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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]]'')
[[File:Vesuvius Erupts.jpg|left|thumb|Vesuvius erupts. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}})]]
'''24 August''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


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]]'')
In [[79]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) which both [[Jack Harkness]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}}) and the [[Tenth Doctor]] referred to as "[[Volcano]] Day", the Tenth Doctor and [[Donna Noble]] caused [[Mount Vesuvius]] to erupt to kill the [[Pyrovile]]. The whole population of [[Pompeii]], excluding one family, died in the eruption. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}}) The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush]] were in the city at the time of the eruption, but managed to escape unharmed. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)}}) A time disruption briefly changed history so that Vesuvius took longer to erupt, allowing the city's populace to evacuate in their [[boat]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Algebra of Ice (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[1572]], another tragedy occurred. The [[First Doctor]] and [[Steven Taylor]] visited [[Paris]] just in time to witness the [[St Bartholomew's Day massacre]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Massacre (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Massacre (novelisation)}})
* [[1911]] - Actor [[Maurice Quick]] was born.
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* [[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]].
 
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Vesuvius erupts. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]Loading...["The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)"])

24 August was a date.

In 79, (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"]) which both Jack Harkness (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"]) and the Tenth Doctor referred to as "Volcano Day", the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble caused Mount Vesuvius to erupt to kill the Pyrovile. The whole population of Pompeii, excluding one family, died in the eruption. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii [+]Loading...["The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)"]) A time disruption briefly changed history so that Vesuvius took longer to erupt, allowing the city's populace to evacuate in their boats. (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice [+]Loading...["The Algebra of Ice (novel)"])

In 1572, another tragedy occurred. The First Doctor and Steven Taylor visited Paris just in time to witness the St Bartholomew's Day massacre. (TV: The Massacre [+]Loading...["The Massacre (TV story)"], PROSE: The Massacre [+]Loading...["The Massacre (novelisation)"])