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The Great Colchester Earthquake; The effects of the earthquake on the area of Eastern Essex south of the River Blackwater Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine; Meldola, Raphael; White, William (1885). Report on the East Anglian Earthquake of April 22nd, 1884. Essex Field Club Special Memoirs. Vol. 1. London: Macmiillan & Co.
August 4 – Edward A. O'Neal is reelected the 26th governor of Alabama. August 5 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. August 10 – An earthquake measuring 5.5 M fa (based on the felt area) affected a very large portion
His son, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, is born nearly 4 months later. 22 April – Colchester earthquake ("the Great English earthquake") measuring EMS-98 VIII (Heavily damaging) [7] is the UK's most destructive, although no direct fatalities can be confirmed. [8] 29 May – Oscar Wilde marries Constance Lloyd in London.
But the coincidence of a 4.8-magnitude earthquake and the April 8 (4/8) solar eclipse has some people wondering if a big screen blockbuster has foreshadowed the future much like episodes of “The ...
The 1884 Andalusian earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Andalucía de 1884) occurred on 25 December 1884 at 9:08 p.m in the south of Spain, and had an estimated magnitude of 6.7 M w. It shook a poor region where many of the houses were built without foundations, with lime or mud mortar, and with weak joints.
The Colchester earthquake ("the Great English earthquake") measuring EMS-98 VIII (Heavily damaging) [7] is the UK's most destructive, although no direct fatalities can be confirmed. [8] May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States.
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