Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
England
Date Type
In southeast England, an explosion in a gunpowder factory kills four workers. Crime/Disasters
In southeast England, for the second time in nine months, a blast at a Kent gunpowder factory kills workers. Crime/Disasters
In southern England, forty-six tons of gunpowder explodes and kills thirteen people Crime/Disasters
Kentish lifeboatmen rescue the crew of a Danish vessel foundering in an English Channel storm. Crime/Disasters
Name Type
Chatham, Kent City or Town
Dover, England City or Town
Dungeness Location or Site
Margate, England City or Town
Sheerness, England City or Town
Staplehurst, Kent City or Town
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