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The Imatra Cinema is destroyed in a fire in Tampere, Finland, during showing the 1924 film Wages of Virtue; 21 people die in the fire and almost 30 are injured.

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Imatra (cinema)

Former cinema in Tampere, Finland; burned down in 1927

Imatra was a cinema in Tampere, Finland, located in Hämeenkatu 12.
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Tampere

Third-most populous city in Finland

Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 261,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 425,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in…
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Finland

Country in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a…
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Wages of Virtue

1924 film by Allan Dwan

Wages of Virtue is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Forrest Halsey and Percival Christopher Wren. The film stars Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Norman Trevor, Ivan Linow, Armand Cortes, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, and Paul Panzer. The film was…
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October 23

Day of the year

October 23 is the 296th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 69 days remain until the end of the year.
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