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After continuing at dangerous and uncontrolled speeds of up to 135 kilometres per hour for nearly 6.5 kilometres the first coach derailed, causing a pile-up and resultant fire. Because of the fire and impact only 425 of the 675 troops killed could be identified.
(12 December 1917)

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		Engineer and architect Gustave Alexandre Bonickhausen dit Eiffel 15 December 1832 (+) is born in Dijon, France. 27 December 1923 (-) dies of natural causes in Paris, France.
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