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April 16, 1947

On April 16, 1947, an explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Moses Blah, Jerzy Stuhr, James Woods would arrive in the same year.

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An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.

The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions.

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1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.

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On April 16, 1947

  1. 1947 An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.

    1947 explosions in Texas City, Texas

    The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay. S. history and one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions.

  2. 1947 Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

    American businessman (1870–1965)

    Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier and statesman.

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Moses Blah 1947– Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (died 2013)
Jerzy Stuhr 1947– Polish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2024)
James Woods 1947– American actor and producer
John Blackman 1947– Australian radio and television presenter (died 2024)
Claudia J. Kennedy 1947– American general
Salih Neftçi 1947– Turkish economist and author (died 2009)

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