Timeline Saturday 8 September 1934

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Saturday 8 September 1934

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Events on Saturday 8 September 1934 1

1934 SS Morro Castle fire Liner burns off the New Jersey coast The passenger liner Morro Castle caught fire on her way from Havana to New York. 137 passengers and crew died, and the disaster led to major improvements in shipboard fire safety.

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