1815 eruption of Mount Tambora

In April 1815, Mount Tambora, a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, erupted in what is now considered the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history.

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Which happened first?

• 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora and United States of the Ionian Islands happened in the same year
• 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora and Battle of Tolentino happened in the same year
• 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora and Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin happened in the same year
• 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora and United Kingdom of the Netherlands happened in the same year
• 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora happened 60 years after 1755 Lisbon earthquake

Timeline

1. 1755 Lisbon earthquakeNovember 1, 1755
2. 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora (this page)1815
3. Battle of TolentinoMay 3, 1815
4. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin1815–1918
5. United Kingdom of the Netherlands1815 – April 19, 1839
6. United States of the Ionian IslandsNovember 9, 1815 – May 28, 1864

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