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Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
Filed under: World War II Events


Event Date: Friday, August 6, 2010. This event repeats on the 6th day in August every year
Location: Hiroshima, Japan

August 6, 1945
140,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the bombing in Hiroshima. Approximately 70,000 were killed on the day of the bombing and the others by the end of 1945 due to burns, radiation and disease caused by the bombing.