Codes: A=Astronomical event G=Geological M=Meteorological
Type | Year | Month | Day | Location | Phenomenon | Description |
A | 1402 | March | 21 | Europe | Comet | Perihelion of great comet. Visible day & night Seen Feb. 21-Apr.10, Paris |
M | 1402 | May | 25 | Essex, England | Tornado & ball lightning? | 'Apparition' damaged Danbury church 'Flashing of shining globes' |
M | 1402 | September | 7 | Wales | Tornado | King's lances thrown. Pierced armour |
M | 1403 | December | 18 | Italy | Aurora | Great 'inflamed globe' at night |
A | 1406 | June | 16 | English Channel | Solar eclipse | Alarmed French fleet |
M | 1407 |
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| England | Severe winter | Great frost for 25 weeks |
M | 1407-08 |
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| Europe | Severe winter | Norway wolves reached Jutland across ice Rivers & Swiss lakes froze |
A | 1408 | October | 24 | China | Supernova? | Yellow star in Niandao. Motionless |
M | 1416 |
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| Bohemia | Coloured rain | Red rain fell |
M | 1421 | November | 18 | Holland | Sea flood | 72 villages lost. 10,000 drowned |
G | 1422 |
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| Eldey, Iceland | Volcano | Submarine eruption. Island formed |
G | 1427 | March | 5 | Amer, Spain | Earthquake | Every wall & house fell. No fatalities |
G | 1427 | April | 2 | Barcelona | Earthquake | 10 or 12 shocks a day for 110 days |
M | 1431 | November | 20 | Germany | Severe winter | Until March 4, 1432. Rivers frozen |
A | 1433 | June | 17 | Scotland | Solar eclipse | 'Black Hour' |
G | 1434 |
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| Hekla, Iceland | Volcano | Damaging ash-fall |
A | 1438 |
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| Burgos, Spain | Meteorites | Many vesicular stones fell |
A | 1439 | March | 25 | China | Comet | Tail 50 cubits long. 'Large like a ball' |
M | 1446 | April | 10 | Europe | Storm | Thunder, snow & cold. Sea flood k. 100,000 Germany, France, Holland |
M | 1453 |
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| Constantinople | Aurora? | 'Dazzling light' over town all night |
G | 1456 |
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| N. Atlantic | Submarine volcano | Between Iceland & Greenland Temporary island formed |
A | 1456 | June | 9 | China, Europe | Halley's Comet | Perihelion. Prodigious tail |
M | 1456 | August | 24 | Ancona, Italy | Tornado | Crossed Italy W. to E.. Great damage |
M | 1459 |
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| Baltic Sea | Ice | Ice crossed from Denmark to Lubeck |
A | 1465 | March |
| China | Comet | Tail 30 cubits long |
A | 1472 | February | 28 | China, Europe | Comet | Great comet perihelion. Moved 40° in one day Seen in daylight |
M | 1473 |
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| England | Hot autumn | Harvesters died of heat |
M | 1478 |
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| England | Hot summer | 4 months of great heat. Pestilence |
G | 1480 | December | 28 | England | Earthquake | Buildings thrown down. Whole country |
M | 1490 | January | 10 | Florence, Italy | Cold winter | River Arno froze. Tennis on ice |
M | 1490 | January | 17 | Florence, Italy | Glazed frost | Freezing rain broke trees |
A | 1490 | February or March | Shansi Province, | Shansi Province, China | Meteorites | 'Stones fell like rain' & killed over 10,000Largest size of goose eggs |
A | 1492 | September | 15 | Atlantic | Meteor? | 'Branch of fire' fell in sea. Obs Columbus |
A | 1492 | November | 7 | Alsace | Meteorite | 200 lb. stone, Ensisheim. After explosion |
M | 1493 | January | 20 | Florence, Italy | Blizzard | Streets blocked by snow. Violent wind |
M | 1495 | October? |
| Santo Domingo | Hurricane | Experienced by Columbus. 3 ships sunk |
M | 1495 | December | 4 | Rome | Flood | Great Tiber flood. Many drowned |
A | 1496 | January | 26 | Valdinoce, Italy | Meteorites | 3 stones fell |
M | 1500 | June | 29 | Rome | Squall & hail | Papal palace ruined. Hail 3 ft. deep |
A | 1500 | June |
| N. Africa | Meteor shower | 'Stars fell like rain' |