1492
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- Christopher Columbus reports "a marvelous branch of fire" that falls into the sea as he crosses the Atlantic. [521]
- November 7
- The Ensisheim Meteorite, the oldest meteorite (about 280 pounds) with a known date of impact, strikes Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace (France). [5] [521] [526.110] [1427.10] (November 16 [523.19])
1511
- September 4
- A great fireball appears over Crema in Lombardy, Italy, followed by huge shower of meteorites. One meteorite kills a monk, several birds, and a sheep. [523.19] (September 14 [521])
1516
- May
- In Nantan, China, many meteorites fall to the ground. When recovered in 1958, they are found to be 92 percent iron, weighing 150-1500kg. [521]
1620
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- In Punjab, India, reports of "hot iron" falling from the sky, burning grass. [521]
1630
- May 29
- (approximate date) Reports of a "second sun" (an incoming meteor?) in Magdeburg area (Germany). [521]
1639
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- In China, a stone (meteorite) falls in a market, killing dozens of people, destroying dozens of houses. [521]
1654
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- In Milano, Italy, a monk is reported killed by a meteorite. [521]
1661
- August 9
- In China, a meteorite smashes through the roof of a house. No one is injured. [521]
1670
- November 7
- In China, a meteorite breaks the roof beam of a house. [521]
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1761
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- In Chamblan, France, a house is struck and burned by a meteorite. [521]
1766
- July
- A 2kg stony meteorite falls near Albaneto in the Romagna area of Italy. [523.20]
1773
- July 29
- A meteor is viewed in the sky at Crespi (now Crepy), France, creating a large booming noise, and shaking the earth on impact. [523.25]
1790
- July 24
- A meteorite falls in Barbotan and Agen, Gascony, France, crushing a cottage, killing a farmer and some cattle. [521]
1794
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- The Siena stone meteorite (type LL5) falls in Tuscany, Italy. [523.20] [526.116]
- German physicist Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni publishes a book about meteorites, speculating (correctly) that iron meteorites had come from break-up of larger masses in outer space, and are remnants of cosmic matter from formation of Solar System. [523.20] [526.115]
1795
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- A 25kg stone meteorite (type L6) falls near Wold Cottage, Yorkshire, England. [523.20] [526.116]
1796
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- The Bjelajaa Zerkov stone meteorite (type H6) falls in Kiev Province, Ukraine. [523.20]
1798
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- The Salles stone meteorite (type H6) falls in Rhone, France. [523.20]
- The Benares stone meteorite (type LL4) falls in Uttar Pradesh, India. [523.20]
- December 19
- A meteorite lands in Benares, India, striking a building. [521]
1801
- October 30
- A meteorite strikes a house near Horringer-mill, Suffolk, England, burning it and a stable to the ground. [521]
1802
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- English chemist Edward Charles Howard publishes analysis of several meteorites, providing first chemical link between stony and iron meteorites that had fallen at different times and in different places. [523.21]
1803
- April 26
- A large shower of several thousand stony meteorites occurs near town of L'Aigle in Northern France. Physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot writes official report for French Ministry of Interior, that establishes acceptance that stones sometimes do fall to Earth. [1] [523.21] [526.117]
1810
- July
- In Shahbad, India, a large meteor falls, burning five villages. [521]
1811
- December 16
- New Madrid, Missouri is the epicenter of a massive earthquake 7.2-8.1 magnitude, felt as far away as New York and Florida. Likely cause is overhead explosion of comet fragments, as the comet had been observed earlier. (By May 1812, one resident of Kentucky recorded 2000 separate tremors.) [1] [53] [275.88] [521] [819.213]
1815
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- The Chassigny meteorite falls in France. (It is later shown to be from Mars.) [523.106]
1821
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- The Juvinas basaltic meteorite falls in France. [523.100]
1823
- November 10
- A meteorite strikes a house in Wasenda, Japan. [521]
1824
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- The Renazzo chondrite meteorite (type CR) falls in Italy. [523.92]
1825
- January 16
- A meteorite falls in Oriang, India, killing one man and injuring one woman. [521]
1827
- February 27
- In Mhow, India, a meteorite strikes a man on the arm, and breaks a tree. [521]
1835
- November 13
- In Belley, Dept. de l'Ain, France, a fireball from space sets fire to a barn. [521]
1836
- December 11
- In Macaé, Brazil, a falling meteorite damages several homes and kills several oxen. [521]
1841
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- A falling meteorite causes a fire in Chiloe Archipel, Chile. [521]
1845
- May 6
- In Ch'ang-shou, Szechwan, China, a stone meteorite damages more than 100 tombs. [521]
1846
- August 14
- The Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2.3kg chondrite-type meteorite, strikes near the town of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. [5]
1847
- July 14
- In Braunau, Bohemia, a 37-pound iron meteorite smashes through the roof of a house. [521]
1850
- October 17
- In Szu-mao, China, a meteorite falls through the roof of a house. [521]
1858
- December 9
- In Ausson, France, a building is hit by a meteorite. [521]
1860
- May 1
- In New Concord, Ohio, a colt is struck and killed by a meteorite. [521]
1864
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- The Orgueil carbonaceous chondrite meteorite (type CI1) falls in France. [523.90]
1865
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- The Shergotty meteorite falls in India. (It is later shown to be from Mars.) [523.106]
1868
- January 30
- A shower of an estimated 100,000 stony meteorites totalling about 2 tons occurs at Pultusk, Poland. Largest known quantity of meteorites in one shower. [523.33]
- (month unknown)
- The Ornans chondrite meteorite (type CO3) falls in France. [523.90]
- August 8
- In Pillistfer, Estonia, a building is struck by a falling meteorite. [521]
1869
- May 1
- A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord, Ohio. [1]
- (month unknown)
- The Angra dos Reis stony meteorite falls in Brazil. [523.104]
1874
- June 30
- In Chin-kuei Shan and Ming-tung Li, China, huge stones fall from the sky, crushing a cottage, killing one child. [521]
1876
- February 16
- In Judesegeri, India, a water tank is struck by a meteorite. [521]
1877
- January 3
- In Warrenton, Missouri, a meteorite falls to the ground; no damage or injuries. [521]
- January 21
- In De Cewsville, Ontario, a meteorite falls to the ground; no damage or injuries. [521]
1879
- January 31
- In Dun-le-Poelier, France, a farmer is reported killed by a meteorite. [521]
- May 10
- Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa, USA. [1]
- November 12
- In Huan-hsiang, China, a rain of stones is reported; many houses damaged. [521]
1881
- November 19
- In Grosliebenthal, Russia, a man is reported injured by a meteorite. [521]
1885
- February 24
- In the North Pacific, the crew of the barque Innerwich en route from Japan to Vancouver, witnesses the sky turning fiery red, falling into the sea 50 yards away with a blast and hissing sound. Then a wave of white foam passes under the ship. [521]
- November 27
- Earliest photograph of a meteor shower is made. [1]
1886
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- The Novo-Urei ureilite meteorite falls in Russia. [523.103]
1887
- March 19
- Crew of the Dutch barque J.P.A. in the North Atlantic witness two fireballs in the dark evening sky, one falling close to the ship with a roar, causing waves an a hot suffocating atmosphere, and then depositing solid lumps of ice on the deck. [521]
1889
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- The Mighei chondrite meteorite (type CM2) falls in Ukraine. [523.90]
1890
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- The Kakangari meteorite falls in India. [523.93]
1893
- November 22
- In Zabrodii, Russia, a building is struck by a meteorite. [521]
1897
- March 11
- In New Martinsville, West Virginia, USA, a man is reported struck by a meteorite, a horse killed, and walls pierced. [521]
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