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February 27, 2013

On February 27, 2013, a shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured. 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 February 27, 2013

  1. 2013 A shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured.

    2013 mass shooting at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland

    On 27 February 2013, a gunman opened fire at the Kronospan wood-processing plant in the Swiss town of Menznau, killing four people. Five others were wounded, two critically. The gunman died during a struggle with another worker.

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Died on February 27, 2013

Van Cliburn American pianist (1934–2013)
Ramon Dekkers Dutch professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer
Dale Robertson American actor (1923–2013)
Adolfo Zaldívar Chilean politician

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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
Prince George of Wales 2013–

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