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December 31, 2014

On December 31, 2014, a New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others. 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 December 31, 2014

  1. 2014 A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.

    Deadly crush of people at a new year celebration

    On 31 December 2014, a deadly crush occurred in Shanghai, near Chen Yi Square on the Bund, where around 300,000 people had gathered for the new year celebration. Thirty-six people were killed and another 49 were injured, and of those 49 injured, 13 were injured seriously.

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Died on December 31, 2014

Edward Herrmann American actor (1943–2014)
Abdullah Hussain Malaysian novelist and writer
Norm Phelps American animal rights activist (1939–2014)
S. Arthur Spiegel American judge (1920–2014)
Valerian Wellesley British peer and army officer (1915–2014)

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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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