famine

  • 131Lancashire Cotton Famine — An 1862 newspaper illustration showing people waiting in line for food and coal tickets at a district Provident Society office The Lancashire Cotton Famine, also known as The Cotton Famine or the Cotton Panic (1861–1865), was a depression in the… …

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  • 132Orissa famine of 1866 — A 1907 map of Orissa, shown as the southwestern region of Greater Bengal. Coastal Balasore district was one of the worst hit areas in the Orissa famine of 1866. The Orissa famine of 1866 affected the east coast of India from Madras upwards, an… …

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