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October 12, 2013

On October 12, 2013, an apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people. 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 October 12, 2013

  1. 2013 An apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people.

    2013 building collapse in Colombia

    The collapse of the Space Building occurred on the night of October 12, 2013, when Tower 6 of the Space Building, a residential apartment complex, collapsed in Medellín, Colombia, killing 12 people. Local authorities evacuated the rest of the building to avoid an imminent new collapse. 6 billion.

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Died on October 12, 2013

George Herbig American astronomer (1920–2013)
Oscar Hijuelos American novelist
Hans Wilhelm Longva Norwegian diplomat
Malcolm Renfrew American chemist and academic (born 1910)

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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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