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Events on Sunday 26 August 1883 1
1883Eruption of KrakatoaCatastrophic volcanic explosion in the Sunda StraitThe volcano Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indies erupted with a series of explosions culminating on 27 August, one of the loudest sounds in recorded history. The eruption and resulting tsunamis killed over 36,000 people and lowered global temperatures for years afterward.