1755 ⟶ Lisbon Earthquake Devastates City

The Lisbon earthquake occurs.
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🚢 Phoenicians Establish Port at Lisbon

the Phoenicians found the port of Lisbon, Portugal⟶
Phoenicians Establish Port at Lisbon (-1200)
PhoeniciansTradeColonialismNavigationEconomic Development
PortugalPortugal

⚔️ Lisbon Recaptured by Portuguese Forces

On October 25, the four-month-long Siege of Lisbon successfully brings the city under definitive Portuguese control, expelling the Moorish overlords.⟶
Lisbon Recaptured by Portuguese Forces (1147)
SiegeReconquistaMiddle AgesMilitary HistoryCrusadesTerritorial Expansion
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🔪 ✡️ Lisbon Massacre of Converted Jews

At least two thousand converted Jews are massacred in a Lisbon riot, Portugal.⟶
✡️ Lisbon Massacre of Converted Jews (1506)
Religious ViolenceAnti-SemitismPersecutionInquisitionLisbon
PortugalPortugal

💥 Lisbon Earthquake Devastates City

The Lisbon earthquake occurs.⟶
Lisbon Earthquake Devastates City (1755)
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PortugalPortugal

💥 Lisbon Earthquake Destroys City, Causes Massive Casualties

The great Lisbon earthquake destroys most of Portugal's capital and kills up to 100,000.⟶
Lisbon Earthquake Destroys City, Causes Massive Casualties (1755)
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PortugalPortugal

💥 Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy

December 28: The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, magnitude 7.1, kills 70,000 people.⟶
Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy (1908)
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