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July 11, 2015

On July 11, 2015, joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape. The year's #1 song was "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. Princess Charlotte of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales would arrive in the same year.

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2015 (MMXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade.

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On July 11, 2015

  1. 2015 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.

    Mexican drug lord incarcerated in a US federal prison (born 1957)

    Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, commonly known as "El Chapo", is a Mexican former drug lord and the former top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzmán is believed to be responsible for the deaths of over 34,000 people, and was considered to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world until he was extradited to the United States and sentenced to life in prison.

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Died on July 11, 2015

Giacomo Biffi Catholic cardinal (1928–2015)
Satoru Iwata Japanese video game executive (1959–2015)
André Leysen Belgian businessman (born 1927)

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Princess Charlotte of Wales 2015– British royal, and third in line to the British throne
Princess Charlotte of Wales 2015– British royal, and third in line to the British throne
Princess Charlotte of Wales 2015– British royal, and third in line to the British throne
Princess Charlotte of Wales 2015– British royal, and third in line to the British throne

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