An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975. Date: June 5, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June…
A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people. Date: June 1, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens. Date: May 29, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 30 people are killed as a result of floods and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. Date: May 23, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to utilise a public referendum to legalise gay marriage. Date: May 22, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Refugio oil spill deposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto an area in California considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the west coast. Date: May 19, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This…
At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar. Date: May 18, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3,500. Date: May 12, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
A train derailment in Philadelphia, United States, kills eight people and injures more than 200. Date: May 12, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting. Date: May 3, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)