Every kopek from 1547 to 2024

1 Kopeck 1707 (҂АѰ҃З҃).
BK (Embankment Mint).

1 Kopeck 1707 (҂АѰ҃З҃). BK (Embankment Mint)
BK (Embankment Mint).

October 28 at 14:00 — an earthquake struck southern Japan. It was presumably the strongest earthquake in Japan prior to the Tōhoku earthquake in March 2011. The quake caused severe damage in southwestern Honshū, Shikoku, and southeastern Kyūshū. The tremors were followed by a devastating tsunami that killed 5,000 people. Later estimates placed the earthquake’s magnitude at 8.6–8.7. The shocks likely also triggered an eruption of Mount Fuji 49 days after the earthquake.

The English Parliament passed an Act of Union between England and Scotland, after which the name Great Britain came into widespread use.

Carl Linnaeus was born, a Swedish naturalist, creator of the classification system for the plant and animal kingdoms, and the first president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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