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October 14, 1913
On October 14, 1913, senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
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Featured · October 14, 1913
Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion, occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. The explosion, which killed 439 coal miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom. Universal Colliery, on the South Wales Coalfield, extracted steam coal, which was much in demand.
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1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1913th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 913th year of the 2nd millennium, the 13th year of the 20th…
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On October 14, 1913
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1913 Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners. Mining explosion in 1913
The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion, occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. The explosion, which killed 439 coal miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom. Universal Colliery, on the South Wales Coalfield, extracted steam coal, which was much in demand.
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Other moments from 1913
- April 24 The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
- April 4 First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
- August 10 Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
- August 13 First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
- August 16 Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
- August 16 Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.
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