1998 ⟶ US Military Pilot Severes Cable Car Cable, Resulting in Deaths near Trento
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💥 Fidenae Amphitheatre Collapse
A poorly built amphitheatre in Fidenae collapses, killing 20,000 of the 50,000 spectators.⟶

Ancient romeRoman EmpireDisasterBuilding CollapsePublic SafetyConstruction

💥 Campanian Earthquake Damages Pompeii and Other Cities
A great earthquake damages cities in Campania, including Pompeii (February 5).⟶

Ancient romeRoman EmpireEarthquakePompeiiNatural DisasterCampaniaDisaster

💥 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.⟶

EarthquakeNatural DisasterReligious BeliefsMiddle Ages

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

EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties

🚠 US Military Pilot Severes Cable Car Cable, Resulting in Deaths near Trento
February 3: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car.⟶

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