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The fire started when the band Gurizada Fandangueira ignited fireworks during their show. The high death toll was due to the lack of emergency exits (the only access in and out of the building was the front door) and the fact that the number of people inside exceeded the maximum capacity by hundreds.
(27 January 2013)
There are 3364 births, 3921 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2076 other events about 5719 people in 6424 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (+) Saturday 31st of December 1898 127 years ago |
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 Singer and actress Umm Kulthum aka The Nightingale of the Nile is born as Fātimah ʾIbrāhīm as-Sayyid al-Biltāǧī in Tamay e-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia, Egypt. Some sources say Kulthum was born on 4 May 1904. |
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