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Khodynka Tragedy
Human stampede in Russia in 1896 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Khodynka Tragedy (Russian: Ходынская трагедия) was a crowd crush that occurred on 30 May [O.S. 18 May] 1896, on Khodynka Field in Moscow, Russia. The crush happened during the festivities after the coronation of the last Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II. While 1,282 corpses were collected from the scene,[1] injury estimates range widely from 1,200 to 20,000.[1][2]
For other uses, see Khodynka (disambiguation).
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Date | 30 May 1896 |
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Location | Khodynka Field, Moscow, Russian Empire |
Deaths | 1,282[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 1,200–20,000[1][2] |
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