Revolts, massacres and attacks186
- Charlie Hebdo shootingAttacks
- Germanwings Flight 9525Murders
- Metrojet Flight 9268Attacks
- 2015 Ankara bombingsAttacks
- 2015 Bamako hotel attackAttacks
- 2015 San Bernardino shootingAttacks
- 2015 Sousse attackMurders
- 2015 Bangkok bombingAttacks
- 2015 Beirut bombingsAttacks
- 2015 Charleston, South Carolina shootingAttacks
- Bardo National Museum attackMurders
- 2015 Copenhagen shootingsAttacks
- Garissa University College attackAttacks
- 2015 Suruç bombingAttacks
- murders of Alison Parker and Adam WardMurders
- Kuwait mosque bombingMurders
- 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in LibyaMassacres
- protests against Donald TrumpRevolts & coups
- 2015 Baga massacreMassacres
- 2015 Sana'a mosque bombingsAttacks
- Umpqua Community College shootingMurders
- 2015 Baltimore protestsRevolts & coups
- assassination of Boris NemtsovAttacks
- 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- Gyumri massacreMassacres
- murder of Dee Dee BlanchardMurders
- 2015 bombing of Médecins Sans Frontières hospitalAttacks
- January 2015 Île-de-France attacksAttacks
- Porte de Vincennes siegeAttacks
- Uherský Brod shootingAttacks
- death of Freddie GrayMurders
- 2015 Chapel Hill shootingAttacks
- 2015 Burundian coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- 2015 Moldovan protests2015–2016 · Revolts & coups
- 2015 Chattanooga shootingsAttacks
- 2015 Kharkiv bombingAttacks
- Donetsk bus shelling incidentAttacks
- 2015 Istanbul suicide bombingAttacks
- 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombingAttacks
- Bloody FridayAttacks
+146 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges120
- Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil warWars & conflicts
- Battle of DebaltseveBattles
- Islamic State–Taliban conflictWars & conflicts
- Battle of MarinkaBattles
- Battle of KunduzBattles
- January 2015 Mariupol rocket attackWars & conflicts
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina FasoWars & conflicts
- Ngogo chimpanzee warWars & conflicts
- Opération SentinelleWars & conflicts
- Palmyra OffensiveBattles
- Second Battle of TikritWars & conflicts
- Al-Hawl OffensiveWars & conflicts
- 2015 Zaria MassacreWars & conflicts
- 2015–2016 wave of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict2015–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflictWars & conflicts
- 2015–2016 Latakia offensiveBattles
- Second Battle of IdlibBattles
- War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)2015–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Al-Hasakah offensiveBattles
- Battle of HasakahBattles
- Tishrin Dam offensiveBattles
- 2015 Jisr al-Shughur offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of BosraBattles
- Battle of RamadiBattles
- Operation Decisive StormWars & conflicts
- Shyrokyne standoffWars & conflicts
- Tell Abyad offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2015 Mamasapano clashWars & conflicts
- Al-Hasakah offensiveBattles
- Battle of Aden (2015)Battles
- Battle of Al-Shaykh MaskinBattles
- Battle of DamasakBattles
- Battle of LeegoBattles
- Battle of SarrinBattles
- Battle of SarrinBattles
- Battle of Sirte (2015)Battles
- Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)Battles
- 2015 Fotokol attackBattles
- Battle of Aden AirportBattles
- Battle of Al MukallaBattles
+80 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires102
- TransAsia Airways Flight 235Accidents
- 2015 Tianjin explosionsAccidents
- Mecca crane collapseAccidents
- Villa Castelli helicopter collisionAccidents
- Colectiv nightclub fireFires & explosions
- Trigana Air Service Flight 267Accidents
- 2015 Indonesia Hercules C-130 crashAccidents
- Bento Rodrigues dam disasterAccidents
- 2015 Shoreham Airshow crashAccidents
- Delta Air Lines Flight 1086Accidents
- 2015 Juba plane crashAccidents
- 2015 Syrian Air Force An-26 crashAccidents
- British Airways Flight 2276Fires & explosions
- 2015 Philadelphia train derailmentAccidents
- Puisseguin road crashAccidents
- Seville A400M crashAccidents
- Eckwersheim derailmentAccidents
- 2015 Accra explosionFires & explosions
- 2015 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crashAccidents
- 2015 Senegal mid-air collisionAccidents
- Execuflight Flight 1526Accidents
- 2015 Hellenic Air Force F-16 Los Llanos Air Base crashAccidents
- 2015 New Taipei water park explosionAccidents
- Petlawad ExplosionAccidents
- 2015 Baku residence building fireFires & explosions
- 2015 Moncks Corner mid-air collisionAccidents
- Aviastar Flight 7503Accidents
- Dynamic Airways Flight 405Accidents
- Harda twin train derailmentAccidents
- 2015 Blackbushe Airport crashAccidents
- 2015 Kazan Shopping Center fireFires & explosions
- 2015 Uttar Pradesh train accidentAccidents
- Fire in the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of SciencesFires & explosions
- Gunashli Platform No.10 fireFires & explosions
- Kentex slipper factory fireFires & explosions
- MT Orkim Harmony hijackingAccidents
- 2015 Červený Kameň mid-air collisionAccidents
- 2015 Eglin Air Force Base helicopter crashAccidents
- 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spillAccidents
- 2015 Services Air Airbus A310 crashAccidents
+62 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters40
- April 2015 Nepal earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Hindu Kush earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Illapel earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic2015–2016 · Natural disasters
- 2015 Tbilisi floodNatural disasters
- May 2015 Nepal earthquakeNatural disasters
- Tropical Storm ErikaNatural disasters
- 2015 Sabah earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Mount Everest avalanchesNatural disasters
- Typhoon KoppuNatural disasters
- 2015 El Cambray Dos landslideNatural disasters
- 2015 Shenzhen landslideNatural disasters
- Hpakant jade mine disasterNatural disasters
- 2015 Accra floodsNatural disasters
- 2015 Colombian landslideNatural disasters
- 2015 Russian wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2015 Afghanistan avalancheNatural disasters
- Typhoon NangkaNatural disasters
- 2015 Tajikistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- Typhoon GoniNatural disasters
- Typhoon DolphinNatural disasters
- 2015 Gujarat floodNatural disasters
- 2015 South Kivu earthquakeNatural disasters
- December 2015 Hindu Kush earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 tornado in Sonnac, FranceNatural disasters
- July 2015 Gujarat floodNatural disasters
- Okanogan Complex fireNatural disasters
- Rough FireNatural disasters
- 2015 Badakhshan landslidesNatural disasters
- 2015 Kuchinoerabu eruptionNatural disasters
- 2015 Longyearbyen avalancheNatural disasters
- 2015 Louisiana floodsNatural disasters
- 2015 Lower Navarre earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Ossa de Montiel earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Pakistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Sorong EarthquakeNatural disasters
- Terremoto de Salta de 2015Natural disasters
- 2015 Aspen earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 East Providence earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2015 Mislata earthquakeNatural disasters
Treaties, councils and politics4
- Paris AgreementTreaties
- Minsk II2015–2022 · Treaties
- 2015–2018 Burundian unrestPolitics
- Skhirat agreementTreaties
Already under way in 201581
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Donbas2014–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Western African Ebola virus epidemic2013–2016 · Natural disasters
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Libyan Civil War2014–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Aleppo2012–2016 · Battles
- Iraqi Civil War of 2014–20172014–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Kobanî2014–2015 · Battles
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- Operation Inherent Resolve2014–2026 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 201517
- Siege of Kobanî2014–2015 · Battles
- Second Battle of Donetsk Airport2014–2015 · Battles
- Houthi takeover in Yemen2014–2015 · Revolts & coups
- Insurgency in Ingushetia2007–2015 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Sana'a (2014)2014–2015 · Battles
- Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict1976–2015 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Baiji2014–2015 · Battles
- Operation Unicorn2002–2015 · Wars & conflicts
- Quneitra Governorate clashes (2012–2014)2012–2015 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase2012–2015 · Sieges
Founded or built in 2015137
- Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseums & galleries
- AmaravatiSettlements
- 432 Park AvenueBuildings
- OKOBuildings
- EurasiaBuildings
- Cabo GirãoCoast & islands
- Chongqing World Financial CenterBuildings
- Philharmonie de ParisBuildings
- Tour IncityBuildings
- Buddha Dordenma statueMonuments
- First Xi–Ma MeetingMountains
- Fortune CenterBuildings
- Forum 66Buildings
- International Conference CentreBuildings
- La Constitución de 1812 BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Nanjing International Youth Cultural CentreBuildings
- UAE Presidential PalaceBuildings
- Greenland Puli CenterTowers
- Iset TowerBuildings
- MedinyàSettlements
- Neak Loeung BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Strojarska Business CenterBuildings
- ADNOC HeadquartersTowers
- Dhyana Buddha statueMonuments
- Diwang International Fortune CenterBuildings
- Gama TowerBuildings
- General Stefan "Grot" Rowecki BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Hon Kwok City CenterBuildings
- Klovski Descent 7ABuildings
- Raio PalaceMonuments
+107 more, on the globe.
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