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==[[Doctor Who]] Universe Events==
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*[[79 CE]] - [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] causes [[Mount Vesuvius]] to erupt in order to kill the [[Pyrovile]]. The whole population of [[Pompeii]] is wiped out bar one family.
[[File:Vesuvius Erupts.jpg|left|thumb|Vesuvius erupts. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}})]]
'''24 August''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


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)}})


==Real World Events==
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)}})
 
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* [[1924]] - [[Jimmy Gardner]] born
 
* [[1968]] - [[The Dominators]] Episode 3 First Broadcast
 
 
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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)"])