1001 Facts About 2015

1. On May 12, 2015 the Reds announced that Todd Frazier would serve as the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game spokesperson.

2. On 29 July 2015, WikiLeaks published a top secret letter from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Ministerial Meeting in December 2013 which illustrated the position of negotiating countries on "state-owned enterprises" (SOEs).

3. Damir Dzumhur began the new season in India, where he was unsuccessful in his bid to qualify for the main draw of the 2015 Aircel Chennai Open, losing to Luca Vanni in the final qualifying round.

4. In 2015, Vivint became the official safety sponsor for Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism organization.

5. On July 9, 2015, Robin Lopez re-signed with the Nets to a three-year deal.

6. On 1 January 2015, Tony Pulis was appointed head coach at West Bromwich Albion.

7. In 2015, The Rock Johnson set a Guinness World Record for the most selfies taken in a 3-minute span.

8. On 13 July 2015, Prince William started his new job, which he felt was a natural progression from his previous role as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot.

9. Simone Biles was named Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year in December 2015, making her the fourth gymnast to win the honor.

10. In 2015, Joseph Isadore Lieberman served as Co-chair of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, a commission that recommended changes to US policy regarding biodefense.

11. Stephen Harper officially stepped down as party leader on October 19, 2015 and Rona Ambrose was chosen as interim leader on November 5, 2015.

12. Max Domi was a part of the Canadian team that won gold at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, being named the tournament's Best Forward and entering the All-Star Team.

13. Mike Pence initially proposed the initiative in his State of the State address in January 2015.

14. On July 9, 2015, Damian Lillard signed a five-year, $120 million contract extension with the Trail Blazers.

15. On December 26, 2015, Jordan Reed recorded 129 yards off of nine receptions and two touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles to win the NFC East.

16. On February 15, 2015, Jerry Seinfeld made a special appearance as a presenter on "SNL 40", the 40th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live.

17. In 2015, Lorenzo Cain was named to his first All Star team and helped lead the Royals to the 2015 AL Central Division title.

18. On January 7, 2015, Squawk Box moved to a new street-side studio inside the Time-Life Building in New York City after almost two decades in New Jersey.

19. In February 2015, Caitlyn Jenner was involved in a fatal multiple-vehicle collision on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.

20. In February 2015, Azealia Banks posed nude for the April issue of Playboy, shot by Ellen von Unwerth.

21. In November 2015, Elon Musk appeared in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, playing himself, volunteering at a soup kitchen with Wolowitz.

22. In 2015, Mike Pence secured significant increases in charter-school funding from the legislation, although he did not get everything he had proposed.

23. In 2015, Kristaps Porzingis was named the Latvian Rising Star of the Year.

24. In 2015, Jerry Seinfeld caused a stir by saying college audiences aren't worth performing for because "they're so PC", but we do something similar when we save our joking for people who share our ideological beliefs.

25. Artemi Panarin arrived in the NHL marketplace in spring of 2015, signing a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.

26. In November 2015 Kid Cudi announced a Especial Tour, that will bring the rapper to various theaters all across the United States.

27. In 2015, Nikki Haley signed legislation allowing the removal of the Confederate flag from the State Capitol grounds.

28. On February 27, 2015, Tory Lanez revealed that he was going to release a collaboration EP with the WeDidIt Records producers on April 6.

29. In 2015, Dwayne The Rock Johnson dominated the big screen with two big action films.

30. On July 5, 2015, Buster Posey was selected to his third career All-Star Game and was number one in voting for NL catchers.

31. Senator Rand Paul launched a failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2015, but was reelected to the Senate in 2016.

32. On 8 November 2014, Ben Barba was told by Broncos incoming coach Wayne Bennett that his services weren't needed for the 2015 season and was granted permission to search for another club to sign with, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks being the favorites to sign the Broncos unwanted fullback and five-eighth.

33. Jon Jones was expected to defend his title against Anthony Johnson on May 23, 2015, at UFC 187.

34. Narendra Modi was ranked fifth on Fortune Magazines first annual list of the "World's Greatest Leaders" in 2015.

35. In 2015 Colin Farrell became an official Ambassador of the Homeless World Cup which uses street football to inspire homeless people to change their lives.

36. Jeb Bush served from 2012 to 2015 as co-chair of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

37. In 2015, when Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years-old, he was credited in an episode of the mystery TV show, The Blacklist as "Finn".

38. In 2015, Mike Huckabee announced that he will run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

39. Tommy Wiseau directed the 2004 documentary Homeless in America and created the 2015 sitcom The Neighbors.

40. Idris Elba rapped in a remix of Skepta's "Shutdown" which was uploaded on 1 June 2015 to SoundCloud.

41. On January 20, 2015, Tom Wolf was sworn in as Pennsylvania's 47th governor.

42. On 13 June 2015, Leona Lewis premiered another song from the album, "Essence of Me", via Graham Norton on BBC Radio 2.

43. In January 2015, SpaceX announced it would be entering the satellite production business and global satellite internet business.

44. In 2015, Linda Perry wrote the theme song for the film Freeheld titled "Hands of Love", performed by Miley Cyrus.

45. In September 2015, West Taylor announced that he intended to run for President of the United States in 2020.

46. Thanasi Kokkinakis began 2015 at the Brisbane International where he received a wild card into the main draw.

47. Chris Archer was a favorite among many baseball writers and fans to win the Cy Young Award before the season started after his strong 2015.

48. Virat Kohli had a slump in form when India toured Bangladesh in June 2015.

49. Vasek Pospisil started his 2015 season at the Hopman Cup, representing Canada with Eugenie Bouchard.

50. Jeurys Familia made it to the final vote of the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game but lost to Carlos Martinez.

51. Max Holloway faced Charles Oliveira on August 23, 2015, and he won the fight via TKO.

52. On December 8, 2015, Ben Zobrist agreed to a four-year, $56 million contract with the Chicago Cubs.

53. In March 2015, David Guetta released the fourth single from Listen, entitled "Hey Mama".

54. Simone Biles spent all her secondary education as a homeschooler and graduated in summer 2015.

55. Moeen Ali was named one of the Cricketers of the Year in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

56. In 2015 Usher teamed up with Pepsi for The New Pepsi Challenge along celebrities Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, and many others.

57. In 2015, Lindsey Graham sponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to the Senate, which bans abortion after 20 weeks of gestation on a national basis, with some exceptions.

58. Braun Strowman made his WWE debut back in 2015, but in recent weeks, he has become one of the most important players on Monday Night Raw, continuously showcasing his insane strength and absolutely dominating the entire roster.

59. In January 2015, Josh Gordon faced another year-long suspension due to testing positive for alcohol use.

60. On October 13, 2015, Chris Brown announced that Royalty will be released on November 27, 2015.

61. Rand Paul launched a failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2015, but was reelected to the Senate in 2016.

62. Senator Hillary Clinton resigned from the foundation's board in April 2015, when she began her presidential campaign and the foundation said it would accept new foreign governmental donations from six Western nations only.

63. David Ferrer began his 2015 season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he was seeded fourth.

64. In July 2015, Angel Gomes was named Most Valuable Player at the Manchester United Premier Cup, despite his team finishing in 12th place.

65. Mo Farah repeated his long-distance gold medal double at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

66. Lorenzo Cain had the option to appeal but dropped it on May 3, 2015, so the suspension would take effect.

67. Elizabeth Holmes partnered with Carlos Slim Helu in June 2015 to improve blood testing in Mexico.

68. Deontay Wilder has the best knockout streak between the three, but a points victory over Bermane Stiverne in January of 2015 ended a run of 32 in a row.

69. In 2015, Margot Robbie appeared in the films Focus and Suite Francaise which as well gained positive reviews.

70. Shahid Kapoor married to Mira Rajput since 7 July 2015.

71. In 2015, Idris Elba appeared as Heimdall in the superhero blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron, directed by Joss Whedon.

72. In January 2015, Huawei announced that they'll be dropping the Ascend name in future phones.

73. Rickie Fowler got the tattoo just before the 2015 Presidents Cup.

74. In October 2015, Drake and Apple Music signed a deal to release the music video for "Hotline Bling" exclusively on Apple Music.

75. On 6 August 2015, Joe Root became top ranked Test batsmen in the world for the first time aged 24.

76. Venus Williams started off her season at the 2015 ASB Classic, where she won her 46th career singles title by defeating Caroline Wozniacki in three sets in the final.

77. Andrew Toles signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization after the 2015 season, and made his major league debut in 2016.

78. On May 18, 2015, Team Pharrell Williams had 16-year-old Sawyer Fredericks win the eighth season of The Voice.

79. In 2015 Patti LaBelle made a guest appearance on Fox's television series Empire as herself.

80. Shohei Ohtani was dominant for the Japanese national team in the 2015 Premier 12.

81. Obama Barack gained 10 spots from the same survey in 2015 from the Brookings Institution that ranked Obama the 18th-greatest American President.

82. In 2015, Madonna announced that Sofia Richie would be the new face of her Material Girl clothing line.

83. On February 18, 2015, Amare Stoudemire signed with the Dallas Mavericks.

84. Diego Brandao was expected to face Jimy Hettes on January 31, 2015, at UFC 183.

85. In October 2015, Nathan Sykes announced his second single, called "Over and Over Again".

86. In 2015, Ndamukong Suh was named the 24th best player in the NFL, while being the sixth highest ranked defensive player.

87. Avril Lavigne announced her separation from Kroeger via her official Instagram account on 2 September 2015.

88. On 13 March 2015, Brendan Taylor signed as a Kolpak player for Nottinghamshire, on a three-year contract.

89. Bubba Watson stood 2nd in the Official World Golf Ranking in 2015.

90. Zayn Malik quit the band on 25 March 2015, citing his desire to live as a "normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight", after signing off from the band's On the Road Again Tour for an indefinite period six days prior due to stress.

91. The Green Bay Packers would remain inactive for the rest of the 2015 season.

92. In 2015, Draymond Green opened up about growing up in Saginaw with his brothers and sisters.

93. In 2015, when Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years-old, he was credited in an episode of the mystery TV show, The Blacklist as "Finn".

94. On 30 March 2015, DJ Calvin Harris was announced as a co-owner, along with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal.

95. In 2015, Stefanos Tsitsipas began training at the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, splitting time between France and Greece during this period.

96. Roberto Firmino signed with Hoffenheim in December 2010, with the contract running until June 2015.

97. In February 2015 Tim Flowers left the club after the departure of Pearce and appointment of Dougie Freedman—he left alongside Steve Wigley and Brian Eastick, who had worked alongside him as colleagues.

98. On 11 May 2015 Richard Money signed a new 3-year contract with Cambridge—prolonging his stay until 2018, and officially giving him the title of manager, rather than head coach.

99. Cole Hamels was traded to the Texas Rangers in 2015 where he sparked their run to the AL West title.

100. Chris Brown Rumor Rita Ora is rumored to have hooked up with American Singer Chris Brown in 2015.

101. In 2015, Nicole Kidman became the brand ambassador for Etihad Airways.

102. Hillary Rodham Clinton's helped to organize a diplomatic isolation and international sanctions regime against Iran, in an effort to force curtailment of that country's nuclear program; this would eventually lead to the multinational Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement in 2015.

103. Stanislas Wawrinka appeared in the 2015 ESPN body issue, posing nude in athletic poses.

104. In 2015, Linda Perry wrote the theme song for the film Freeheld titled "Hands of Love", performed by Miley Cyrus.

105. In June 2015, Panasonic Awards struck agreements with three Australian energy utilities to trial its home-based battery storage options.

106. Elizabeth Holmes received the Under 30 Doers Award from Forbes and ranked on its 2015 list of the Most Powerful Women.

107. In March 2015, Ed Sheeran revealed he was setting up a record label, Gingerbread Man Records, which is a deal with Warner Music Group.

108. Muhammad Ali was hospitalized on January 15, 2015, for a urinary tract infection after being found unresponsive at a guest house in Scottsdale, Arizona.

109. Jalen Brunson played for the United States men's basketball team at the World Under-19 Cup in 2015 where he helped the team to win the tournament in Greece.

110. On June 25, 2015, Devin Booker, was selected with the thirteenth overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 2015 NBA draft.

111. In February 2015, Theo Walcott scored in successive home league victories.

112. Sepp Blatter served as FIFA president for 17 years but is prevented from working in the sport again until 2021, having been handed his original ban in December 2015, per BBC Sport.

113. In December 2014, Archie Comics announced that its flagship series Archie would relaunch with a new first issue in July 2015.

114. On July 3, 2015, Connor McDavid signed a three-year entry-level contract with the team.

115. On September 14, 2015, Tevin Coleman made his NFL debut, running for 80 yards on a season-high 20 carries against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football.

116. Sabine Lisicki's held the record for the most aces in a singles match, hitting 27 aces during her second-round encounter against Belinda Bencic at the 2015 Aegon Classic, until it was surpassed by Kristyna Pliskova at the 2016 Australian Open.

117. Ereck Flowers played college football at the University of Miami and was drafted by the New York Giants with the ninth overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

118. Colin Murray was ruled out of the game against Saracens on 17 January 2015 with a neck injury.

119. Sir Vince Cable has taken a sceptical approach to the question of potential coalitions with other parties since 2015.

120. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

121. In 2015, Sidney Crosby joined what is known as the "triple gold" club when he led Canada's men's team to the IIHF World Hockey Championship in Prague.

122. In 2015, Josh Norman picked up where he left off from the 2014 season.

123. On January 6, 2015, the Maple Leafs fired Randy Carlyle as head coach, and assistant coach Peter Horachek took over on an interim basis immediately.

124. On June 22, 2015, David Guetta became the third artist to reach 2 billion streams on Spotify and released a remix of "Hey Mama" by Boaz van de Beatz to celebrate the occasion.

125. In September 2015, Rohit Sharma joined anti-poaching campaign in Kenya to save the wild animals of Africa including the last surviving Northern white rhinoceros of the rare species along with Hollywood actors Matt LeBlanc and Salma Hayek.

126. John Kasich is a supporter of the Keystone XL oil pipeline project; along with other Republican governors, Kasich signed an open letter in support of federal approval for the project in February 2015.

127. On December 16, 2015 Raheem Mostert was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.

128. Margot Robbie made a cameo appearance in Adam McKay's comedy-drama The Big Short, released on 11 December 2015.

129. In early 2015, Eddie Redmayne appeared in the Wachowski siblings' film, Jupiter Ascending as Balem Abrasax.

130. In 2015 Mariah Carey had her directorial debut for the Hallmark Channel Christmas movie A Christmas Melody, in which she performed as one of the main characters.

131. On 7 July 2015, Sammy Ameobi joined Championship team Cardiff City on a season long loan.

132. On 22 December 2015, Brendon McCullum announced his intention to retire from International cricket at the end of the southern summer in his home test against Australia, rather than after the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

133. Since 2015, the highest elevation in West Berlin is found on the Arkenberge hills in Pankow, at 122 metres.

134. James Corden was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama.

135. In October 2015, Michelle Obama was joined by Jill Biden and Prince Harry in visiting a military base in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, an attempt on the prince's part to raise awareness to programs supporting harmed service members.

136. In 2015, when Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years-old, he was credited in an episode of the mystery TV show, The Blacklist as "Finn".

137. In June 2015 Mark Cuban made a $5 million donation to Indiana University at Bloomington for the "Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology", which will be built inside Assembly Hall, the school's basketball arena.

138. In 2015, Luke Perry explained that he was sick of talking about 90210.

139. In 2015 JJ TJ Watt was filmed performing a 61 inch vertical box jump from standing still.

140. In November 2015 The Satanic Temple received media attention for offering to take in Muslims or refugees that were afraid of experiencing backlash over the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.

141. Kylie Jenner launched Kylie Cosmetics in 2015, beginning with her lip iconic lip kits and then branching out with everything from eyeshadow palettes to illuminating powders to concealers and more.

142. In 2015 Yuzuru Hanyu won his third consecutive Grand Prix title.

143. On February 10, 2015, Busch Series announced that he would skip the truck series race at Daytona to focus on racing in the Daytona 500.

144. In 2015, David Guetta became the third artist to reach 2 billion streams on Spotify.

145. In 2015, Djibril Cisse made one appearance for Reunion based club JS Saint-Pierroise before retiring from professional football.

146. In March 2015, Chris Christie joined other potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates in endorsing a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

147. Amy Schumer performed as opening act for Madonna on three New York City dates of the singer's Rebel Heart Tour in September 2015.

148. In 2015, Aaron Donald began the season as the Rams' starting defensive tackle.

149. Kei Nishikori finished 2016 ranked No 5 in the world, as well after improving from his No 8-ranking in 2015.

150. Ariana Grande has released five fragrances with Luxe Brands since 2015 and had grossed over $150 million in global sales by 2017.

151. Mia Love joined the Congressional Black Caucus in January 2015 after taking her seat.

152. Brendon McCullum still occasionally keeps wickets for domestic T20s until 2015.

153. On 30 April 2015, the bMumford and Sons announced an intimate show at Brighton Corn Exchange exclusively to members of their mailing list.

154. Alex Hales made his One Day International debut against India in August 2014 and his Test cricket debut against South Africa in December 2015.

155. On July 8, 2015, Pamela Anderson wrote to Putin to save whales.

156. In March 2015, Zain Javadd Malik was seen at a London recording studio with producer Naughty Boy.

157. Kyler Murray announced in December 2015 that he will move to University of Oklahoma, but will have to stay out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules.

158. Marcus Mariota has done a Bachelor degree in Human Physiology in 2015 from the University of Oregon.

159. In November 2015, Eric Schneiderman issued cease-and-desist letters to daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel, accusing the companies of operating a gambling enterprise that is illegal under New York law.

160. Dan Coats opposed the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers—the US, UK.

161. In October 2015 Usher Raymond partnered with the organization Sankofa which focuses on issues of social injustice that disproportionately affect the disenfranchised, the oppressed, and the underserved.

162. AJ Styles made his first title defense on April 5 at Invasion Attack, where he defeated 2015 New Japan Cup winner Kota Ibushi.

163. Deontay Wilder won the WBC title in 2015 when he beat Bermane Stiverne and has since made seven successful defences.

164. In early December 2015, Tony Abbott said he would not make a decision on his political future until April 2016.

165. On 28 January 2015, Alvaro Morata played the last 13 minutes of the Coppa Italia fixture against Parma, and scored the game's only goal at the Stadio Ennio Tardini to qualify his team to the semi-finals.

166. In October 2015, Janet Yellen received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Warwick.

167. Nicole Kidman co-starred in the Jason Bateman-directed The Family Fang, produced by Kidman's production company, Blossom Films, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

168. In 2015, 2 Chainz appeared in a short drama film Take Over Your Trap as himself.

169. In 2015, when Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years-old, he was credited in an episode of the mystery TV show, The Blacklist as "Finn".

170. On 14 June 2015, Slavisa Jokanovic was appointed as coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.

171. On March 24, 2015, it was announced that Ruth Porat would join Google as their new CFO as of May 26, 2015.

172. In 2015, Maria Sharapova helped Russia earn a place in the semifinals after beating Pole Urszula Radwanska in the first tie and her sister Agnieszka Radwanska in the second tie.

173. In 2015, Rosie O'Donnell made a cameo in Pitch Perfect 2, playing a co-host on The View.

174. On December 20, 2015, Jordan Reed caught 7 passes for 84 yards against the Buffalo Bills.

175. At the 2015 NHK Trophy, Yuzuru Hanyu placed first in the short program with a world record score of 106.33.

176. In 2015, Eddie Izzard was chosen, by readers of The Guardian, as their 2014 public language champion.

177. Zheng Saisai has not participated in any professional tennis matches since the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and as a result no longer holds a professional ranking in singles or doubles.

178. In 2015, Stefanos Tsitsipas got his first opportunity to play in the junior Grand Slam tournaments.

179. Jeurys Familia gave up the home run to Gordon on a quick pitch, which Familia used to throw off hitters' timing throughout the 2015 season.

180. Conor Murray came off the bench in the second pool game against Romania on 27 September 2015.

181. On 21 May 2015, Nathan Sykes released his music video for his debut single, "Kiss Me Quick" on Vevo.

182. In 2015, Bobby Jindal travelled to the UK to speak out against so-called "no-go zones" that are in London and other western cities.

183. Katy Perry's performed at the 2015 Rock in Rio festival on September 27, 2015.

184. Eric Dier signed a new contract on 9 September 2015, lasting until 2020.

185. On 23 January 2013, Gianluigi Buffon signed a contract extension with Juventus, keeping him at the club until 2015.

186. Idris Elba rapped in a remix of Skepta's "Shutdown" which was uploaded on 1 June 2015 to SoundCloud.

187. On May 19, 2015, Train released their fourth and final single from the album, "Give It All".

188. In June 2015, Djibril Cisse signed for Saint-Pierroise of the Reunion Premier League on a month-long contract starting in September of the same year.

189. In early September 2015, Senator Joe Lieberman attended a rally outside the office of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held in the hopes that such a protest would lead the senator to retract her support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

190. Rand Paul had his own share of insults for Trump when the two were competing in the Republican primary in 2015.

191. Sam Burgess has opened up on what contributed to England's downfall at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

192. Sam Burgess started England's game against Wales in 2015 and was substituted before Wales' late comeback.

193. In 2015, Zak Hardaker made his first appearance for England since the 2012 Autumn International Series.

194. Tony Ferguson was expected to face Yancy Medeiros on February 28, 2015, at UFC 184.

195. Bella Hadid began dating English singer Zayn Malik in late 2015.

196. Peter Handscomb got a chance in county cricket in 2015 and was registered by Gloucestershire as a second overseas player.

197. On May 8, 2015, Deontay Wilder announced that he would make his first defense in his homestate of Alabama.

198. Kyle Busch has his own championship experience, winning the Cup Series title back in 2015.

199. In 2015, Stephen Curry wore sneakers that had Deah Shaddy Barakat's name on them.

200. On June 27, 2014, The Mighty Ducks acquired center Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 from the Vancouver Canucks.

201. Max Scherzer made his regular season debut for the Nationals as their Opening Day starting pitcher versus the New York Mets on April 6, 2015.

202. In 2015, Stephen Curry won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.

203. On September 2, 2015, Paula Deen was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars.

204. In January 2015, Nintendo Entertainment announced its exit from the Brazilian market after four years of distributing products in the country.

205. Senator Lindsey Graham made an official announcement of his candidacy for President on June 1, 2015.

206. On July 14, 2015, Monta Ellis signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the Indiana Pacers.

207. On July 1, 2015, PayPal announced that it was acquiring digital money transfer company Xoom Corporation.

208. On 12 November 2015, Yuvraj Singh got engaged to Hazel Keech and married her on 30 November 2016.

209. On 6 June 2015, Pope Francis visited Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

210. On 20 July 2015, Lucy Hawking helped launch Breakthrough Initiatives, an effort to search for extraterrestrial life.

211. On 10 March 2015, Grigor Dimitrov played at an annual exhibition tournament in Madison Square Garden against Roger Federer, defeating the Swiss star for the first time.

212. Uriah Hall was expected to face Joe Riggs on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73, but Riggs pulled out of the fight in late July citing injury.

213. On 17 March 2015, Nintendo eShop announced a partnership with Japanese mobile developer DeNA to produce games for smart devices.

214. Roman Abramovich owns the Varsano boutique hotel in Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighborhood, which he bought for 100 million NIS in 2015 and is converting it into his Israeli home.

215. In 2015, Stephen Lloyd supported appeals made by the parents of a five-year-old girl who died in his constituency, when the child's grandparents were denied visas to enter the UK to attend her funeral.

216. Hillary Rodham Clinton resigned from the foundation's board in April 2015, when she began her presidential campaign and the foundation said it would accept new foreign governmental donations from six Western nations only.

217. Anthony Crolla received his first opportunity at a world title against WBA lightweight champion Darleys Perez on 18 July 2015 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.

218. In March 2015, Beyonce Knowles became a co-owner, with other artists, of the music streaming service Tidal.

219. In 2015 Kehinde Wiley collaborated with the Brooklyn Museum of Art to organize the exhibition "Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic", which charted the course of his 14-year career.

220. In 2015, Lindsey Graham retired from the Air Force with over 33 total years of service, after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60 for his rank.

221. In 2015, Edward Snowden earned over $200,000 from digital speaking engagements in the United States.

222. Zheng Saisai played just one singles match in 2015, a first round loss at the Australian Open to Chang Kai-Chen.

223. Pat Connaughton ultimately graduated from Notre Dame in spring 2015.

224. Taylor Swift was one of eight artists to receive a 50th Anniversary Milestone Award at the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards.

225. In February 2015, Donald J Trump told NBC that he was not prepared to sign on for another season of The Apprentice, as he mulled his political future.

226. In 2015, Steve Kerr was reported to have undergone multiple back surgeries for an undisclosed condition.

227. Bernard Tomic opened against the 2015 Queens finalist Kevin Anderson who he defeated in straight sets.

228. Senator Barack Obama gained 10 spots from the same survey in 2015 from the Brookings Institution that ranked Obama the 18th-greatest American President.

229. Sepp Blatter faces new challenger January 2015 Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan announces he will run against Blatter in May Fifa presidential elections.

230. In November 2015, Philip Hammond was criticised for accepting a watch worth £1,950 from a Saudi businessman called Sheikh Marei Mubarak Mahfouz bin Mahfouz.

231. In 2015, when Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years-old, he was credited in an episode of the mystery TV show, The Blacklist as "Finn".

232. Novak Djokovic won the title for the fourth time at the Rome Masters, making it 4 out of 4 titles in Masters 1000 events entered by Djokovic in 2015.

233. In March 2015, Nathan Sykes debuted his first solo music video for "More Than You'll Ever Know" on Vevo.

234. On 11 May 2015, Grant Shapps lost both of these positions, and was instead appointed Minister of State at the Department for International Development.

235. In February 2015 Tim Flowers left the club after the departure of Pearce and appointment of Dougie Freedman—he left alongside Steve Wigley and Brian Eastick, who had worked alongside him as colleagues.

236. Frank Gore enjoyed a respectable season, but 2015 marked the first season Gore played all 16 games and missed the 1,000-yard mark.

237. On February 6, 2015, the Toronto Maple Leafs set a new franchise record of 11 consecutive games without a win.

238. Luke Ronchi was part of the New Zealand World Cup side that finished runners-up in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, after their defeat in the final to Australia; Ronchi's former country.

239. Chief Justice Roberts voted again in 2015 in favor of supporting Obamacare.

240. Daniel Ricciardo supports the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League, and was the club's number-one ticket holder in 2015 and 2016.

241. On October 28, 2015, Mark Cuban said the Los Angeles Clippers was still not a "respectable franchise" in regards to the botched deal between DeAndre Jordan and the Mavericks.

242. In 2015, David Ferrer had a remarkable start to the season but was beaten in the Australian Open by Nishikori in straight sets.

243. On January 16, 2015, Austin Rivers became the first player in NBA history to play for his father, coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers.

244. In 2015, Rory McIlroy won European Tour Golfer of the Year for the third time.

245. Joan Collins was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 and named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2015.

246. In 2015, when Gaten Matarazzo was 13 years-old, he was credited in an episode of the mystery TV show, The Blacklist as "Finn".

247. Mark Rylance is the celebrated British stage actor who won an Academy Award for playing Russian spy Rudolf Abel in the 2015 movie Bridge of Spies.

248. Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for his first event on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Burnie International in early 2015 while still 16 years old, but lost his only main draw match to Benjamin Mitchell.

249. Khadga Prasad Oli previously served as prime minister from 11 October 2015 to 3 August 2016 and was the first elected prime minister under the newly adopted Constitution of Nepal.

250. Andrew Toles spent two weeks between the 2015 and 2016 Major League Baseball seasons working in the frozen-foods section of a Georgia Kroger grocery store.

251. In March 2015, Larry Hogan reached a compromise with Democrats in the General Assembly under which a hard date of 2022 was established, subject to a delay only to 2024 if no alternate uses for the manure can be found.

252. In December 2015, it was announced that Peter Andreas Thiel was one of the financial backers of OpenAI, a nonprofit company aimed at the safe development of artificial general intelligence.

253. On 6 September 2015, Ousmane Dembele made his professional debut for Rennes' first team in Ligue 1 against Angers, replacing Kamil Grosicki for the last 5 minutes of the game.

254. Flavia Pennetta's became a Grand Slam singles champion, winning the US Open in 2015 by defeating her childhood friend Roberta Vinci in the first all-Italian Grand Slam final.

255. In 2015, Dwayne Johnson dominated the big screen with two big action films.

256. Senator Rand Paul sought to change US foreign policy in early 2015 when he introduced a bill that would cut aid to the Palestinian Authority.

257. Kyler Murray officially signed with them on February 4, 2015.

258. In 2015, Alan Sugar had an estimated fortune of £1.04 billion.

259. In March 2015, it was announced that Thiel Fellowship joined Y Combinator as one of 10 part-time partners.

260. Josh Hader was drafted in the 2012 MLB draft and traded twice before joining the Brewers in 2015 with whom he made his first MLB appearance in 2017.

261. From 1996 to 2015, Donald John Trump owned part or all of the Miss Universe pageants.

262. Richard Gasquet won his 12th title at the 2015 Estoril Open beating Nick Kyrgios who reached the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career.

263. In March 2015, Zayn Malik was seen at a London recording studio with producer Naughty Boy.

264. In July, Bautista Agut played as the second seed in the 2015 Croatia Open.

265. Simone Biles signed with Octagon in July 2015, who supports fellow American gymnast Aly Raisman and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.

266. On 28 March 2015, George Ezra was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

267. On July 9, 2015, the Milwaukee Bucks confirmed their signing of center Greg Monroe to a three-year, $50 million contract.