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Picture No 10001260
Date 10-21 June 1756
Description Black Hole of Calcutta
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The Black Hole of Calcutta, in which only 23 of 146 prisoners are said to have survived. (This has now been shown to be a myth)
Source Louis Figuier Connais-toi toi-meme page 261
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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