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1864 CE · disaster

A cyclone kills 70,000 in Calcutta, India

A cyclone kills 70,000 in Calcutta, India

A cyclone kills 70,000 in Calcutta, India: Illustration published by the Illustrated London News in 1864 showing effects of the devastating October 1864 Calcutta cyclone; contemporaneous historical representation, not a photograph.
Illustration published by the Illustrated London News in 1864 showing effects of the devastating October 1864 Calcutta cyclone; contemporaneous historical representation, not a photograph. · Credit: Illustrated London News (1864) · License: Public domain

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