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August 19, 2013

On August 19, 2013, the Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar. 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 August 19, 2013

  1. 2013 The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.

    2013 train derailment in Bihar, India

    The Dhamara Ghat train accident occurred on 19 August 2013 when the Saharsa Patna Rajya Rani Express train struck a large group of people at the Dhamara Ghat railway station in the Indian state of Bihar. At least 28 people were killed and 24 injured. The victims were mostly Hindu pilgrims returning from prayers at the nearby Katyayani temple.

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Died on August 19, 2013

Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi royal (1923–2013)
Russell S. Doughten American filmmaker
Abdul Rahim Hatif Afghan politician
Donna Hightower American singer-songwriter (1926–2013)

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