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March 24, 1878
The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
HMS Eurydice (1843)
HMS Eurydice was a 26-gun Royal Navy corvette which was the victim of one of Britain's worst peacetime naval disasters when she sank in 1878.
March 24
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.