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July 17, 2015

On July 17, 2015, at least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. 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 17, 2015

  1. 2015 At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.

    Terrorist suicide bombing in Diyala, Iraq

    A suicide car bombing occurred on 17 July 2015 in the Iraqi city of Khan Bani Saad, targeting a local marketplace. As of 19 July 2015 approximately 130 people were killed in the bombing, with a similar number of injured. Several people were killed by collapsed buildings.

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Died on July 17, 2015

Bill Arnsparger American football coach (1926–2015)
Jules Bianchi French racing driver (1989–2015)
Owen Chadwick British historian and academic (1916–2015)
Van Miller American sports announcer (1927–2015)
John Taylor British jazz pianist (1942–2015)

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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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