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March 12, 2014

On March 12, 2014, a gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 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 March 12, 2014

  1. 2014 A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.

    Explosion caused by gas leak

    m. in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The explosion leveled two apartment buildings located just north of 116th Street at 1644 and 1646 Park Avenue, killing eight people, injuring at least 70 others, and displacing 100 families.

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Died on March 12, 2014

Věra Chytilová Czech film director (1929–2014)
Paul C. Donnelly American aerospace pioneer (1923–2014)
José Policarpo Portuguese Catholic prelate (1936–2014)

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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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