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2006 Alaska's Augustine volcano erupts

1995 Mount Ruapehu Volcano, North Island, New Zealand erupts

1994 Pinatubo volcano in Philippines erupts, kills at least 14

1991 Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines

1991 Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts

1991 Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts

1991 Harry Glicken, volcanologist, killed by Mount Unzen Volcano in Japan

1986 Lake Nios Volcano in Cameroon kills 1,746

1985 Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed

1985 Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, kills 25,000

1979 1st extraterrestrial volcano discovered on Io, a satellite of Jupiter

1975 Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii

1969 Anne Heche, Ohio, actress, Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano

1965 Volcano explodes on Luzon Philippines; 500 killed

1962 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die

1961 Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic)

1957 Julian Cope, Welsh pop musician, Eve's Volcano

1955 Guy Gallo, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, writer, Under the Volcano

1953 Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand)

1952 Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5

1948 Maurizio Nichetti, actor, Icicle Thief, Volcano

1948 Anthony Andrews, born in London, England, actor, Under the Volcano

1943 New volcano Paracutin erupts in farmer's corn patch (Mexico)

1936 Albert Finney, Salford UK, actor, Dresser, Under the Volcano

1930 Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles

1919 Volcano Keluit on Java, erupts killing 550

1909 Malcolm Lowry, English novelist, Under the Volcano

1902 Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent kills 2-5,000

1888 Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for 1st time in 1,000 years

1886 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)

1883 Shocks triggered by volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroyed 1,200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2,000

1872 Volcano Vesuvius erupts

1867 Great Mauna Loa eruption (Hawaiian volcano)

1824 Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) and lives

1815 Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)

1814 Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200

1793 Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000

1783 Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000

1783 Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption

1669 Volcano Etna in Italy erupts killing 15,000


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