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1 päivä sitten · The population of Ireland collapsed dramatically during the second half of the 19th century. A population of over eight million in 1841 was reduced to slightly over four million by 1921. In part, the fall in population was caused by death from the Great Famine of 1845 to 1852, which took roughly one million lives.
- 84,421 km² (32,595 sq mi)
- Northwestern Europe
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- Northern Ireland
1 päivä sitten · Prussia ( / ˈprʌʃə /, German: Preußen, German: [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions. It formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871.
1 päivä sitten · This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included.
1 päivä sitten · 1841: Alexander Bain devises a printing telegraph. 1842: William Robert Grove invents the first fuel cell. 1842: John Bennet Lawes invents superphosphate, the first man-made fertilizer. 1844: Friedrich Gottlob Keller and, independently, Charles Fenerty come up with the wood pulp method of paper production.
1 päivä sitten · The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas.
4 päivää sitten · 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1925th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 925th year of the 2nd millennium, the 25th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1920s decade.
1 päivä sitten · 香港歷史始於超過公元前3萬年的舊石器時代於華南及中南半島一帶活動的百越族，其後被秦朝 征服後方踏入信史的開端，但地處華南一隅的偏遠荒蕪邊陲，一直人口稀少並只有漁業及少量農業活動，在1841年香港開埠前於歷史舞台上的影響微乎其微；自 ...
