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Date	Location	Dead
1970, November 13	East Pakistan (Bangladesh)	500,000 to 1 million
1737, October 7	Bengal, India	Over 300,000
1881	Haiphong, Vietnam	300,000
1876	Bengal, India	200,000
1882, June 6	Bombay, India	Over 100,000
1864, October 5	Calcutta, India	50,000 to 70,000
1965, May and June	East Pakistan (Bangladesh)	35,000 to 40,000
1942, October 16	Bengal, India	Over 35,000
1963, May 28-29	East Pakistan (Bangladesh)	22,000
1780, October 10-12	Caribbean Islands	20,000 to 30,000

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