Irish Potato Famine

Ireland

1845-1852-irish-potato-famine.jpgStart of the Irish Potato Famine that kills over one million people from starvation and forces mass migration due to a blight of the country’s primary food crop.

World Population : 170,060,000

Key:   1,000,000 People    1,000,000 People (Annotated)     Milestone
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