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On '''24 August''', [[79]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] caused [[Mount Vesuvius]] to erupt to kill the [[Pyrovile]]. The whole population of [[Pompeii]] was wiped out except for [[Caecilius|one family]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush]] were in the city at the time of the eruption but managed to escape unharmed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'')
On '''24 August''' [[79]], which both [[Jack Harkness]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] referred to as '''Volcano Day''', the [[Tenth Doctor]] caused [[Mount Vesuvius]] to erupt to kill the [[Pyrovile]]. The whole population of [[Pompeii]], excluding [[Caecilius|one family]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'', ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush]] were in the city at the time of the eruption but managed to escape unharmed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'')
 
On the same day, in [[1572]], another tragedy occurred. The [[First Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] visited [[Paris]] just in time to witness the [[St Bartholomew's Day Massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[1911]] - Actor [[Maurice Quick]] was born.
* [[1924]] - Actor [[Jimmy Gardner]] was born.
* [[1932]] - Actor [[William Morgan Sheppard]] was born.
* [[1962]] - Actor [[Gordon Warnecke]] was born.
* [[1968]] - Episode three of ''[[The Dominators]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].


On the same day in [[1572]], another tragedy occurred. The [[First Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] visited [[Paris]] just in time to witness the [[St Bartholomew's Day Massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]'')
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On 24 August 79, which both Jack Harkness and the Tenth Doctor referred to as Volcano Day, the Tenth Doctor caused Mount Vesuvius to erupt to kill the Pyrovile. The whole population of Pompeii, excluding one family. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii, The Doctor Dances) The Seventh Doctor and Melanie Bush were in the city at the time of the eruption but managed to escape unharmed. (AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan)

On the same day in 1572, another tragedy occurred. The First Doctor and Steven visited Paris just in time to witness the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. (TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, PROSE: The Massacre)