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On This Day — 11 October

Disasters recorded on 11 October across the years, drawn from our archive of historical events.

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1 recordedDisasters on 11 October

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1634
Flood 11,500 deaths

Burchardi flood

The Burchardi flood (also known as the second Grote Mandrenke) was a storm tide that struck the North Sea coast of North Frisia, Dithmarschen (in modern-day Germany) and southwest Jutland (in modern-day Denmark) on the night between 11 and …

Wider contextOther events on 11 October

  • 2002 — A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
  • 1918 — The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
  • 1634 — The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
  • 1138 — A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.

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