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[note 4] Among the dead was a former mayor of nearby Lafayette, Indiana. [11] The 1963 coliseum explosion became the deadliest in Indianapolis's history, surpassing an 1869 boiler explosion that had killed 30 people. [51] Coincidentally, this previous explosion had also occurred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
December 14 – Baldwin Hills Dam disaster floods South Los Angeles, causing five deaths. December 25 – Walt Disney releases his 18th feature-length animated motion picture, The Sword in the Stone, about the boyhood of King Arthur. It is Disney's final animated film to be released during his lifetime, before his death in 1966.
Aftermath of October 31, 1963 gas explosion at Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1963. Stacks of chairs and debris near the bleachers following an explosion during the Holiday on Ice performance. Date: November 1963: Source: Randy McWethy Collection: Author: William H. Bass Photo Company, Indianapolis, Indiana: Permission
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The age of the fair compared to other states: Indiana has the sixth oldest state fair Cost to construct the new swine barn: $50 million Number of hot air balloons in the 2023 Hot Air Balloon Race: 20
A pair of propane gas tank explosions killed 74 people at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis. The blast took place in the closing minutes of the Holiday on Ice hosted at the indoor facility. [141] [142] The show had started at 8:45 p.m., 15 minutes late, and the last act, "A Salute to Mardi Gras", was in progress when the blast ...
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The Indiana State Fair stage collapse was an incident during an August 13, 2011, outdoor concert by Sugarland as part of their Incredible Machine Tour at the Indiana State Fair in which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm hit the stage's temporary roof structure, causing it to collapse. The structure landed among a crowd of ...