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*<!--20 Mar--> A '''[[Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015|solar eclipse]]''' is takes place across much of Europe, with [[Solar eclipse#Terminology for central eclipse|totality]] over the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Svalbard]]. |
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*<!--18 Mar--> The ruling party [[Likud]], led by incumbent [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] ''(pictured)'', '''[[Israeli legislative election, 2015|wins]]''' a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] in the Israeli [[Knesset]]. |
*<!--18 Mar--> The ruling party [[Likud]], led by incumbent [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] ''(pictured)'', '''[[Israeli legislative election, 2015|wins]]''' a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] in the Israeli [[Knesset]]. |
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*<!--18 Mar--> Gunmen kill twenty-one people during '''[[Bardo National Museum attack|an attack]]''' at the [[Bardo National Museum]] in [[Tunis]]. |
*<!--18 Mar--> Gunmen kill twenty-one people during '''[[Bardo National Museum attack|an attack]]''' at the [[Bardo National Museum]] in [[Tunis]]. |
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*<!--13 Mar--> In the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]], '''[[Cyclone Pam]]''' causes at least twelve deaths, with dozens more reported but unconfirmed. |
*<!--13 Mar--> In the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]], '''[[Cyclone Pam]]''' causes at least twelve deaths, with dozens more reported but unconfirmed. |
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*<!--13 Mar--> The first successful human '''[[penis transplantation|penis transplant]]''' is announced by [[Stellenbosch University]] in South Africa. |
*<!--13 Mar--> The first successful human '''[[penis transplantation|penis transplant]]''' is announced by [[Stellenbosch University]] in South Africa. |
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*<!--10 Mar--> German architect '''[[Frei Otto]]''' wins the '''[[Pritzker Architecture Prize|Pritzker Prize]]''' shortly before his death. |
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Revision as of 13:09, 20 March 2015
- A solar eclipse is takes place across much of Europe, with totality over the Faroe Islands and Svalbard.
- The ruling party Likud, led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured), wins a plurality in the Israeli Knesset.
- Gunmen kill twenty-one people during an attack at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis.
- Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed is convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to thirteen years in prison.
- In the South Pacific, Cyclone Pam causes at least twelve deaths, with dozens more reported but unconfirmed.
- The first successful human penis transplant is announced by Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
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