Historical figures in 2015
The atlas holds 32 people and 119 moments here, in 2015. The most recorded lives are Edgar Lungu, Muhammadu Buhari and Pope Francis. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
in 2015
1 moment here
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2015.…
Ali Khamenei
in 2015
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
in 2015
3 moments here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
Aretha Franklin
in 2015
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Benigno Aquino III
in 2015
3 moments here
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…
B. J. Habibie
in 2015
1 moment here
Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…
Carrie Fisher
in 2015
2 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Colleen McCullough
in 2015
2 moments here
Australian novelist and neurophysiologist best known for The Thorn Birds. Born in Wellington, New South Wales, she worked in Sydney, London, and New…
Diego Maradona
in 2015
1 moment here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Edgar Lungu
in 2015
21 moments here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Elizabeth II
in 2015
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
in 2015
2 moments here
Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…
Ichirou Mizuki
in 2015
1 moment here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
Idriss Déby
in 2015
1 moment here
Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…
Islam Karimov
in 2015
2 moments here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
John Magufuli
in 2015
6 moments here
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian chemist and politician who served as Tanzania’s fifth president from 5 November 2015 until his death in…
José Mujica
in 2015
2 moments here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 2015
2 moments here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Li Keqiang
in 2015
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Maryam Mirzakhani
in 2015
1 moment here
Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
Mathieu Kérékou
in 2015
1 moment here
Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2015
15 moments here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2015
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2015
5 moments here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Moments
- 2015 Death in Riyadh Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2015 San Diego Comic-Con promotion for The Force Awakens Carrie Fisher
- 2015 The Force Awakens premiere Carrie Fisher
- 2015 Death at Burnt Pine Colleen McCullough
- 2015 African Union summit Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Presidential inauguration Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Paris unity march Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
- 2015 Costa Rica cultural-exchange concert Ichirou Mizuki
- 2015 COP21 intervention on Lake Chad Idriss Déby
- 2015 Meeting Vladimir Putin in Ufa Islam Karimov
- 2015 CELAC summit José Mujica
- 2015 Third-term election vote Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2015 Philippines pastoral journey Pope Francis
- 2015 Sri Lanka pastoral journey Pope Francis
- 2015 Visit to Yad Vashem Shinzo Abe
- 2015 Lecture at Stockholm Waterfront Stephen Hawking
- 2015 Beijing RIC meeting Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 Burial at Emily Bay Cemetery Colleen McCullough
- 2015 State visit to Angola Edgar Lungu
- 2015 State visit to South Africa Edgar Lungu
- 2015 State visit to Zimbabwe Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Workers' Party anniversary José Mujica
- 2015 Final hospitalization for pneumonia Lee Kuan Yew
- 2015 Maiden Oman visit Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 Hage Geingob inauguration Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Medical treatment after collapse Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Nacala port inspection Edgar Lungu
- 2015 State visit to China Edgar Lungu
- 2015 State visit to Mozambique Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Death at Singapore General Hospital Lee Kuan Yew
- 2015 State funeral of Lee Kuan Yew Shinzo Abe
- 2015 Preparatory visit to Colombo Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 SADC summit and trade fair Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2015 Address to a joint session of Congress Shinzo Abe
- 2015 Bandung Conference commemoration Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 Turkmenistan official visit Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 Revolutionary Guard graduation ceremony Ali Khamenei
- 2015 State visit to Canada Benigno Aquino III
- 2015 Dedication of Habibie-Ainun monument B. J. Habibie
- 2015 Great Lakes regional summit Edgar Lungu
- 2015 South America official visit Li Keqiang
- 2015 Presidential inauguration Muhammadu Buhari
- 2015 East African Community emergency summit Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2015 Return after failed coup Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2015 Victory Day Parade Pranab Mukherjee
- 2015 Rally 4 Peace concert Prince
- 2015 State visit to Japan Benigno Aquino III
- 2015 Mozambique independence celebrations Edgar Lungu
- 2015 African Union security summit Muhammadu Buhari