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May 1896 - Victims of the stampede

Khodynka Field, Moscow

Four days after the coronation, the public was to be treated to free food,
drink and gifts when a rumor started that caused a stampede, resulting in
the deaths of 1,389 people, with injuries to approximately 1,300 more.


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