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August 14, 2018

On August 14, 2018, the collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, left 16 people injured and 43 people killed. The year's #1 song was "God's Plan" by Drake. Prince Louis of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales would arrive in the same year.

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2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2010s decade.

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On August 14, 2018

  1. 2018 The collapse of the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, left 16 people injured and 43 people killed.

    Bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy

    On 14 August 2018, around 11:36 local time a section of the Ponte Morandi in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, collapsed during a rainstorm, killing forty-three people. The remains were demolished in June 2019. The replacement bridge, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge was inaugurated a year later.

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Died on August 14, 2018

Jill Janus American heavy metal singer (1975–2018)

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Prince Louis of Wales 2018– British royal
Prince Louis of Wales 2018– British royal
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