The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1481_Rhodes_earthquake" id="mwGQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1481 Rhodes earthquake">largest of three earthquakes</a> strikes the island of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes" id="mwGg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rhodes">Rhodes</a> and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.