* 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.

David Keys, Ken Wohletz, and others have postulated that a violent volcanic eruption, possibly of Krakatoa, in 535 may have been responsible for the global climate changes of 535 – 536.

Mayon has a violent history of 47 eruptions since 1616 and another violent eruption is currently feared.

Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupted in this way in the 19th century, as did Mount Tarawera, New Zealand in its violent 1886 eruption.

This was one of the most violent eruptions in the last 5000 years ( alongside the Tianchi eruption of Baekdu at around 1000 and the 1815 eruption of Tambora ), with a Volcanic Explosivity Index rating of 7 ; and there appears to be a correlation, to within a few years, of a year in which the sky was red over Rome and China.

Thin and brittle metal shells can rupture, while poorly welded or riveted seams could open up, leading to a violent eruption of the pressurized steam.

In 1969, a violent volcanic eruption demolished the Chilean stations Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Gutierrez Vargas.

This kind of metamorphism occurs when either an extraterrestrial object ( a meteorite for instance ) collides with the Earth's surface or during an extremely violent volcanic eruption.

Other violent earthquakes which have affected the island include: the 1957-58 seismic events associated with the eruption of the Capelinhos volcano ( on Faial ), the February 1964 earthquake on the island of São Jorge, and the 1926 earthquake, whose epicenter was registered in the Faial-Pico Channel.

It was the scene of the violent eruption of Gunung Awu volcano in March, 1856.

The 16 August 2006 eruption has been the most violent since activity commenced in 1999.

The volcano's activity slowly declined during this period until the last six months of the eruption, during which violent and explosive activity was frequent.

The most recent lava flow occurred about 70, 000 years ago, while a violent eruption excavated the West Thumb of Lake Yellowstone around 150, 000 years ago.

A small explosion at 03: 41 on June 12 marked the beginning of a new, more violent phase of the eruption.

The typhoon rains made direct visual observations of the eruption impossible, but measurements showed that ash was ejected to heights of by the most violent phase of the eruption, which lasted about three hours.

The most violent eruption in the volcano's history is thought to have occurred around 6710 BC reaching a magnitude of VEI 5 characterized by lava dome extrusion and pyroclastic flow.

She claimed that " the revolutions in Maghreb, which have been led in the name of freedom and human rights, turned into a democratic fiasco and the eruption of violent islamist movements ".

The most recent eruption was in 2010 and though extremely violent few of the inhabitants heeded the order from the government in Managua to evacuate the island.

A violent eruption took place in 1680.

It underwent a violent eruption attended by earthquakes then broke the surface of the sea.

That night he dreamed a dream violent with passion, in which he and the Woman, now the teacher, did everything except engage in the act ( and this probably only because he had never engaged in the act in reality ), and when he awoke the next morning his heart was afire.

The second half of the sixteenth century in England was the setting for a violent and long controversy over the moral quality of renaissance literature, especially the drama.

Afraid at one and the same time that his work might be turned down -- which would be a blow to his pride even though no one knew he was the author -- and that the work would be accepted, and then that his violent feelings in the matter would certainly betray how deeply concerned he was in spite of himself.

He was a big thick beefy violent man.

For so long as death was not violent, it was natural and to be welcomed, making a funeral a feast.

There was no hint of a violent struggle now.

When police arrived the man was still violent, Slate said.

After playing a splendid first nine holes in 34 -- two strokes under par -- on this fifth and final day of the tournament ( Sunday's fourth round had been washed out by a violent rainstorm when it was only half completed ), Player's game rapidly fell to pieces.

A few literary men defended what they took to be an emphasis on the poetry at the expense of the drama, but the response was mainly hostile and quite violent.

" He was wounded when an artillery shell exploded near his horse, throwing him to the ground in a violent fall.

Hephaestus is one of the most even-tempered of the Hellenic deities ; in the narrative embedded in the Odyssey Aphrodite seems to prefer Ares, the volatile god of war, as she was attracted to his violent nature.

That was so because it not only was proof of excessive pride, but also resulted in violent acts by or to those involved.

Although the increased contact brought by trade between the Japanese and the Ainu contributed to increased mutual understanding, sometimes it led to conflict, occasionally intensifying into violent Ainu revolts, of which the most important was Shakushain's Revolt ( 1669 – 1672 ).

Alfonso was a fierce, violent man, a soldier and nothing else, whose piety was wholly militant.

Ælfheah was the first Archbishop of Canterbury to die a violent death.

The pre-World War I period in Britain was a period of worker strikes and civil unrest involving many violent confrontations between the police / troops, and civilians.

He was an unapologetic ladies man who enjoyed the company of beautiful women, but he was street-smart and could engage in violent hand to hand fighting if the moment called for it.

But, by the publication of Antony's will, which had been put into his hands by the traitor Plancus, and by carefully letting it be known at Rome what preparations were going on at Samos, and how entirely Antony was acting as the agent of Cleopatra, Octavian produced such a violent outburst of feeling that he easily obtained Antony's deposition from the consulship of 31, for which he had been designated, and a vote for a proclamation of war against Cleopatra, well understood to mean against Antony, though he was not named.

The capital was moved to San José in 1824, followed by a violent rivalry with Cartago.

Unlike Shakespeare's Lear, but like Hidetora and Sandeman, the central character of Uli Edel's 2002 American TV adaptation King of Texas, John Lear played by Patrick Stewart, has a back-story centred on his violent rise to power.

Capture Me, which premiered in early 2004 at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, is centred on a kindergarten teacher who, while searching for her birth mother, is stalked by her violent ex-husband.

His novels, now classified as " gothic ", were then labelled frénétique: " containing a mysterious intrigue centred on some illustrious and guilty wretch who traipses through a thousand violent incidents towards a bloody catastrophe.