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William Del Monte (1906–2016), who died 11 days shy of his 110th birthday, was thought to be the last survivor. [99] In 2005 the National Film Registry added San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April 18, 1906, a newsreel documentary made soon after the earthquake, to its list of American films worthy of preservation. [100]
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the worst in California's history. The death toll was between 700 and 3,000. The death toll was between 700 and 3,000. The subsequent fire resulted in much of the destruction and death toll. 28,188 homes were destroyed. $400 million in damage costs were reported.
It includes 1906 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
On April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were awoken at 5:11 a.m. by what would become the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history.
1906 San Francisco earthquake: August 17, 1906: Alaska 8.4 M w 0 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake: September 27, 1909: Indiana: 5.1 M fa 0: 1909 Wabash River earthquake: June 23, 1915: California 6.2 M: 6 1915 Imperial Valley earthquakes: October 3, 1915: Nevada: 6.8 M w 0: 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake: April 21, 1918: California 6.8 M: 0 ...
April 18 – The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 people, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350,000,000 in damages.
In 1933, the Long Beach earthquake occurred in a populated area and damaged or destroyed many public school buildings in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Some decades later, the San Fernando earthquake affected the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles with heavy damage to several hospitals.
The 9/11 attacks left 2,977 dead across New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, according to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. That total includes the 2,753 who died in New York, 184 people at ...