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July 15, 2014

On July 15, 2014, a train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 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 July 15, 2014

  1. 2014 A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.

    Train accident in Russia

    On 15 July 2014, at around 8:40 am MSK (UTC+03:00), an outbound Moscow Metro train derailed between Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bulvar stations of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. Casualties reported include 24 dead and 160 injured. Early reports suggested a power surge or a terrorist attack to be the cause of the derailment, but both were soon dismissed.

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Died on July 15, 2014

Óscar Acosta Honduran writer, poet, critic, politician and diplomat
James MacGregor Burns American historian and political scientist (1918–2014)
Edward Perl American neuroscientist
Robert A. Roe American politician (1924–2014)

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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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