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August 25, 2011

On August 25, 2011, fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas. The year's #1 song was "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele. Violet McGraw, Lil Bub, Violet McGraw would arrive in the same year.

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2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.

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On August 25, 2011

  1. 2011 Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.

    Attack by Mexican criminal organization Los Zetas

    On August 25, 2011, members of the drug cartel Los Zetas set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, killing 52 people.

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Died on August 25, 2011

Lazar Mojsov Yugoslav Macedonian politician (1920– 2011)

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Violet McGraw 2011– American actress
Lil Bub 2011– American celebrity cat (died 2019)
Violet McGraw 2011– American actress
Lil Bub 2011– American celebrity cat (died 2019)
Violet McGraw 2011– American actress
Lil Bub 2011– American celebrity cat (died 2019)

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