2015

Years: 2012 2013 2014 – 2015 – 2016 2017 2018
Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s
Centuries: 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century

2015 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.

Events

October 6 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, if she is still reigning, equals Queen Victoria's record as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Assuming a successful launch in January 2006, NASA's New Horizons space probe is scheduled to perform a fly-by of the planet Pluto in July of this year. After its brief visit here the probe is expected to continue into the Kuiper Belt.
One of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers will enter service, possibly named HMS Prince of Wales
The Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project, in Downtown Los Angeles, California, will end, setting the local record for the longest planning project, lasting 62 years.
The Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project should be complete, connecting Dulles Airport and the surrounding communities to Washington, DC.
George Jung is scheduled to be released from prison. He will be 73 years old.
The rolling stock of the Tyne and Wear Metro system will come to the end of its useful life, and will be replaced by a more modern system – possibly incorporating street-running trams.