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April 2, 2014

On April 2, 2014, a spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured. 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 April 2, 2014

  1. 2014 A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.

    Mass shooting in Texas, U.S.

    On April 2, 2014, a spree shooting occurred at several locations on the Fort Hood military base near Killeen, Texas. Four people, including the gunman, were killed while 14 additional people were injured; 12 by gunshot wounds. The shooter, 34-year-old Army Specialist Ivan Lopez-Lopez, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Urs Widmer Swiss novelist, playwright (1938–2014)

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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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