1755 ⟶ Lisbon Earthquake Destroys City, Causes Massive Casualties
The great Lisbon earthquake destroys most of Portugal's capi...
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🚢 Phoenicians Establish Port at Lisbon
the Phoenicians found the port of Lisbon, Portugal⟶
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Portugal💥 Friuli Earthquake and Fears of Apocalypse
The 6.9-magnitude 1348 Friuli earthquake centered in Northern Italy was felt across Europe. Contemporaries linked the quake with the Black Death and Great Famine, fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived.⟶
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Italy🔪 ✡️ Lisbon Massacre of Converted Jews
At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot, Portugal.⟶
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Portugal💥 Lisbon Earthquake Destroys City, Causes Massive Casualties
The great Lisbon earthquake destroys most of Portugal's capital and kills up to 100,000.⟶
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Portugal💥 Lisbon Earthquake Devastates City
The Lisbon earthquake occurs.⟶
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Portugal💥 Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy
December 28: The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, magnitude 7.1, kills 70,000 people.⟶
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