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August 15, 2015

On August 15, 2015, north Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2 hours ahead of UTC. 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 August 15, 2015

  1. 2015 North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2 hours ahead of UTC.

    Country in East Asia

    North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan.

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Died on August 15, 2015

Julian Bond American politician and activist (1940–2015)
Hamid Gul Pakistani director of Intelligence (1936–2015)

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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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