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28th January 1393: Charles VI of France and the Bal des Ardents

  • 28th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Bal des Ardents, Fire, France, Louis VI, Medieval, Monarchy

Charles VI of France danced in the Bal des Ardents in which four people died after their costumes caught fire.

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8th October 1871: The Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, the most deadly wildfire in recorded history

  • 8th October 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Fire, Natural Disaster, Peshtigo Fire, United States, USA, Wildfire, Wisconsin

The Peshtigo Fire killed up to 2,500 people in the deadliest wildfire in recorded history.

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29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

  • 29th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Culture, England, Fire, London, Renaissance, Restoration, Shakespeare, Theatre

The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII.

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18th November 1987: 31 people killed in the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground

  • 18th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, England, Fire, London, Train, Transport

The worst fire in the history of the London Underground killed 31 people at Kings Cross St Pancras station.

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2nd September 1666: Great Fire of London starts in Pudding Lane

  • 2nd September 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, Charles II, City, Destruction, England, Fire, London, Restoration

Beginning at a bakery in Pudding Lane, the catastrophic fire blazed for more than three days and destroyed over 13,000 houses, churches and government buildings.

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30th June 1937: World’s first emergency telephone number began operating in London

  • 30th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, Communication, Emergency, England, Fire, London, Police, Telephone

The 999 service was launched in London on 30 June 1937, and initially covered a 12 mile radius from Oxford Street.

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31st May 1981: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack

  • 31st May 2019
  • Tagged as: biblioclasm, Books, Civil War, Culture, Fire, History, Library, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tamil Tigers

The Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka was burnt down during a violent rampage by an organised mob of ethnic Sinhalese.

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