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{{Infobox Hurricane<br />
| Name= Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876<br />
| Type=Tropical storm<br />
| Year=1876<br />
| Basin=NIO<br />
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| Formed=29 October 1876<br />
| Dissipated=1 November 1876<br />
| 1-min winds=125<br />
| 3-min winds=120<br />
| Pressure=945<br />
| Surge height=13<br />
| Damages=Unknown <br />
| Fatalities=200,000 total<br />
| Areas =[[Backergunge District]], [[British Raj]]<br />
| Hurricane season= [[Pre-1890 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons|1876 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]<br />
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The '''Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876''' (29 October – 1 November 1876) was one of the deadliest [[tropical cyclone]]s in history. It hit the coast of [[Backerganj]], [[British Raj]] (near [[Meghna]] [[estuary]]) in present-day [[Barisal]], [[Bangladesh]], killing about 200,000 people, half of whom were drowned by the [[storm surge]], while the rest died from the subsequent famine.<ref name="smrc">SMRC-No.1 – The impact of tropical cyclones on the coastal regions of SAARC countries and their influence in the region, SAARC Meteorological Research Center (SMRC),1998.</ref><ref name="bpedia">{{cite web|last1=Chowdhury|first1=Masud Hasan|title=Cyclone|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Cyclone|website=[[Banglapedia]]|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Meteorological history==<br />
The cyclone formed over the SE [[Bay of Bengal]] as a depression near 10.0°N and 89.0°E on 27 October, intensified into a cyclonic storm near 15.0°N and 89.0°E on 30 October and subsequently intensified into a severe cyclonic storm with a core of hurricane winds. The cyclone moved north up to the North Bay and then NNE.<ref name="smrc" /> On 31 October, the cyclone made landfall on Backerganj.<ref name="bpedia" /><br />
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The maximum wind speed was estimated at {{convert|220|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and the surge height was {{convert|3|-|13.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="smrc" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone]]<br />
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