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Events on Friday 31 December 1480 1
1303 – 1480Lighthouse of Alexandria DestroyedFelled by earthquakes over four centuriesThe Lighthouse of Alexandria was progressively destroyed by earthquakes in 956, 1303 and finally 1323 AD. In 1480, the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay built a fortress on the site using some of the lighthouse's fallen stones. In 1994, French archaeologists discovered remains of the lighthouse on the seabed of Alexandria's harbour.