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Alfred Nobel

Shed used for preparation of nitroglycerin exploded at the factory

Saturday Sep 3, 1864
Stockholm, Sweden

On 3 September 1864, a shed used for preparation of nitroglycerin exploded at the factory in Heleneborg, Stockholm, killing five people, including Nobel's younger brother Emil.


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