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sep 14, 1845 - Potato Famine in Ireland begins

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The Irish Potato Famine, or the Great Hunger, started in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called P. Infestans destroyed 1/2 of the year's potato crops.

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sep 14, 1845
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~ 180 years ago