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The last time: the natural world

5 closed last occurrences in the natural world, most recent first.

Question When What Could it change?
When did Vesuvius last erupt? March 1944 A major eruption during the Allied occupation of Italy Yes
When did the last thylacine die? 7 September 1936 At Hobart Zoo, Tasmania No
When did the last passenger pigeon die? 1 September 1914 Martha, at Cincinnati Zoo No
When did the last ice age end? About 11,700 years ago The end of the Younger Dryas cold period No
When did the Earth's magnetic poles last reverse? About 780,000 years ago The Brunhes–Matuyama reversal No

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