Date in year · 1940 · The 1940s
On November 10, 1940, the 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. Susan Howatch, Willie John McBride, Tom Jones would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · November 10, 1940
The 1940 Vrancea earthquake, also known as the 1940 Bucharest earthquake, occurred on Sunday, 10 November 1940, in Romania, at 03:39, when the majority of the population was at home.
Around 1940
1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.
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1940 earthquake in eastern Romania
The 1940 Vrancea earthquake, also known as the 1940 Bucharest earthquake, occurred on Sunday, 10 November 1940, in Romania, at 03:39, when the majority of the population was at home.
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