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Events on Wednesday 4 April 1906 1
1906Mount Vesuvius eruptsMajor eruption devastates towns near NaplesMount Vesuvius produced its most powerful eruption since 1872, sending lava flows through the town of Boscotrecase and collapsing the roof of Ottaviano's market under heavy ash, killing over 100 people. The eruption disrupted the region for weeks and remains one of the volcano's most destructive events since Pompeii.