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Gresford disaster

coal mining disaster in 1934 where 266 men were killed
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Gresford disaster

Summary

Gresford disaster is a mining accident[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Gresford disaster is located in Wrexham[3].
  • Gresford disaster is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Gresford disaster's instance of is recorded as mining accident[5].
  • The location of Gresford disaster was Gresford[6].
  • Gresford disaster occurred on September 22, 1934[7].
  • Gresford disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.07277777777778, 'lon': -2.991111111111111}[8].
  • Gresford disaster resulted in {'amount': '+266'} deaths[9].
  • Gresford disaster's historic county is recorded as Denbighshire[10].

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When and Where

Gresford disaster took place on September 22, 1934[7]. The location of it was Gresford[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

Gresford disaster's instance of is recorded as mining accident[5].

Outcome and Impact

Gresford disaster resulted in {'amount': '+266'} deaths[9].

Why It Matters

Gresford disaster has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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