The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989.
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The 38th anniversary falls on April 15, 2027.
Disaster · April 15, 1989
Hillsborough disaster
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