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Events in January 2015 9
2015Australian Open 2015Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Serena WilliamsSerena's 6th Australian Open.
2015Toyota sells 10 millionth hybrid vehicleToyota sells its 10 millionth hybrid vehicle globally in January 2017 — crossing a milestone that would have been inconceivable when the first Prius rolled off the line in 1997. Toyota's hybrid lineup by this point includes the Prius, Prius v, Prius c, Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid and every Lexus model. Toyota's twenty-year investment in hybrid technology has generated $50 billion in hybrid vehicle revenues and established an intellectual property portfolio in hybrid powertrains that competitors are still working to match.
20152015: Lewis HamiltonMercedesHamilton won his third title, joining an elite group alongside Senna, Piquet, Brabham, Lauda, Stewart and Prost.
2015 – 2018Lifetime HonoursReceived the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, the Polar Music Prize in 2017, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018.
2015Othmer Gold MedalReceived the Othmer Gold Medal from the Chemical Heritage Foundation for outstanding contributions to progress in science and chemistry.
2015Retirement Due to Vision LossForced to retire from professional cartooning after losing his eyesight to glaucoma and macular degeneration. In 2017, briefly came out of retirement to draw two cartoons of Donald Trump for The Nib.
2015Charlie Hebdo ShootingTerrorist attack on satirical magazine's Paris officeTwo gunmen linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, killing twelve people over the magazine's cartoons of Muhammad. A related hostage siege at a kosher supermarket two days later left four more dead. The attacks triggered massive solidarity marches across France under the slogan 'Je suis Charlie'.
2015Paris Terror AttacksCharlie Hebdo & BataclanA series of deadly coordinated Islamist attacks that sparked global solidarity movements.
2015King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Dies, Salman Succeeds HimChange of monarch in Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on 23 January 2015 after a decade-long reign marked by cautious social reform. His half-brother Salman bin Abdulaziz immediately succeeded him as king. The transition kept the Saudi succession within the sons of founder Ibn Saud.