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August 14, 1933

On August 14, 1933, loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2) of land. Robert Bourassa, Dumaagiin Sodnom, Robert Bourassa would arrive in the same year.

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1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1933rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 933rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 33rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1930s decade.

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On August 14, 1933

  1. 1933 Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2) of land.

    Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces

    A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Some natural forest ecosystems depend on wildfire. Modern forest management often engages in prescribed burns to mitigate fire risk and promote natural forest cycles.

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Robert Bourassa 1933– Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (died 1996)
Dumaagiin Sodnom 1933– Mongolian politician; 13th Prime Minister of Mongolia
Robert Bourassa 1933– Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (died 1996)
Dumaagiin Sodnom 1933– Mongolian politician; 13th Prime Minister of Mongolia
Robert Bourassa 1933– Canadian lawyer and politician, 22nd Premier of Quebec (died 1996)
Dumaagiin Sodnom 1933– Mongolian politician; 13th Prime Minister of Mongolia

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