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Events on Saturday 27 March 1638 1
1638Calabria earthquakeA major earthquake devastates southern ItalyA severe earthquake struck the Calabria region of the Kingdom of Naples, destroying numerous towns. Contemporary estimates placed the death toll above 10,000, with some accounts far higher. It remains one of the deadliest earthquakes in Italian history.