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February 17, 2015

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 11, 2015, covering February 17, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32
  3. 3
    Album cover for Title by Meghan Trainor

    Title

    Meghan Trainor

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

    In The Lonely Hour

    Sam Smith

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    33
  5. 5
    Album cover for Non-Fiction by Ne-Yo

    Non-Fiction

    Ne-Yo

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

John Barrow (Canadian football)

2015John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (born 1935)[†]

John B. Barrow was an American college and professional football player who was an offensive and defensive tackle in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for fourteen seasons in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Barrow played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. Thereafter, he played professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, and was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Cathy Ubels-Veen

2015Cathy Ubels-Veen, Dutch politician (born 1928)[†]

Catharina "Cathy" Ubels-Veen was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1982 and 1986 for the Evangelical People's Party.

Liu Yudi

2015Liu Yudi, Chinese general and pilot (born 1923)[†]

Liu Yudi was a MiG-15 pilot of the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China. According to Chinese state source Xinhua, Liu was a flying ace during the Korean War, with 6 shootdowns. He later served as commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1988.

Historical Events

2015Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.[†]

On February 17, 2015, starting at around 2:48 AM, a stampede occurred during the traditional Mardi Gras parade on Champ de Mars in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Initial reports stated that at least 16 people had died in the accident. The number was revised to 18 dead according to the Haitian Minister of Communications, Rotchild François Junior. Nadia Lochard, of the Department of Civil Protection, stated that 20 people were killed in the accident. In addition, 78 people were injured, according to Haiti Prime Minister Evans Paul.

Historical Context for February 17, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]