Delft gunpowder explosion
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The Delft gunpowder explosion was a devastating 1654 blast in the Dutch city of Delft that destroyed much of the town and killed numerous residents, including painter Carel Fabritius.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Delft explosion of 1654 | 2 |
| Delft gunpowder explosion canonical | 1 |
| Delft gunpowder explosion of 1654 | 1 |
| Delft gunpowder magazine explosion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Delft gunpowder explosion Context triple: [Carel Fabritius, causeOfDeath, Delft gunpowder explosion]
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Great Holland Fire of 1871
The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.
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Stadhouderskade
Stadhouderskade is a major thoroughfare in Amsterdam, Netherlands, known for running along the Singelgracht canal and bordering the Museumplein area with several prominent museums and attractions.
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C.
Siege of Leiden
The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
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Defenestration of Prague (1618)
The Defenestration of Prague (1618) was a pivotal incident in which Protestant nobles threw Catholic officials out of a castle window in Prague, triggering the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War.
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E.
North Sea flood of 1953
The North Sea flood of 1953 was a catastrophic storm surge that inundated coastal areas around the North Sea, particularly in the Netherlands and eastern England, causing extensive damage and loss of life and prompting major improvements in flood defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Delft gunpowder explosion Target entity description: The Delft gunpowder explosion was a devastating 1654 blast in the Dutch city of Delft that destroyed much of the town and killed numerous residents, including painter Carel Fabritius.
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A.
Great Holland Fire of 1871
The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.
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B.
Stadhouderskade
Stadhouderskade is a major thoroughfare in Amsterdam, Netherlands, known for running along the Singelgracht canal and bordering the Museumplein area with several prominent museums and attractions.
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C.
Siege of Leiden
The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
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D.
Defenestration of Prague (1618)
The Defenestration of Prague (1618) was a pivotal incident in which Protestant nobles threw Catholic officials out of a castle window in Prague, triggering the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War.
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E.
North Sea flood of 1953
The North Sea flood of 1953 was a catastrophic storm surge that inundated coastal areas around the North Sea, particularly in the Netherlands and eastern England, causing extensive damage and loss of life and prompting major improvements in flood defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster
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explosion ⓘ industrial accident ⓘ |
| aftermath |
changes in storage of gunpowder
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rebuilding of Delft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fire in Delft
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surface form:
Delft Thunderclap
Fire in Delft ⓘ
surface form:
Delftse donderslag
|
| casualties |
hundreds killed
ⓘ
thousands injured ⓘ |
| category |
1654 disasters
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explosions in the Netherlands ⓘ gunpowder disasters ⓘ |
| cause |
gunpowder explosion
ⓘ
ignition of stored gunpowder ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred during the Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | local history of Delft ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| date | 1654-10-12 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
houses in Delft
ⓘ
large part of Delft ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Dutch historical records ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
population of Delft
ⓘ
urban layout of Delft ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| impact |
loss of life
ⓘ
urban destruction ⓘ |
| killed | Carel Fabritius ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| location |
Delft
ⓘ
Holland ⓘ |
| municipality | Delft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of painter Carel Fabritius
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scale of destruction in Delft ⓘ |
| notableVictim | Carel Fabritius ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Delft
ⓘ
history of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | storage of large quantities of gunpowder in city ⓘ |
| region | South Holland ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| riskFactor | concentration of gunpowder in urban area ⓘ |
| storedAt | gunpowder magazine in Delft ⓘ |
| typeOfDamage |
blast damage
ⓘ
fire damage ⓘ |
| year | 1654 ⓘ |
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Subject: Delft gunpowder explosion Description of subject: The Delft gunpowder explosion was a devastating 1654 blast in the Dutch city of Delft that destroyed much of the town and killed numerous residents, including painter Carel Fabritius.
Referenced by (5)
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