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Sicily, Two Sicilies (now Italy)
Dec, 1851
Disasters with highest death tolls
The Sicily Tornadoes
Sicily, Two Sicilies (now Italy)
Dec, 1851
The Sicily tornadoes were two tornadoes that swept the Marsala countryside in western Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy) in early December (possibly late November) 1851. The total number of victims is unknown, but is assessed at over 500. It is one of the 10 deadliest tornadoes ever, achieving the highest death toll for a tornado event in continental Europe and the second in European history after the Valletta, Malta Tornado.

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Washington D.C., U.S.
Wednesday Dec 24, 1851
Library of Congress
The largest fire in the library's history
Washington D.C., U.S.
Wednesday Dec 24, 1851
On December 24, 1851, the largest fire in the library's history destroyed 35,000 books, about two–thirds of the library's collection and two-thirds of Jefferson's original transfer.

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