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October 30, 2015

On October 30, 2015, a fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital of Bucharest kills sixty-four people and leaves more than 147 injured. 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 30, 2015

  1. 2015 A fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital of Bucharest kills sixty-four people and leaves more than 147 injured.

    2015 fire in Bucharest, Romania

    On 30 October 2015, a nightclub fire which occurred in Bucharest, Romania, killed 64 people and injured 146 others. The fire was caused by a fireworks accident and is the deadliest such incident in Romanian history. It occurred during a free concert performed by the metalcore band Goodbye to Gravity to celebrate the release of their new album, Mantras of War.

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Died on October 30, 2015

Mel Daniels American basketball player and coach (1944–2015)
Al Molinaro American actor (1919–2015)
Sinan Şamil Sam Turkish boxer
Norm Siebern American baseball player (1933–2015)

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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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