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This was a foreshock of the 7.1 earthquake which occurred a day later. Ten people were injured and fifteen houses were damaged. - 10 5 [17] Peru, San Martín, 11 km northeast of Rioja: 7.1 19.8 VIII The 1991 Alto Mayo earthquake killed at least 53 people, injured 252 and destroyed 8,063 homes in the Rioja-Moyobamba area. 53 252 5 [18]
Cruise ferry sank in the Baltic Sea en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, Sweden after its visor broke off, killing all but 137 on board. 755: 1831–1833 cholera outbreak: 1831–1833: Cholera outbreak killed 40%–55% of all infected. 674: 1853 cholera outbreak: 1853: A short pandemic killed ca. 41% of all infected. 200: 1892–1894 cholera ...
Toompea Castle (Toompea loss). Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn - Toompea. [3]As an important port for trade between Novgorod and Scandinavia, it became a target for the expansion of the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Denmark during the period of Northern Crusades in the beginning of the 13th century when Christianity was forcibly imposed on the local population.
3 March – 1991 Estonian independence referendum. [1] Latvia and Estonia voted for independence from the Soviet Union. The United States recognized the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 20 August – The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR recognized Estonian independence from the Soviet Union.
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The Vabamu or Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom (Estonian: Okupatsioonide ja vabaduse muuseum Vabamu) in Tallinn, Estonia, is located at the corner of Toompea St. and Kaarli Blvd. It was opened on July 1, 2003, and is dedicated to the 1940-1991 period in the history of Estonia , [ 1 ] when the country was occupied by the Soviet Union ...