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June 1, 2015

On June 1, 2015, a ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people. 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 June 1, 2015

  1. 2015 A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people.

    Chinese ship sunk on 1 June 2015

    MV Dongfang zhi Xing was a river cruise ship that operated in the Three Gorges region of inland China. On the night of 1 June 2015, the ship was traveling on the Yangtze River when it capsized during a thunderstorm in Jianli, Hubei Province with 454 people on board. On 13 June, 442 deaths were confirmed, with 12 survivors.

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Died on June 1, 2015

Charles Kennedy British politician (1959–2015)
Joan Kirner Premier of Victoria from 1990 to 1992
Nicholas Liverpool President of Dominica
Jacques Parizeau Premier of Quebec from 1994 to 1996
Jean Ritchie American folk singer, songwriter and musician (1922–2015)

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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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