Disasters, Natural Events, and Notable Mishaps
- November 20, 1820 After the sinking of the Essex (whaleship) of Nantucket by a whale the survivors were left floating in three small whaleboats. They eventually resorted, by common consent, to cannibalism to allow some to survive.
- 1820: Mount Rainier erupts over what is today Seattle.
- February 6, 1822 – Chinese junk Tek Sing sinks in the South China Sea with the loss of around 1600 people on board.
- May 26, 1822 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.
- 1822 – An earthquake in Chile raises the coastal area.
- July 15, 1823 – The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome is almost completely destroyed by fire.
- November 7, 1824 – In the worst flood to date in Saint Petersburg, water rises 421 cm above normal and 200 lose their lives.
- October 7, 1825 – The Miramichi Fire breaks out in New Brunswick.
- August, 1826 – The town of Crawford Notch suffers a landslide. Those killed include the Willey family, after whom Mount Willey is named.
- 1828 – A typhoon kills approximately 10,000 people in Kyūshū, Japan.
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