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May 13, 2014

On May 13, 2014, an explosion at an underground coal mine in southwest Turkey kills 301 miners. 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 May 13, 2014

  1. 2014 An explosion at an underground coal mine in southwest Turkey kills 301 miners.

    2014 mine fire in Turkey

    On 13 May 2014, blasting at Eynez coal mine in Soma, Manisa, Turkey, caused an underground mine fire, which burned until 15 May. In total, 301 people were killed, making it the worst mine disaster in Turkey's history. , suffered a fire, the causes of which were later found to be complex.

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Died on May 13, 2014

David Malet Armstrong Australian philosopher (1926–2014)
Malik Bendjelloul Swedish film and documentary director
J. F. Coleman United States Marine Corps officer
Ron Stevens Canadian politician
Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart American writer and Neopagan priestess (1948–2014)

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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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