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May 16, 2014

On May 16, 2014, twelve people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of Nairobi, Kenya. 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 16, 2014

  1. 2014 Twelve people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of Nairobi, Kenya.

    2014 IED explosions at the Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya

    On 16 May 2014, two improvised explosive devices were detonated simultaneously in the Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 12 people and injuring 70. The first blast came from a minibus and the second from within the market. Two people were reportedly arrested at the site of the explosions.

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Died on May 16, 2014

Chris Duckworth Rhodesian cricketer
Vito Favero Italian cyclist (1932–2014)
Bud Hollowell American baseball player (1943–2014)
Clyde Snow American forensic anthropologist (1928–2014)

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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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