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Date	Location	Dead
1883, August 26-27	Krakatoa, Indonesia	36,000
1902, May 8	Mount Pelée, Martinique, West Indies	Over 30,000
79, August 24	Mount Vesuvius, Italy	20,000
1669, March 25	Mount Etna, Sicily	20,000
1815, April 5	Tambora, Java	10,000 to 12,000
1783, June-August	Mount Skaptar, Iceland	10,000
1919, May	Mount Kelud, Indonesia	5,000
1631, December 16	Mount Vesuvius, Italy	4,000
1822, October 8 and 12	Galunggung, Java	4,000
1951, January 15	Mount Lamington, New Guinea	3,000 to 5,000

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