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May 23, 2013

On May 23, 2013, a freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington. 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 May 23, 2013

  1. 2013 A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.

    Interstate highway in Washington

    Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route. It spans 277 miles (446 km) across the state of Washington, from the Oregon state border at Vancouver, through the Puget Sound region, to the Canadian border at Blaine. Within the Seattle metropolitan area, the freeway connects the cities of Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett.

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Died on May 23, 2013

Epy Guerrero Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (born 1942)
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu Turkish politician
Georges Moustaki Musical artist
Flynn Robinson American basketball player (1941–2013)

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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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