Calamity
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Calamity may refer to:
- A disasterDisasterA disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment...
, a terrible event - Al-QariaAl-QariaSūrat al-Qāriʿah is the 101st sura of the Qur'an with 11 ayat.Like many sura, the Quran here introduces a term , and asks itself what it means: "The Clatterer! What is the Clatterer? And what shall teach thee what is the Clatterer?"...
(English: The Calamity), the 101st sura of the Qur'an - Calamity JaneCalamity JaneMartha Jane Cannary Burke , better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, and professional scout best known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok, but also for having gained fame fighting Native Americans...
, a nineteenth century American frontierwoman- Calamity Jane (1953 film)Calamity Jane (1953 film)Calamity Jane is a "Wild West"-themed film musical released in 1953. It is loosely based on the life of Wild West heroine Calamity Jane and explores an alleged romance between Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in the American Old West. The film starred Doris Day as the title character and Howard...
, a 1953 film based on the person
- Calamity Jane (1953 film)
- Calamity JamesCalamity JamesCalamity James is a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. It is about a boy, named Calamity James, who has disastrous luck. He first appeared on November 1, 1986, in issue no. 2311. A copy of his first strip is viewable here. His strip replaced Biffo the Bear and Little Plum, which had both been...
, a British comic book character - Calamity KingCalamity KingCalamity King, is a comic book superhero in the 30th century of DC Comics universe. He has the superhuman ability to cause bad luck wherever he goes. He was a supporting character of the pre-Zero Hour Legion of Super-Heroes, one of the Legion Rejects...
, a fictional character from D.C. comics - Calamity (board game)Calamity (board game)Calamity is a board game released by Games Workshop in 1983.The game was co-designed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, along with Ian Livingstone and Derek Carver, with a theme based around the world of high risk insurance. It features a standard Monopoly-style playing track, although players complete the...
, a board game released by Games Workshop in 1983 - GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam, a fictional weapon from the Gundam series
- The Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849), also known as "The Great Calamity"
- Calamity CoyoteCalamity CoyoteCalamity Coyote is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. He is one of the recurring characters from the show.-Description:...
from Tiny Toon Adventures - The Calamity from the Skies, or Jenova, an antagonist from Final Fantasy VIIFinal Fantasy VIIis a role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers and in 2009...
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