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April 24, 2013

On April 24, 2013, a building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,134 people and injuring about 2,500 others. The year's #1 song was "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. Big Justice, Prince George of Wales, Big Justice would arrive in the same year.

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2013 (MMXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade.

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On April 24, 2013

  1. 2013 A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,134 people and injuring about 2,500 others.

    2013 industrial building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh

    The Rana Plaza collapse occurred on 24 April 2013 in Savar Upazila, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, when the eight-story Rana Plaza commercial building collapsed due to a structural failure. The search for survivors lasted for 19 days and ended on 13 May 2013, with a confirmed death toll of 1,134. Approximately 2,500 injured people were rescued from the building.

  2. 2013 Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.

    Ethnic violence in Xinjiang, China

    On 24 April 2013, ethnic clashes occurred in Marelbeshi (Bachu), Xinjiang, China. The violence left at least 21 people dead, including 15 police and officials.

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Big Justice 2013– American social media personality
Prince George of Wales 2013–
Big Justice 2013– American social media personality
Prince George of Wales 2013–
Big Justice 2013– American social media personality
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