2015 in Europe

none This is a list of 2015 events that occurred in Europe. Incumbents Albania 2015 in Albania Albania Andorra 2015 in Andorra Andorra Azerbaijan 2015 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Belarus 2015 in Belarus Belarus Belgium 2015 in Belgium Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria 2015 in Bulgaria Bulgaria Croatia 2015 in Croatia Croatia Czech Republic 2015 in the Czech Republic Czech Republic Cyprus 2015 in Cyprus Cyprus Denmark 2015 in Denmark Denmark Estonia 2015 in Estonia Estonia European Union President of the European Commission: Jean-Claude Juncker President of the Parliament: Martin Schulz President of the European Council: Donald Tusk Presidency of the Council of the EU: Latvia (January–July) Luxembourg (July–December) Finland 2015 in Finland Finland France 2015 in France France Germany 2015 in Germany Germany Georgia 2015 in Georgia (country) Georgia Greece 2015 in Greece Greece Hungary 2015 in Hungary Hungary Iceland 2015 in Iceland Iceland Ireland 2015 in Ireland Ireland Italy 2015 in Italy Italy Latvia 2015 in Latvia Latvia Liechtenstein 2015 in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lithuania 2015 in Lithuania Lithuania Luxembourg 2015 in Luxembourg Luxembourg Malta 2015 in Malta Malta Moldova 2015 in Moldova Moldova Monaco 2015 in Monaco Monaco Montenegro 2015 in Montenegro Montenegro Netherlands 2015 in the Netherlands Netherlands North Macedonia 2015 in North Macedonia North Macedonia Norway 2015 in Norway Norway Poland 2015 in Poland Poland Portugal 2015 in Portugal Portugal Romania 2015 in Romania Romania Russia 2015 in Russia Russia San Marino 2015 in San Marino San Marino Serbia 2015 in Serbia Serbia Slovakia 2015 in Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia 2015 in Slovenia Slovenia Spain 2015 in Spain Spain Sweden 2015 in Sweden Sweden Switzerland 2015 in Switzerland Switzerland Turkey 2015 in Turkey Turkey Ukraine 2015 in Ukraine Ukraine United Kingdom 2015 in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Vatican City 2015 in Vatican City Vatican City Events January thumb|upright=1.0|Journalists and law enforcers on Rue Nicolas-Appert, Paris, a few hours after the Charlie Hebdo shooting thumb|upright=1.0|Republican March in Paris, on 11 January 1 January Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. https://money.cnn.com/2014/12/31/news/economy/lithuania-europe-euro/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150102003938/http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/31/news/economy/lithuania-europe-euro/ dead January 2, 2015 Eurozone's newest member: Lithuania 1 January 2015 CNN Petroff Alanna The Eurasian Economic Union between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia comes into effect. http://www.novinite.com/articles/165734/Eurasian+Economic+Union+Starts+Functioning Eurasian Economic Union Starts Functioning 1 January 2015 Novinite.com 3 January – The Islamic-rooted government of Turkey authorizes the building of the first church in the country since 1923. http://www.dw.de/turkey-allows-first-new-christian-church-since-1923/a-18168995 Turkey allows first new Christian church since 1923 3 January 2015 Deutsche Welle 4 January – Eight people are presumed dead after the Cyprus-flagged cargo ship MV Cemfjord capsizes off the northern coast of Scotland. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/550177/Capsized-ship-sinks-off-Scottish-coast-as-search-for-missing-crew-is-suspended Crew of cargo ship sunk off Scottish coast presumed dead as search called off 4 January 2015 Daily Express Rawle Tom http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ship-sinks-scotland-8-crew-members-presumed-dead-article-1.2065612 All 8 crew members of cargo ship presumed dead after vessel capsizes in Scotland 4 January 2015 New York Daily News Silverstein Jason 7 January – Gunmen attack the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring eleven. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30710883 Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12 7 January 2015 BBC News https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/07/satirical-french-magazine-charlie-hebdo-attacked-by-gunmen Satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo attacked by gunmen 7 January 2015 The Guardian Willsher Kim https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11330484/Paris-shooting-at-Charlie-Hebdo-office-how-terrorist-attack-unfolded.html Paris shooting at Charlie Hebdo office: how terrorist attack unfolded 7 January 2015 The Telegraph Rayner Gordon 9 January – A member of the Islamic State attacks a Hypercacher kosher supermarket at Porte de Vincennes, Paris, killing four people and taking several hostages. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/09/paris-hostage-supermarket/21489449/ Gunman killed, 4 others dead at Paris market 9 January 2015 USA Today Hjelmgaard Kim Vidon Mary Lackey Katharine https://abcnews.go.com/International/charlie-hebdo-attack-suspects-dead-hostage-safe-french/story?id=28105639 Paris Terror Attack: 4 Hostages Killed Before Police Staged Final Assault 9 January 2015 ABC News 11 January More than 3.7 million people, among them 60 heads of states and governments, march in France to condemn recent terrorist attacks in Paris. https://mashable.com/2015/01/11/world-leaders-join-massive-unity-rally-in-paris/ More than 3.7 million march in France to condemn Paris attacks 11 January 2015 Mashable Chester Tim Franceschi-Bicchierai Lorenzo https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/world-leaders-gather-for-freedom-march-in-paris-as-million-expected-at-rally-9970512.html Paris march: Global leaders join 'unprecedented' rally in largest demonstration in history of France 11 January 2015 The Independent Lichfield John Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović becomes the first female President of Croatia. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30765822 Grabar-Kitarovic elected Croatia's first woman president 12 January 2015 BBC News 13 January – A shell hits a bus in eastern Ukraine, killing 12 civilians and wounding 18 more. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30798426 Ukraine conflict: Shell hits bus 'killing 12' in Buhas 13 January 2015 BBC News 14 January – Giorgio Napolitano, the longest-serving President of Italy, resigns due to age. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-13/italy-president-napolitano-poised-to-resign-in-dilemma-for-renzi.html Italy's President Leaves Renzi Down One Ally by Resigning 14 January 2015 Bloomberg Vasarri Chiara Totaro Lorenzo https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/giorgio-napolitano-resigns-italian-politics-bids-farewell-to-the-president-who-gave-silvio-berlusconi-the-boot-9976068.html Giorgio Napolitano resigns: Italian politics bids farewell to the President who gave Silvio Berlusconi the boot 13 January 2015 The Independent Day Michael 15 January – Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the franc's value relative to euro, causing a turmoil in international financial markets. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-30829917 Swiss franc soars as Switzerland abandons euro cap 15 January 2015 BBC News https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-snb-cap-idUSKBN0KO0XK20150115 Swiss central bank stuns market with policy U-turn 15 January 2015 Reuters Baghdjian Alice Koltrowitz Silke January – The Hungarian town Mayor of Ásotthalom László Toroczkai calls for a Hungarian border barrier in the south of the country, to deal with the growing 2015 migrant crisis.origo.hu - Kerítést építene a határon Toroczkai - Viktória Serdült - 23 January, 2015, 13:34origo.hu - Toroczkai: Az illegális migráció ma a legnagyobb fenyegetés - Tibor Lengyel - June 9, 2015, 14:20 24 January – At least 29 civilians are killed and 102 injured in a mortar attack on Mariupol, Ukraine. https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/shelling-in-mariupol-10-civilians-killed-46-wounded-378287.html Shelling in Mariupol: 29 people killed, 102 wounded 24 January 2015 Kyiv Post Verstyuk Ivan 25 January – The Coalition of the Radical Left wins a plurality of seats in the Greek legislative election and forms a coalition government with the Independent Greeks. https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/01/greeces-election Greece's election: Syriza wins 25 January 2015 The Economist https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30975437 Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election 25 January 2015 BBC News https://www.wsj.com/articles/syriza-win-in-greek-election-sets-up-new-europe-clash-1422168982 Syriza Win in Greek Election Sets Up New Europe Clash 26 January 2015 The Wall Street Journal Forelle Charles Stamouli Nektaria 26 January – An F-16 jet belonging to the Hellenic Air Force crashes at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, during a NATO exercise, killing ten people and injuring 21. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/26/spain-f16-fighter-jet-crash-albacete Greek fighter-jet crash in Spain leaves at least 10 dead 26 January 2015 The Guardian https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-crash-nato-idUSKBN0KZ21320150126 Eight French, two Greeks killed in NATO plane crash in Spain 26 January 2015 Reuters 27 January – 92 policemen are injured and 180 protesters arrested as anti-government demonstrations in Pristina turn violent. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31007773 Kosovo police clash with crowd at protest over minister 27 January 2015 BBC News https://news.yahoo.com/37-injured-kosovo-protest-against-serbs-savages-jibe-202150014.html 80 injured in Kosovo riot over jibe by ethnic Serb minister 27 January 2015 Yahoo! News 31 January – Italy's parliament elects constitutional court judge Sergio Mattarella as the country's president. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-president-vote-idUSKBN0L40DA20150131 Italy elects senior judge Sergio Mattarella as president 31 January 2015 Reuters Scherer Steve Biondi Paolo https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31073998 Italy MPs elect judge Sergio Mattarella as president 31 January 2015 BBC News February thumb|upright=1.0|Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Petro Poroshenko taking part in the talks on a settlement to the War in Donbas thumb|upright=1.0|March in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, 1 March 12 February – The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany reach a ceasefire deal after 17 hours of talks in Minsk, Belarus, on the War in Donbas. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31435812 Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap 12 February 2015 BBC News https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/12/ukraine-crisis-reports-emerge-of-agreement-in-minsk-talks Ukraine ceasefire deal agreed at Minsk talks 12 February 2015 The Guardian Weaver Matthew Luhn Alec https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-talks-cease-fire.html?_r=0 Leaders in Ukraine Talks Announce Cease-Fire Agreement 12 February 2015 The New York Times MacFarquhar Neil 14 February – Two people are killed in shootings at a free-speech seminar and at a synagogue service in Copenhagen. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/14/world/europe/ap-eu-denmark-shots.html?_r=0 2 Deadly Shootings Within Hours in Copenhagen; 5 Wounded 14 February 2015 The New York Times https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/14/europe/denmark-shooting/ Copenhagen attacks: Police kill man during shootout 15 February 2015 CNN Gargiulo Susanne Botelho Greg Almasy Steve 18 February – Conservative Prokopis Pavlopoulos is elected President of Greece. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/11421671/Veteran-conservative-Prokopis-Pavlopoulos-elected-Greek-president.html Veteran conservative Prokopis Pavlopoulos elected Greek president 18 February 2015 The Telegraph http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/18/prokopis-pavlopoulos-is-elected-next-president-of-greece/ Prokopis Pavlopoulos is elected next president of Greece 18 February 2015 Euronews 22 February – Two people are killed and 11 injured in an explosion at a peace rally in Kharkiv, Ukraine. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/ukraine-makes-arrests-after-terror-attack-kills-2-wounds-15-at-kharkiv-euromaidan-memorial-march-live-updates-381532.html Kharkiv bombers were trained in Russia, says Ukraine's Security Service 22 February 2015 Kyiv Post Tucker Maxim 24 February – A Czech gunman opens fire at a restaurant in Uherský Brod, killing eight people. https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/24/europe/czech-shooting/ 8 killed in Czech restaurant shooting, ministry says 24 February 2015 CNN Kottasova Ivana Smith-Spark Laura 27 February – Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061 Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead 28 February 2015 BBC News The murder of former deputy PM is condemned by world leaders https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/27/russian-opposition-politician-boris-nemtsov-shot-dead-moscow-reports World leaders condemn murder of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov 28 February 2015 The Guardian Walker Shaun Johnston Chris and sparks protests in Russia. https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/28/europe/russian-politician-killed/ Crowds mourn killing of Boris Nemtsov, outspoken Putin critic 28 February 2015 CNN Pleitgen Frederik Eshchenko Alla Smith-Park Laura March 1 March – The Estonian Reform Party, led by Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, wins the country's parliamentary election. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31681293 Estonia's ruling Reform Party wins election victory 2 March 2015 BBC News 4 March – 33 people are killed and 14 injured following an explosion at Zasyadko coal mine in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31725243 Ukraine gas blast 'kills 33' at Zasyadko coal mine 4 March 2015 BBC News 12 March Iceland formally withdraws its candidacy to the European Union, filed in 2009 and frozen since 2013. http://www.dw.de/iceland-withdraws-eu-accession-bid/a-18313183 Iceland withdraws EU accession bid 12 March 2015 Deutsche Welle https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/iceland-drops-european-union-membership-bid Iceland drops EU membership bid: 'interests better served outside' union 12 March 2015 The Guardian The move is met with protests from civil society. https://www.reuters.com/article/iceland-eu-idUSL2N0WH06T20150315 Iceland government move to reject EU talks sparks protest 15 March 2015 Reuters Sigurdardottir Ragnhildur 30 people are feared dead and 40 more injured after a shopping center in Kazan collapses in a fire.2015-03-12 Russian mall inferno, collapse leaves 30 presumed dead https://www.nydailynews.com/2015/03/12/russian-mall-inferno-collapse-leaves-30-presumed-dead/ 2025-11-23 New York Daily News en-US 20 March – A solar eclipse is visible across much of Europe, with totality over the Faroe Islands and Svalbard. 24 March – Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-crash-airbus-lufthansa-idUSKBN0MK0ZP20150324 Germanwings Airbus crashes in French Alps, 150 feared dead 24 March 2015 Reuters Rosnoblet Jean-Francois https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32030270 Germanwings airliner 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps 24 March 2015 BBC News https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11491587/Airbus-A320-crashes-in-French-Alps-with-148-people-on-board-live.html Germanwings Airbus A320 crashes in French Alps with 150 people on board: latest 24 March 2015 The Telegraph Marszal Andrew https://www.wsj.com/articles/germanwings-a320-plane-crashes-in-southern-france-1427195298 Germanwings Passenger Plane Crashes in French Alps 24 March 2015 The Wall Street Journal Horobin William Wall Robert April thumb|upright=1.0|Satellite view of wildfires in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai 1 April – The Russian-flagged fishing trawler Dalniy Vostok sinks off the Kamchatka Peninsula, with 57 confirmed dead and 12 missing. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32157040 Russian trawler sinks off Kamchatka with 54 dead 2 April 2015 BBC News http://news.sky.com/story/1457212/at-least-54-dead-as-russian-trawler-sinks At Least 54 Dead As Russian Trawler Sinks 2 April 2015 Sky News 12–14 April – A series of wildfires in Southern Siberia kill 29 people and leave thousands homeless.Huge Siberia wildfires kill 26 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/469210/news/world/huge-siberia-wildfires-kill-26 14 April 2015 Agence France-Presse Anna Smolchenko 14 April 2015 http://tass.ru/en/russia/789492 Siberian farmers lose $11.9 million due to fires — Russia’s agriculture ministry 15 April 2015 TASS 14 April – Up to 400 illegal migrants from Libya drown after their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/400-drowned-libya-italy-migrant-boat-capsizes Hundreds of migrants believed to have drowned off Libya after boat capsizes 15 April 2015 The Guardian Gayle Damien 19 April – As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea.Denti Antonio 19 April 2015 Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-idUSKBN0NA07020150419 limited Reuters https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32371348 Mediterranean migrants: Hundreds feared dead after boat capsizes 19 April 2015 BBC News 24 April – 14 migrants believed to be from Afghanistan and Somalia are hit by a train and killed while walking along railway tracks in Macedonia.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/24/several-migrants-hit-by-train-killed-central-macedonia 14 migrants killed by train while walking on tracks in Macedonia – police The Guardian 24 April 2015https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macedonia-migrants-idUSKBN0NF0JD20150424 Fourteen migrants killed in Macedonia, hit by train in gorge Reuters Teofilovski Ognen 24 April 2015 May thumb|upright=1.0|Riots in Milan after Expo 2015 opening ceremony 1 May – Expo 2015 opens in Milan, with 145 countries participating. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32546961 Milan Expo: Italy opens major 'feeding the planet' fair 1 May 2015 BBC News Widespread rioting occurs in Milan as students protesting overspending clash with police. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/01/milan-expo-violence-overshadows-opening-day Violence overshadows start of Milan Expo as police and protesters clash 1 May 2015 The Guardian https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-expo-idUSKBN0NM2WD20150501 Italian police battle rioters at start of Milan Expo 1 May 2015 Reuters Rossi Sara 5 May – 38 police officers and one protester are injured in Skopje in opposition-organized protests against conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's government. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/macedonia-38-police-protester-hurt-overnight-clashes-30838146 New Opposition Protests in Macedonia Follow Violent Clashes 6 May 2015 ABC News Testorides Konstantin https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macedonia-government-protests-idUSKBN0NQ2BH20150505 Macedonian protesters demand resignation of cabinet, clash with police 5 May 2015 Reuters 7 May – The UK's Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, wins a majority of seats in the House of Commons. https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32633099 Election results: Conservatives win majority 8 May 2015 BBC News https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/08/europe/uk-general-election/ UK election shock: David Cameron defies polls with clear victory 8 May 2015 CNN Smith-Park Laura Armstrong Paul 10 May – Eight police officers and 14 alleged members of an armed group are killed in fighting in Kumanovo, Macedonia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/macedonia-clashes-leave-eight-police-officers-14-gunmen-dead-1431267177 Macedonia Clashes Leave Eight Police Officers, 14 Gunmen Dead 10 May 2015 The Wall Street Journal https://www.france24.com/en/20150510-several-22-dead-macedonia-police-battle-armed-group-albanians NATO and EU call for calm after deadly Macedonia clashes 11 May 2015 France 24 22 May – Ireland becomes the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by constitutional referendum. https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/23/europe/ireland-referendum-same-sex-marriage/ Ireland votes overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex marriage 24 May 2015 CNN Smith-Park Laura Conlon Kevin Black Phil 23 May – Sweden's Måns Zelmerlöw wins the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest with electro-pop ballad "Heroes". http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/23/live-the-eurovision-2015-final/ Sweden win Eurovision 2015 with ‘Heroes’ 23 May 2015 Euronews https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/may/24/sweden-wins-eurovision-song-contest Sweden defeats Russia to grasp Eurovision song contest victory 24 May 2015 The Guardian Ferguson Euan 24 May – Opposition candidate Andrzej Duda is elected President of Poland. 27 May – Two separate criminal probes result in the arrest of seven FIFA officials and the raid of its headquarters by Swiss police. June thumb|upright=1.0|Tbilisi Zoo after the flood 5 June – Two people are killed and over 100 wounded in explosions at a rally by the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party in Diyarbakır.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/11647886/Turkish-city-rocked-by-explosions-at-pro-Kurdish-party-rally.html Turkish city rocked by explosions at pro-Kurdish party rally The Telegraph Sherlock Ruth Akkoc Urfa and Raziye 5 June 2015 7–8 June – The 41st G7 summit is held in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/07/g7-summit-ukraine-greek-bailout-climate-agenda-bavaria-meeting G7 summit: Greek bailout, Ukraine and climate top agenda for Bavaria meeting The Guardian Wintour Patrick 7 June 2015 14 June – Flooding in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, kills at least 19 people and releases zoo animals into the streets.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/17/europe/georgia-tbilisi-zoo-floods-death/ Escaped zoo tiger kills man in Tbilisi, Georgia CNN Smith-Spark Laura Kadagishvili Eka 17 June 2015 June – the Hungarian cabinet approves construction of a 4 m ft high barrier to stop migrants.Feher Margit Hungary Plans Security Fence on Serbia Border to Keep Out Migrants https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-plans-security-fence-on-serbia-border-to-keep-out-migrants-1434561444 18 August 2015 Wall Street Journal 17 June 2015 18 June – The centre-right opposition bloc led by Venstre wins the Danish general election, even though the Social Democratic party remains Denmark's largest. 20 June – Three people are killed and 43 injured as a man drives his SUV into a crowd in Graz, Austria. 24 June – 25 people are injured and at least 240 arrested in clashes between protesters and law enforcers over proposed electricity price increase in Armenian capital, Yerevan.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/24/armenia-yerevan-protests-electric-prices-russia Armenia protests escalate after police turn on demonstrators The Guardian Luhn Alec 24 June 2015https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/armenia-protest-power-price-hikes-turn-violent-150623140135272.html Armenia protest over power price hikes turns violent Aljazeera 23 June 2015 26 June – A man is decapitated and 12 others injured as a follower of the Islamic State group attacks an Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33284937 France attack: 'Man decapitated' near Lyon BBC News 26 June 2015 July thumb|upright=1.0|Aftermath of the Suruç bombing 1 July – Greece becomes the first advanced economy to miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund. 13 July – At least three people die and 13 others are injured in skirmish in the western Ukrainian town of Mukachevo.November 2020 20 July – A suicide attack targeting activists in the Turkish town of Suruç kills at least 30 people and injures 100 more.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/turkey-syria-explosion-suruc-150720093632908.html Blast kills Kurdish activists in Turkish town Aljazeera Uras Umut 20 July 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33593615 Suruc massacre: At least 30 killed in Turkey border blast BBC News 20 July 2015 22 July – A high-speed train collides with a truck in the eastern Czech Republic, leaving three passengers dead and 17 injured. 24 July – An explosion at a fireworks factory in Modugno, Italy, kills at least seven people.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33657412 Italy fireworks factory blast kills seven - reports BBC News 24 July 2015https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11761582/Italy-fireworks-factory-explosion-kills-at-least-seven.html Italy fireworks factory explosion kills at least seven The Telegraph 24 July 2015 August 5 August – Some 400 migrants are rescued and 25 bodies recovered after a fishing boat carrying an estimated 600 capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/libya-migrant-boat-capsizes-mediterranean-sea-150805140633506.html Hundreds feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya Aljazeera 6 August 2015https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-italy-idUSKCN0QA1N020150805 Migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean, at least 25 dead Reuters Pullella Philip Scherer Steve 5 August 2015 19 August – EU finance ministers formally approve the first tranche of a new €86 billion bailout for Greece after parliaments in member states back the move.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-19/euro-area-agrees-on-bailout-deal-for-greece-eu-commission-says Euro Area Agrees on 86 Billion-Euro Bailout Deal for Greece Bloomberg Christie Rebecca 19 August 2015https://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/assistance_eu_ms/greek_loan_facility/index_en.htm Financial assistance to Greece European Commission 19 August 2015 20 August Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists collide mid-air over western Slovakia, killing seven people.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/slovakia-plane-crash-parachutists-survive-fatal-midair-collision-by-jumping-from-aircraft-10463442.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/slovakia-plane-crash-parachutists-survive-fatal-midair-collision-by-jumping-from-aircraft-10463442.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Slovakia plane crash: Parachutists survive fatal mid-air collision by jumping from aircraft The Independent Withnall Adam 20 August 2015 31 others on board survive by jumping out with their parachutes.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/20/slovakia-planes-crash-collide-midair Two planes carrying parachutists collide over Slovakia The Guardian 20 August 2015 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras submits his resignation and calls for early elections.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11814487/Greece-live-Opposition-parties-seek-to-form-minority-government-after-Tsipras-resigns-and-calls-snap-election.html Opposition seek to form minority government after Tsipras resigns and calls snap election: as it happened The Telegraph Khan Mehreen 20 August 2015https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-greece-resignation-idUSKCN0QP1Q820150820 Tsipras resigns, paving way for snap Greek election Reuters Maltezou Renee Kambas Michele 20 August 2015https://www.wsj.com/articles/greek-prime-minister-alexis-tsipras-expected-to-announce-whether-greece-will-go-to-elections-1440077601 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Resigns, Clearing Way for Elections in Bid to Uphold Bailout Deal The Wall Street Journal Stamouli Nektaria Walker Marcus 20 August 2015 Macedonia declares a state of emergency on its southern and northern borders over a surge in migrants and refugees.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34008867 Macedonia: State of emergency declared over migrants BBC News 20 August 2015 22 August – Eleven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom.https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/23/shoreham-air-show-crash-first-three-victims-named Shoreham airshow crash: 11 feared dead The Guardian Topping Alexandra Siddique Haroon 23 August 2015https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/11818912/Shoreham-air-show-plane-crash-LIVE.html Shoreham Air Show plane crash: Eleven people now feared dead - live updates The Telegraph Boyle Danny Harley Nicola 23 August 2015 27 August – Up to 71 refugees are found dead in the back of a freezer truck in eastern Austria.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/27/migrants-found-dead-inside-lorry-in-austria Police fear as many as 50 migrants dead inside lorry left by Austrian motorway The Guardian Harding Luke 27 August 2015https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/austria-lorry-migrants-eu-refugee-crisis-50-asylumseekers-found-dead-in-a-lorry-10474464.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/austria-lorry-migrants-eu-refugee-crisis-50-asylumseekers-found-dead-in-a-lorry-10474464.html 2022-05-01 subscription live EU migrant crisis: 50 refugees found 'suffocated' in the back of single lorry in Austria, reports The Independent Withnall Adam 27 August 2015 August 31 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes her we can do this statement during the 2015 European migrant crisis. September thumb|Hungary Serbia border barrier thumb|right|National governments' position on 22 September 2015 European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council majority vote to relocate 120,000 refugees from Greece and Italy to other EU countries according to proportional quotas: #8cd19d Yes #ff9000 Opt-out #5cacc4 Abstention #fa3d3f No #D6D6D6 Non-EU state Malta not seen/marked on map September – Hungary builds the Hungarian border barrier fence on its border with Serbia and Croatia. 9 September – Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning British head of state, surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/06/elizabeth-set-to-beat-victorias-record-as-longest-reigning-monarch-in-british-history_n_5777134.html Elizabeth Set To Beat Victoria's Record As Longest Reigning Monarch In British History The Huffington Post 6 September 2015 13 September – At least 34 migrants drown in the Aegean Sea off the coasts of Farmakonissi trying to reach Europe.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/14/babies-and-children-among-34-dead-in-aegean-migrant-boat-sinking Refugee boat sinking: dozens including children drown off Greek island The Guardian 14 September 2015https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/world/europe/greece-migrants-refugees-drown-in-agean.html Dozens of Migrants Drown as Boat Capsizes in Aegean Sea The New York Times Kitsantonis Niki 13 September 2015 15 September – The Hungarian government declares a state of emergency to cope with the influx of refugees, as almost 10,000 people are detained for illegally crossing the border from Serbia.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/hungary-declares-state-emergency-refugee-influx-150915081707010.html Hungary declares state of emergency over refugee influx Aljazeera 15 September 2015 23 September – Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigns after company officials admit widespread rigging of diesel emissions test results. October thumb|upright=1.0|Aftermath of Alpes-Maritimes flash floods 4 October Violent storms and flooding hit south-eastern France, killing at least 20 people with two more missing.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34437228 France floods: 17 dead on Riviera after storms BBC News 4 October 2015https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/04/europe/france-french-riviera-flooding/ Downpours flood parts of French Riviera; at least 20 dead CNN Mullen Jethro 5 October 2015 Portugal's governing centre-right coalition wins the country's general election, which has been widely seen as a referendum on four years of austerity.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34440667 Portugal centre-right wins re-election despite bailout BBC News 5 October 2015https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/04/portugal-election-ruling-centre-right-coalition-headed-for-victory Portugal election: centre-right coalition retains power but could lose majority The Guardian 5 October 2015 10 October At least 97 people are killed and more than 400 others injured in twin bombings at a peace rally in Ankara, Turkey.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/10/middleeast/turkey-ankara-bomb-blast/ At least 95 killed in twin bombings near train station in Turkey's capital CNN Melvin Don 11 October 2015https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/10/turkey-suicide-bomb-killed-in-ankara Turkey terror attack: scores killed in twin Ankara blasts The Guardian Letsch Constanze Khomami Nadia 10 October 2015https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-explosion-idUSKCN0S407020151010 Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital Reuters Toksabay Ece Solaker Gulsen 10 October 2015 250,000 people protest in Berlin against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership accord between the European Union and the United States.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-germany-ttip-protests-idUSKCN0S40L720151010 Hundreds of thousands protest in Berlin against EU-U.S. trade deal Reuters 10 October 2015 11 October – Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected President of Belarus for a fifth term.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34499387 Belarus vote: Lukashenko re-elected president by landslide BBC News 12 October 2015https://www.wsj.com/articles/belarus-president-wins-reelection-exit-poll-says-1444589421 Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Wins Re-Election The Wall Street Journal Marson James 11 October 2015 22 October – A masked man armed with a sword kills a teacher and a student in an attack at a school in Trollhättan, Sweden, before police fatally shoot him.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34602621 Sweden sword attack: Two killed by masked attacker BBC News 22 October 2015https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/22/europe/sweden-sword-attack/ Sword-wielding man kills 2 in Swedish school attack CNN Melvin Don 22 October 2015https://www.thelocal.se/20151022/masked-man-enters-school-with-sword Three dead, two hurt in Swedish school attack The Local 22 October 2015 23 October – At least 43 people are killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck near the French town of Puisseguin.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/libourne-france-bus-crash-live-dozens-dead-after-coach-and-lorry-accident-near-bordeaux-a6705276.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/libourne-france-bus-crash-live-dozens-dead-after-coach-and-lorry-accident-near-bordeaux-a6705276.html 2022-05-01 subscription live France bus crash: At least 43 dead after coach taking pensioners on day trip and lorry collide and burst into flames The Independent Dearden Lizzie 23 October 2015https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-bus-crash-idUSKCN0SH0IQ20151023 At least 43 killed in French bus crash, worst in decades Reuters Duvignau Regis 23 October 2015https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/23/at-least-40-dead-after-bus-crash-in-south-of-france-puisseguin France coach crash: at least 43 dead after collision with truck The Guardian Chrisafis Angelique Elgot Jessica 23 October 2015 30 October – A fire at a nightclub in downtown Bucharest kills 59 people and injures 152 more.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-blast-idUSKCN0SO2UG20151031 Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 155 injured Reuters Radu-Sorin Marinas 31 October 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34684973 Bucharest nightclub fire leaves Romania stunned BBC News 31 October 2015 November 4 November – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his government resign after mass protests over Colectiv nightclub fire.http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/04/romania-s-prime-minister-victor-ponta-to-resign-today-following-protests-over/ Romania: PM Victor Ponta resigns Euronews Sarah Joanne Taylor 4 November 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34720183 Romania PM Ponta resigns over Bucharest nightclub fire BBC News 4 November 2015https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/victor-ponta-resigns-live-romanian-prime-minister-quits-day-after-mass-protests-over-nightclub-fire-a6720486.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/victor-ponta-resigns-live-romanian-prime-minister-quits-day-after-mass-protests-over-nightclub-fire-a6720486.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigns the day after mass protests over nightclub fire The Independent Alexandra Sims 4 November 2015 13 November – Following a World Anti-Doping Agency investigation, the IAAF suspends Russia from all international competition in the sport of athletics.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/13/athletics-governing-bodies-suspend-russia-from-all-competitions Athletics governing body suspends Russia from all competitions The Guardian Owen Gibson 13 November 2015https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/34811896 Athletics doping: Russia provisionally suspended by IAAF BBC News 13 November 2015http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/iaaf-araf-suspended IAAF provisionally suspends Russian Member Federation ARAF IAAF 13 November 2015 13/14 November – At least 130 people are killed in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paris-attack-death-toll_564f3f7ee4b0d4093a57517f Paris Attack Death Toll Rises To 130 The Huffington Post 20 November 2015https://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/20/europe/paris-attacks-at-a-glance/ Paris attacks at a glance: Friday's developments CNN Ed Payne Eliott C. McLaughlin Michael Martinez Don Melvin 21 November 2015http://live.reuters.com/Event/Paris_attacks_2 Paris attacks Reuters 2015-11-22 2015-11-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151113223857/http://live.reuters.com/Event/Paris_attacks_2 dead 21 November – Nearly 2 million people on the Crimean Peninsula are without electricity after two transmission towers in Ukraine were damaged by explosions.http://uatoday.tv/society/high-voltage-electricity-lines-blown-up-near-ukraine-s-crimea-538836.html High-voltage electricity lines blown up near Ukraine's Crimea Ukraine Today 21 November 2015 24 November – Tensions rise between Russia and Turkey, after a Russian Su-24 warplane is shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 near the border between Turkey and Syria. December 30 December-Poland's new conservative government by the Law and Justice Party (PiS) proposed a media bill that would allow it to control public service broadcasters TVP and Polish Radio via a national media council close to the government. This was condemned by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35202280 Polish media bill triggers concern for freedom BBC 30 December 2015 Births 2 May – Princess Charlotte Deaths January thumb|upright=0.5|Cabu thumb|upright=0.5|Charb thumb|upright=0.5|Demis Roussos 1 January Ulrich Beck, German sociologist (b. 1944) Boris Morukov, Russian astronaut (b. 1950) 4 January – Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955) 5 January – Jean-Pierre Beltoise, French racing driver (b. 1937) 6 January – Vlastimil Bubník, Czech ice hockey player and footballer (b. 1931) 7 January Tadeusz Konwicki, Polish writer and film director (b. 1926) Cabu, French comic strip artist and caricaturist (b. 1938) Charb, French satirical caricaturist and journalist (b. 1967) Tignous, French cartoonist (b. 1957) Georges Wolinski, French Jewish cartoonist and comics writer (b. 1934) 9 January – Józef Oleksy, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946) 10 January – Francesco Rosi, Italian film director (b. 1922) 11 January Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress and model (b. 1931) Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian football player and coach (b. 1925) 12 January – Elena Obraztsova, Russian opera singer (b. 1939) 20 January – Edgar Froese, German musician (b. 1944) 21 January – Leon Brittan, British politician and barrister (b. 1939) 24 January – Otto Carius, German WWII tank commander (b. 1922) 25 January – Demis Roussos, Greek singer (b. 1946) 28 January – Yves Chauvin, French Nobel chemist (b. 1930) 30 January Geraldine McEwan, English actress (b. 1932) Zhelyu Zhelev, 2nd President of Bulgaria (b. 1935) 31 January – Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany (1984–94) (b. 1920) February thumb|upright=0.5|Boris Nemtsov 1 February Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925) Udo Lattek, German football player, coach and TV pundit (b. 1935) 3 February – Martin Gilbert, English historian (b. 1936) 5 February – Henri Coppens, Belgian footballer (b. 1930) 10 February – Karl Josef Becker, German cardinal (b. 1928) 14 February Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (b. 1925) Louis Jourdan, French film and television actor (b. 1921) Franjo Mihalić, Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (b. 1920) Wim Ruska, Dutch wrestler and martial artist (b. 1940) 18 February – Claude Criquielion, Belgian road bicycle racer (b. 1958) 21 February – Aleksei Gubarev, Russian cosmonaut (b. 1931) 27 February – Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician (b. 1959) March 1 March – Wolfram Wuttke, German footballer (b. 1961) 2 March – Dave Mackay, Scottish football player and manager (b. 1934) 9 March Camille Muffat, French swimmer (b. 1989) Alexis Vastine, French boxer (b. 1986) Frei Otto, German architect (b. 1925) 11 March – Walter Burkert, German academician and author (b. 1931) 12 March – Terry Pratchett, English author (b. 1948) 15 March – Valentin Rasputin, Russian writer (b. 1937) 16 March – Andy Fraser, English songwriter and bass guitarist (b. 1952) 19 March – Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Dutch athlete (b. 1923) 21 March Hans Erni, Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor (b. 1909) Jørgen Ingmann, Danish jazz and pop guitarist (b. 1925) 26 March – Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish Nobel poet, psychologist and translator (b. 1931) 29 March – Miroslav Ondříček, Czech cinematographer (b. 1934) 30 March – Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer (b. 1921) April thumb|upright=0.5|Günter Grass 1 April – Cynthia Lennon, former wife of John Lennon (b. 1939) 2 April – Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese film director and screenwriter (b. 1908) 4 April – Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish writer (b. 1931) 13 April – Günter Grass, German Nobel writer (b. 1927) 14 April – Roberto Tucci, Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian (b. 1921) 16 April – Stanislav Gross, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969) 24 April – Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish politician and resistance fighter (b. 1922) 29 April – Giovanni Canestri, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1918) 30 April – Patachou, French singer and actress (b. 1918) May thumb|upright=0.5|Maya Plisetskaya 1 May – Geoff Duke, British motorcycle racer (b. 1923) 2 May Ruth Rendell, English author (b. 1930) Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballerina, choreographer and actress (b. 1925) 9 May – Kenan Evren, 7th President of Turkey (b. 1917) 15 May – Renzo Zorzi, Italian racing driver (b. 1946) 18 May Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947) Raymond Gosling, British scientist (b. 1926) 21 May – Annarita Sidoti, Italian race walker (b. 1970) 24 May – Tanith Lee, British writer (b. 1947) 26 May – Vicente Aranda, Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1926) 27 May – Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist and criminologist (b. 1928) June thumb|upright=0.5|Christopher Lee 1 June – Charles Kennedy, British politician (b. 1959) 4 June – Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer and calligrapher (b. 1918) 6 June – Pierre Brice, French actor (b. 1929) 7 June – Christopher Lee, English actor, singer and author (b. 1922) 9 June – James Last, German composer and big band leader (b. 1929) 11 June – Ron Moody, British actor (b. 1924) 15 June – Jeanna Friske, Russian actress, singer, model and socialite (b. 1974) 17 June – Süleyman Demirel, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924) 23 June – Magali Noël, French actress and singer (b. 1931) 25 June Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church (b. 1940) Patrick Macnee, English actor (b. 1922) 26 June – Yevgeny Primakov, Prime Minister of Russia (1998–99) (b. 1929) 28 June – Chris Squire, English musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1948) 29 June Josef Masopust, Czech football player and coach (b. 1931) Charles Pasqua, French businessman and Gaullist politician (b. 1927) July thumb|upright=0.5|Jules Bianchi 1 July Sergio Sollima, Italian film director and screenwriter (b. 1921) Nicholas Winton, British-born Jewish humanitarian (b. 1909) 10 July – Roger Rees, Welsh actor and director (b. 1944) 13 July – Martin Litchfield West, British classical scholar (b. 1937) 14 July – Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Hungarian fencer (b. 1951) 17 July − Jules Bianchi, French motor racing driver (b. 1989) 21 July Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet swimmer (b. 1948) Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American Jewish actor, folk singer, musician, composer and activist (b. 1924) 30 July – Alena Vrzáňová, Czech figure skater (b. 1931) August thumb|upright=0.5|Oliver Sacks 1 August – Cilla Black, English singer, television presenter and actress (b. 1943) 3 August – Robert Conquest, British-American historian and poet (b. 1917) 11 August – Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer (b. 1941) 12 August – Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician (b. 1929) 16 August – Mile Mrkšić, Serbian military officer (b. 1947) 17 August Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer-songwriter (b. 1938) László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (b. 1927) 20 August – Egon Bahr, German politician (b. 1922) 23 August – Guy Ligier, French rugby player and racing driver (b. 1930) 24 August – Justin Wilson, British racing driver (b. 1978) 30 August – Oliver Sacks, British neurologist and author (b. 1933) September 12 September Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (b. 1928) Ron Springett, British football goalkeeper (b. 1935) 14 September – Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Romanian poet, politician and journalist (b. 1949) 17 September – Dettmar Cramer, German football player and coach (b. 1925) 19 September – Jackie Collins, English romance novelist (b. 1937) 23 September – Dragan Holcer, Croatian football defender (b. 1945) 27 September John Guillermin, British film director, writer and producer (b. 1925) Pietro Ingrao, Italian politician, journalist and former partisan (b. 1915) 28 September – Ignacio Zoco, Spanish footballer (b. 1939) October thumb|upright=0.5|Henning Mankell thumb|upright=0.5|Maureen O'Hara 2 October – Brian Friel, Irish playwright and short story writer (b. 1929) 3 October – Denis Healey, British politician (b. 1917) 5 October Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director, artist and professor of film (b. 1950) Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (b. 1938) Henning Mankell, Swedish crime writer, children's author and dramatist (b. 1948) 6 October – Árpád Göncz, former President of Hungary (b. 1922) 7 October – Dominique Dropsy, French footballer (b. 1951) 9 October – Geoffrey Howe, British politician (b. 1926) 17 October Danièle Delorme, French actress and film producer (b. 1926) Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager (b. 1946) 23 October – Paride Tumburus, Italian footballer (b. 1939) 24 October Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak Jesuit priest and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (b. 1924) Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (b. 1920) 30 October – Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish professional boxer (b. 1974) 31 October – Ants Antson, Estonian speed skater (b. 1938) November thumb|upright=0.5|Helmut Schmidt 1 November – Günter Schabowski, German politician (b. 1929) 4 November – René Girard, French historian, literary critic and philosopher (b. 1923) 5 November Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (b. 1923) Czesław Kiszczak, Polish soldier and politician (b. 1925) 7 November – Gunnar Hansen, Icelandic-born American actor and author (b. 1947) 8 November – Andrei Eshpai, Mari composer (b. 1925) 9 November Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist (b. 1930) Andy White, Scottish drummer (b. 1930) 10 November André Glucksmann, French philosopher, activist and writer (b. 1937) Klaus Roth, German-born British mathematician (b. 1925) Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982) (b. 1918) 11 November – Phil Taylor, English rock drummer (b. 1954) 12 November – Márton Fülöp, Hungarian professional footballer (b. 1983) 21 November – Linda Haglund, Swedish Olympic sprinter (b. 1956) 28 November Gerry Byrne, English footballer (b. 1938) Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Swedish actress (b. 1921) See also Europe 2010s 2015 in the European Union List of state leaders in 2015 Europe References 2 2015 Category:2010s in Europe Category:Years of the 21st century in Europe