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1666 in England was the first year to be designated as an Annus mirabilis, in John Dryden's 1667 poem, which celebrated England's failure to be beaten either by fire (the Great Fire of London) or by the Dutch.
Lincolnshire tornado: 23 October 1666: Lincolnshire, United Kingdom: 1: 3: On 23 October 1666 the most intense tornado on record for the UK (and England) passed through Welbourn, Wellingore, Navenby and Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire. The tornado has been rated at T8-9, roughly equivalent to an F4 on the Fujita scale.
August 4: The Dutch Navy fails to invade the British Isles after the English triumph in the St. James's Day Battle. 1666 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1666th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 666th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 17th century, and ...
The 1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak is regarded as the largest tornado outbreak in European history. 104 confirmed tornadoes touched down across Wales and central, northern and eastern England. 8 injuries were recorded but there were no casualties. 1981-now AIDS outbreak
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The first tornado happened in Nelson County and reached wind speeds of 95 miles per hour, according to the NWS. ... UK clinics Kentucky Clinic South, Fountain Court, Eagle Creek will close at 12: ...
See the damage as severe storms hit Kentucky leaving thousands without power. ... The National Weather Service has confirmed six EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Kentucky during Tuesday’s storm ...
Central London in 1666, with the burnt area shown in pink and outlined in dashes (Pudding Lane origin [a] marked with a green line) The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, [ b ] gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall ...