A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Oshima, Japan, on 23 August 1856. It killed about 26 people, counting the deaths caused by the tsunami, fires and landslides it set off. Around 193 houses were destroyed. The shaking also generated a tsunami that reached the nearby coasts. It took place on 23 August 1856.
Before and after
- 10 July 1856Birth of Nikola Tesla
- 26 July 1856Birth of George Bernard Shaw
- 29 July 1856Death of Robert Schumann
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- 18 December 1856Birth of Joseph John Thomson
- 28 December 1856Birth of Woodrow Wilson
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