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August 2, 2014

On August 2, 2014, at least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. The year's #1 song was "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. Arabella Stanton, Arabella Stanton, Arabella Stanton would arrive in the same year.

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2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade.

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On August 2, 2014

  1. 2014 At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.

    Industrial disaster in Jiangsu, China

    The 2014 Kunshan explosion was a dust explosion that occurred at Zhongrong Metal Production Company, an automotive parts factory located in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China, on 2 August 2014. As of December 30, 2014, the explosion killed 146 workers and injured 114 others.

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Died on August 2, 2014

Ed Joyce American television executive (1932–2014)
Billie Letts American novelist and educator
Barbara Prammer Austrian politician (1954–2014)
James Thompson American-Finnish crime writer (1964–2014)

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Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger
Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger
Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger
Arabella Stanton 2014– British actress, plays Hermione Granger

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