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October 10, 2015

On October 10, 2015, twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+. 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 October 10, 2015

  1. 2015 Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.

    2015 terror attack during a protest movement in Ankara, Turkey

    On 10 October 2015 at 10:04 local time (EEST) in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, two bombs were detonated outside Ankara Central railway station. With a death toll of 109 civilians, the attack surpassed the 2013 Reyhanlı bombings as the deadliest terror attack in Turkish history. Another 500 people were injured.

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Died on October 10, 2015

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Nigerian politician (1952–2015)
Hilla Becher German conceptual photographer
Manorama Indian actress (1937–2015)
Steve Mackay Musical artist
Sybil Stockdale American activist

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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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