According to tradition, how many people were killed in the great fire of London in 1666?

600

60,000

6,000,000

The death toll is traditionally thought to have been small, as only six verified deaths were recorded. This reasoning has recently been challenged on the grounds that the deaths of poor and middle-class people were not recorded.

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Republic of Ireland

60%

30%

Switzerland

56%

18%

25%

Australia

51%

11%

29%

the United Kingdom

38%

16%

37%

181

Greece

38%

30%

France

31%

17%

37%

13%

Austria

28%

35%

21%

14%

India

27%

15%

45%

12%

the United States

26%

18%

46%

133

Germany

25%

44%

20%

150

Poland

22%

14%

49%

12%

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