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November 21, 1996

On November 21, 1996, humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes. The year's #1 song was "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los del Río. Sophia Hutchins, Andreas Christensen, Dele Alli would arrive in the same year.

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1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade.

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On November 21, 1996

  1. 1996 Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.

    Explosion in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico in 1996

    The Humberto Vidal explosion was a gas explosion that occurred on November 21, 1996 at the Humberto Vidal shoe store in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. The explosion killed 33 and wounded 69 others when the building exploded, causing much of the interior of the building to collapse. It is one of the deadliest disasters to have occurred on the island.

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Died on November 21, 1996

Bernard Rose British organist and composer (1916–1996)
Abdus Salam Pakistani theoretical physicist (1926–1996)

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Sophia Hutchins 1996– American socialite
Andreas Christensen 1996– Danish footballer
Dele Alli 1996– English international footballer
Summer Walker 1996– American singer-songwriter
Jan Bednarek 1996– Polish footballer
Matteo Berrettini 1996– Italian tennis player

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