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EARTH QUAKE AND TZUNAMI ATTACKED IN LISBON CLAIMED 1,00,000 ON 1755 NOVEMBER 1 The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on Saturday, 1 November, the holy day of All Saints' Day, at around 09:40 local time.[2]  1755 Lisbon earthquake Date 1 November 1755 Magnitude 8.5–9.0  M w  (est.) Epicenter 36°N   11°W Coordinates :  36°N   11°W About 200 km (120 mi) west-southwest of  Cape St. Vincent Areas affected Kingdom of Portugal ,  Kingdom of Spain ,  Kingdom of Morocco . The tsunami affected Southern  Great Britain  and  Ireland Max. intensity XI ( Extreme )   [1] Casualties 70,000–100,000 deaths In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami (maremoto in Portuguese), the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. Seismologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude in the range 8.5–9.0[3][4] on the mome...

DICTIONARY - WROTE BY SAMUEL JOHNSON  MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK BORN  1709 SEPTEMBER 18 Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".[1] He is also the subject of "the most famous single biographical work in the whole of literature," James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.[2] Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, Johnson attended Pembroke College, Oxford for just over a year, before his lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher, he moved to London, where he began to write for The Gentleman's Magazine. His early works include the biography Life of Mr Richard Savage...