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Events on Saturday 19 July 1845 1
1845Great Fire of New YorkFire destroys much of lower ManhattanA fire that began in a whale-oil and candle business spread through lower Manhattan and set off an explosion in a warehouse storing saltpetre. Several hundred buildings were destroyed and about 30 people died. It was the last of the great fires to sweep the old city centre.