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September 9, 2015

On September 9, 2015, elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. 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 September 9, 2015

  1. 2015 Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

    Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years, 214 days, is the longest of any British monarch, the second-longest of any sovereign state, and the longest of any queen regnant in history.

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Died on September 9, 2015

Annemarie Bostroem German poet, playwright, and lyricist
Einar H. Ingman Jr. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1929–2015)
K. Kunaratnam Sri Lankan Tamil academic

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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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