• January 1 - Latvia officially adopts the euro as its currency and becomes the 18th member of the Eurozone.
• January 5 – A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV Mk.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic rocket engine.
• February – The West African Ebola virus epidemic begins, infecting at least 28,616 people and ki…