nov 20 |
American student among 3 killed in West Bank assault |
Nov 21 |
Cameroon: At least 6 killed in suspected Boko Haram suicide bombings |
Nov 23 |
7 dead after helicopter crashes in Kashmir on way back from Hindu shrine |
Nov 23 |
Suicide bombing in Nigeria kills 8 |
Nov 24 |
Drunk Russian sailor crashes 7000-ton ship into Scotland -- at full speed |
Nov 25 |
Chicago protesters march, block streets after police release shooting video |
Nov 25 |
Russia warns of 'serious consequences' after Turkey downs warplane |
Nov 28 |
21 killed in Nigeria suicide attack |
Nov 29 |
NSA ends bulk phone data collection |
Nov 29 |
11 killed in two Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon |
Nov 29 |
Davis Cup final: Andy Murray clinches title for Great Britain |
Nov 30 |
Ghostly ships filled with dead bodies arrive on Japan's shores |
Nov 30 |
NBA star Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers announces he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season. |
Dec 1 |
US Marine found guilty of killing transgender woman in Philippines |
Dec 2 |
NATO formally invites Montenegro to join alliance, irking Russia |
Dec 2 |
Sandra Bullock adopts daughter Laila |
Dec 3 |
Swiss police arrest FIFA officials suspected of taking millions in bribes |
Dec 4 |
12 dead, five hurt, in Molotov cocktail attack on Egyptian nightclub |
Dec 4 |
China pledges $60 billion in funding support to Africa |
Dec 5 |
NASA releases clearest images of Pluto world might see for decades |
Dec 5 |
3 stabbed at London tube station in terror attack, police say |
Dec 6 |
One dead, 29 missing in Azerbaijan oil explosion |
Dec 7 |
7.2-magnitude earthquake rattles Tajikistan |
Dec 7 |
Venezuela's opposition party wins parliament |
Dec 9 |
TIME names German leader Angela Merkel its Person of the Year |
Dec 11 |
4 dead in California medical helicopter crash |
Dec 11 |
US-led coalition says it killed ISIS finance minister in Iraq |
Dec 11 |
Honduras national soccer player Arnold Peralta shot dead at shopping mall |
Dec 12 |
Polls open in Saudi Arabia, first time women allowed to vote |
Dec 12 |
At least 87 killed in latest Burundi violence |
Dec 12 |
Heisman Trophy: Alabama running back Derrick Henry wins 2015 award |
Dec 13 |
First women elected to office in Saudi Arabia |
Dec 13 |
Explosion at bus stop kills 12 people in Pakistan |
Dec 13 |
Fire kills 23 people at Russian psychiatric hospital |
Dec 13 |
At least 87 killed in latest Burundi violence |
Dec 13 |
Russia fires on Turkish ship to 'avoid collision' in Aegean Sea |
Dec 14 |
Bus plunges from bridge in Argentina; 41 dead |
Dec 14 |
Dazzling new airplane patent offers seats on top of aircraft |
Dec 14 |
More than 700000 evacuated as Typhoon Melor batters Philippines |
Dec 14 |
Bus plunges from bridge in Argentina; 43 dead |
Dec 14 |
Plumber sues dealership for $1 million after truck ends up with terrorists |
Dec 14 |
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will not reinstate Pete Rose |
Dec 16 |
North Korea sentences Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim to life in prison |
Dec 17 |
Wolf 1061 exoplanet: 'Super-Earth' discovered only 14 light-years away |
Dec 18 |
Mother Teresa to become a saint; Pope Francis recognizes second miracle |
Dec 18 |
All schools shut down in a Virginia county over Islam homework assignment |
Dec 18 |
UN to officially recognize Yom Kippur in 2016 |
Dec 19 |
Turkey to withdraw troops from Iraq |
Dec 20 |
Man arrested after jumping fence, entering Treasury Building |
Dec 20 |
Wrong contestant crowned at Miss Universe 2015 |
Dec 20 |
Las Vegas Strip blocked off after car mows down pedestrians |
Dec 20 |
Steve Harvey mistakenly crowns the wrong Miss Universe 2015 |
Dec 20 |
Dozens missing after landslide in south China |
Dec 21 |
Motorcycle bomb kills 6 NATO service members |
Dec 21 |
Grand jury decides against indictments in Sandra Bland case |
Dec 21 |
FDA lifts lifetime ban on gay men donating blood |
Dec 21 |
Hezbollah vows revenge on Israel after death of senior militant Samir Kuntar |
Dec 21 |
Iranians hacked into New York dam |
Dec 22 |
Number of refugees reaching Europe this year passes 1 million |
Dec 22 |
NY cop, female Air Force major among 6 US troops killed in Afghan attack |
Dec 23 |
At least 30 injured in explosion in Cardenas, Mexico |
Dec 24 |
At least 25 killed in hospital fire in Jazan, Saudi Arabia |
Dec 24 |
Former American hostages in Iran will receive compensation |
Dec 24 |
NORAD's Santa Tracker started with a typo 60 years ago |
Dec 25 |
Pope calls for peace in Holy Land, end to other conflicts |
Dec 25 |
Oops! British astronaut Tim Peake phones wrong number from space |
Dec 25 |
Top Syrian rebel leader killed in air strike |
Dec 25 |
Bill Clinton's first home damaged in suspected arson |
Dec 26 |
BIFF attacks farming town in Sultan Kudarat; 9 killed |
Dec 26 |
French journalist Ursula Gauthier kicked out of China for slamming Beijing's Uyghur policy |
Dec 26 |
First Christmas full moon in nearly 40 years seen worldwide |
Dec 27 |
Floods displace more than 150000 in South America |
Dec 27 |
8 people killed when severe storms, tornadoes hit Dallas area |
Dec 27 |
Tourist destination Siargao island hit by 5.2 magnitude earthquake |
Dec 27 |
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher donate $1 million to support Syria victims |
Dec 28 |
Iraq military retakes Ramadi |
Dec 28 |
South Korea and Japan reach deal on 'comfort women' |
Dec 28 |
Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria leave 22 dead |
Dec 29 |
Fugitive 'affluenza' teen captured in Mexico |
Dec 29 |
Blast kills 14 people; Pakistani Taliban faction claims responsibility |
Dec 30 |
Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault |
Dec 30 |
Guns N' Roses to reunite for Coachella, possible stadium tour |
Dec 31 |
Fire at downtown Dubai's highrise Address hotel |
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