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This is a list of 2015 events that occurred in Europe.

Contents

Incumbents

European Union

Events

January

Journalists and law enforcers on Rue Nicolas-Appert, Paris, a few hours after the Charlie Hebdo shooting Charlie-Hebdo-2015-11.JPG
Journalists and law enforcers on Rue Nicolas-Appert, Paris, a few hours after the Charlie Hebdo shooting
Republican March in Paris, on 11 January Marche du 11 Janvier 2015, Paris (16).jpg
Republican March in Paris, on 11 January

February

Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Petro Poroshenko taking part in the talks on a settlement to the War in Donbass Normandy format talks in Minsk (February 2015) 03.jpeg
Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Petro Poroshenko taking part in the talks on a settlement to the War in Donbass
March in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, 1 March Moscow march for Nemtsov 2015-03-01 5086.jpg
March in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, 1 March

March

April

Satellite view of wildfires in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai Landsat8 2015-04-14 wildfire zabaikalskiy krai.jpg
Satellite view of wildfires in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai

May

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Riots in Milan after Expo 2015 opening ceremony

June

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Tbilisi Zoo after the flood

July

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Aftermath of the Suruç bombing

August

September

October

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Aftermath of Alpes-Maritimes flash floods

November

December

Births

Deaths

January

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Cabu
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Charb
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Demis Roussos

February

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Boris Nemtsov

March

April

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Günter Grass

May

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Maya Plisetskaya

June

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Christopher Lee

July

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Jules Bianchi

August

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Oliver Sacks

September

October

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Henning Mankell
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Maureen O'Hara

November

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Helmut Schmidt

See also

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