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The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.

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HMS Eurydice (1843)

Royal Navy ship, sank 1878

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.
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March 24

Day of the year

March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.
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