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March 12, 1928

On March 12, 1928, in California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. James Ivory, James Ivory, James Ivory would arrive in the same year.

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1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1928th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 928th year of the 2nd millennium, the 28th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1920s decade.

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On March 12, 1928

  1. 1928 In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.

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    California is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. S.

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James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter

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