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Events on Friday 11 October 1737 2
1737Hooghly River cyclone strikes CalcuttaA severe cyclone and storm surge devastate the Bengal coastA powerful cyclone hit the Hooghly estuary and Calcutta, destroying buildings and wrecking many ships at anchor. Contemporary accounts gave very large death tolls, and it is remembered as one of the worst early recorded storms in Bengal.
1737Hooghly River cyclone strikes CalcuttaA severe cyclone and storm surge devastate the Bengal coastA powerful cyclone hit the Hooghly estuary and Calcutta, destroying buildings and wrecking many ships at anchor. Contemporary accounts gave very large death tolls, and it is remembered as one of the worst early recorded storms in Bengal.