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February 8, 2014

On February 8, 2014, a hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured. 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 February 8, 2014

  1. 2014 A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia, kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.

    Deadly fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia

    The 2014 Medina hotel fire was a hotel fire that occurred in a hotel in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The fire killed at least 15 people and another 130 were injured.

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Died on February 8, 2014

Els Borst Dutch politician (1932–2014)
Maicon Pereira de Oliveira Brazilian footballer (1988–2014)
Nancy Holt American artist (1938–2014)

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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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