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The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
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Courrières mine disaster
1906 coal mine explosion in Pas-de-Calais, France
The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident, caused the death of 1,099 miners in Northern France on 10 March 1906. This disaster was surpassed only by the Benxihu Colliery accident in China on 26 April 1942, which killed 1,549 miners. A coal-dust explosion, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 10
Day of the year
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 296 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)