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October 3, 2013

On October 3, 2013, at least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa. 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 3, 2013

  1. 2013 At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.

    Fatal maritime incident near Italy

    On 3 October 2013, a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. It was reported that the boat had sailed from Misrata, Libya, but that many of the migrants were originally from Eritrea, Somalia and Ghana. An emergency response involving the Italian Coast Guard resulted in the rescue of 155 survivors.

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Died on October 3, 2013

Sari Abacha Nigerian footballer (1978–2013)
Sergei Belov Soviet professional basketball player (1944–2013)
Joan Thirsk Historian and cryptologist

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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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