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October 22, 2014

On October 22, 2014, michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people. 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 October 22, 2014

  1. 2014 Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people.

    Terrorist attacks in Ottawa, Canada

    The 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill occurred on 22 October 2014, at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Corporal Nathan Cirillo, a Canadian soldier, Afghanistan veteran, and reservist on ceremonial sentry duty, was fatally shot at the National War Memorial, followed by an attack on the nearby Centre Block parliament building, where members of the Parliament of Canada were attending caucuses. The attack ended with a shootout when the perpetrator, 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, ran inside the parliament buildings and was shot 31 times by six RCMP officers and died on scene.

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Died on October 22, 2014

George Francis English footballer
John-Roger Hinkins American minister (1934–2014)
Ashok Kumar Indian cinematographer (c. 1941–2014)
John Postgate English microbiologist

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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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