2015
Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
Luther Dean "Ticky" Burden was an American NBA and ABA basketball player.
Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
The 2010s
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2015
Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (born 1942)
Ernesto "Boy" Falar Herrera was a Senator of the Philippines and congressman for Bohol's 1st district. He was a trade union leader, an advocate of law and order, and a legislator i…
Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (born 1942)
2015
Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (born 1931)
Boris Kristančič was a Slovenian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (born 1931)
2015
Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929)
Ranko Žeravica was a Serbian professional basketball coach. With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the senior Yugoslav national team, during t…
Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929)
2015
Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (born 1944)
Melvin Joe Daniels was an American professional basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Minnesota Muskies, Indiana Pacers, and Memphis Sou…
Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (born 1944)
2015
Al Molinaro, American actor (born 1919)
Albert Francis Molinaro was an American actor. He played Al Delvecchio on Happy Days and Officer Murray Greshler on The Odd Couple. He also appeared in many television commercials,…
Al Molinaro, American actor (born 1919)
2015
Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish boxer (born 1974)
Sinan Şamil Sam was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU, WBC international and WBC Mediterranean titles in the heavyweight division. A…
Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish boxer (born 1974)
2015
A corroded pipeline near Refugio State Beach, California, spilled 142,800 gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto the
Refugio State Beach is a protected state beach park in California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Santa Barbara. One of three state parks along the Gaviota C…
A corroded pipeline near Refugio State Beach, California, spilled 142,800 gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto the
2015
Norm Siebern, American baseball player and scout (born 1933)
Norman Leroy Siebern was an American professional baseball player and scout. He appeared in 1,406 games over a 12-year career in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left f…
Norm Siebern, American baseball player and scout (born 1933)
2015
Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police De
On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., a 25-year-old African-American, was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department for possession of a knife. While in police custody, Gray…
Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police De
2015
Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on Satur…
Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7
2015
The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8
The Bali Nine were a group of nine Australians convicted for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin out of Indonesia in April 2005. The heroin was valued at around A$4 mill…
The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8
2015
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured)
The Parliament of Malta is the constitutional legislative body in Malta, located in Valletta. The parliament is unicameral, with a democratically elected House of Representatives a…
The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured)
2015
Ignition of corn starch caused a dust fire at a water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring mo
Cornflour, corn starch, cornstarch, or maize starch is the starch powder derived from corn (maize) grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm of the kernel. It was developed …
Ignition of corn starch caused a dust fire at a water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring mo
2015
Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
Thalys was a brand name used for high-speed train services between Paris Gare du Nord and both Amsterdam Centraal and German cities in the Rhein-Ruhr, including Aachen, Cologne, Dü…
Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.
2015
An explosion involving illegally stored mining detonators in Petlawad, India, killed 104 people and injured more than…
On the morning of 12 September 2015, an explosion in the town of Petlawad of the Jhabua district in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India killed 104 people. The cause of the explosi…
An explosion involving illegally stored mining detonators in Petlawad, India, killed 104 people and injured more than…
2015
An earthquake in Nepal killed 218 people and injured more than 3,500 others
A major earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 pm local time with a moment magnitude of 7.2–7.3, 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Kodari. The epicenter was on the b…
An earthquake in Nepal killed 218 people and injured more than 3,500 others
2015
A train derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200 others in Philadelphia
On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train from Washington, D.C., bound for New York City derailed and wrecked on the Northeast Corridor near the Kensington neighborhood o…
A train derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200 others in Philadelphia
2015
Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnation…
Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra
2015
The river cruise ship Dongfang zhi Xing capsized in the Yangtze, resulting in 442 deaths in China's worst peacetime mari
MV Dongfang zhi Xing was a river cruise ship that operated in the Three Gorges region of inland China. On the night of 1 June 2015, the ship was traveling on the Yangtze River when…
The river cruise ship Dongfang zhi Xing capsized in the Yangtze, resulting in 442 deaths in China's worst peacetime mari
2015
A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Car
White supremacy is the belief that white people are superior to those of other races. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any power and privilege held by white peop…
A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Car
2015
The U
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The U
2015
An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing
The Indonesian Air Force is the aerial branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. The Indonesian Air Force is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, and is headed by the Chief o…
An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing
2015
A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed…
The Suruç bombing was a suicide attack by the Turkish sect of Islamic State named Dokumacılar against Turkish leftists that took place in the Suruç district of Şanlıurfa Province i…
A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed…