List of Possible Non Intervention Anomaly Events
Religious/Spiritual Historical Trauma Anchors
Major Historical Events the Lurker Can Exploit:
- The Crusades (1095-1291) - Religious wars, holy land conflicts
- Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834) - Torture for beliefs, heresy trials
- Salem Witch Trials (1692-1693) - Persecution of spiritual practices
- Protestant Reformation Wars (1517-1648) - Christian sect violence
- Library of Alexandria Destruction - Ancient wisdom burning
- Roman Persecution of Christians (64-313 AD) - Religious martyrdom
- Jewish Pogroms (Medieval-Modern) - Religious ethnic cleansing
- Indigenous Spiritual Suppression - Native wisdom destruction
- Mongol Temple Destructions (1206-1368) - Sacred site obliteration
- Hindu-Muslim Partition Violence (1947) - Religious community warfare
- Buddhist Temple Destructions (Tibet, Cultural Revolution)
- Cathars Massacre (1209-1229) - Alternative Christian sect genocide
- Knights Templar Persecution (1307) - Mystical order destruction
- Burning of Heretics (Medieval period) - Spiritual knowledge suppression
- Iconoclastic Periods - Sacred art/symbol destruction
Pattern: Each creates trauma around spiritual authority betrayal, sacred knowledge loss, religious persecution, and divine abandonment - perfect anchors for modern spiritual system corruption and faith destruction.
Epidemics & Pandemics
- Black Death (1346-1351) - ~75-200 million dead
- Plague of Justinian (541-542 AD) - ~25-100 mill ion dead
- Spanish Flu (1918-1919) - ~20-100 million dead
- Antonine Plague (165-180 AD) - ~5-10 million dead
- Plague of Athens (430 BC) - ~75,000-100,000 dead
- Third Pandemic (Yersinia Pestis, 1855-1959) - ~15 million dead
- HIV/AIDS Pandemic (1981-present) - ~40 million dead
- Cocoliztli Epidemics (1545-1576, Mexico) - ~15 million dead
- American Smallpox Epidemics (15th-19th C) - ~50-90% of Indigenous populations
- Asiatic Flu (1957-1958) - ~1.1 million dead
- Hong Kong Flu (1968-1969) - ~1 million dead
- Russian Flu (1889-1890) - ~1 million dead
- COVID-19 Pandemic (2019-present) - ~7 million+ officially confirmed dead (unofficial estimates much higher)
- Phocian Plague (170-179 AD) - Unknown specific numbers, but severe in Roman Empire. This might be a confusion with Antonine Plague.
- Smallpox (Historical - eradicated 1980) - Estimated 300 million dead in 20th C alone
- Measles (Historical) - Estimated 200 million dead over 150 years (19th-20th C)
- Typhus (Historical) - Significant death tolls in wars.
- Cholera (Seven Pandemics, 1817-present) - Millions dead across various waves.
- Yellow Fever (Historical) - Significant impact in Americas, Africa.
- Malaria (Historical) - Hundreds of millions dead over centuries.
- Syphilis (Historical) - Significant cause of death before antibiotics.
- Great Plague of London (1665-1666) - ~100,000 dead (25% of city population)
- Plague in Marseille (1720-1722) - ~100,000 dead
- Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic (1793) - ~5,000 dead (10% of city population)
Slavery
- Transatlantic Slave Trade (c. 15th-19th C.) - ~10-12.5 million enslaved; ~1.5-2 million died during Middle Passage; untold millions died during capture/residence.
- Arab Slave Trade (Trans-Saharan, Red Sea, Indian Ocean; c. 7th-20th C.) - ~14-17 million enslaved (estimated); often more brutal capture with higher initial mortality rates.
- Chattel Slavery (Various societies, Historical) - Legal ownership of an enslaved person as property, often hereditary, lacking any rights.
- Sexual Slavery (Various societies, Historical & Present) - Enslavement primarily for sexual exploitation.
- Debt Bondage / Peonage (Various societies, Historical & Present) - Enslavement due to insurmountable debt, often passed down generations.
- Forced Labor (Various societies, Historical & Present) - Enslavement for economic exploitation in agriculture, mining, industry (e.g., Roman mines, Soviet Gulags, Modern brick kilns).
- Child Slavery (Various societies, Historical & Present) - Enslavement of minors for labor, sex, or combat.
- War Captive Enslavement (Various societies, Historical) - Enslavement of captured enemy combatants or civilians after conflict.
- Hereditary Slavery (Various societies, Historical & Present) - Status of enslavement passed down from generation to generation.
- State-Sanctioned Slavery (Various states, Historical) - Slavery upheld and regulated by legal and governmental apparatus.
- Modern Slavery (Human Trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, sex slavery - Global, Present) - Estimated ~40-50 million currently enslaved globally.
- Japanese Military Sexual Slavery ("Comfort Women"; WWII) - ~50,000-200,000 women and girls forced into sexual slavery.
- Soviet Gulag System (1930s-1950s) - Millions forced into labor, ~1.6 million died.
- Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camps (WWII) - Millions forced into labor, millions exterminated.
- Cambodian Khmer Rouge Forced Labor Camps (1975-1979) - Millions forced into labor, ~2 million died.
- Cocoliztli Epidemics & Encomienda System (16th C. Americas) - Forced labor contributing to massive death tolls of Indigenous peoples.
- Belgian Congo Rubber Slavery (late 19th-early 20th C.) - ~10 million dead due to forced labor, mutilation, disease.
- Ancient Greek/Roman Slavery (Classical Antiquity) - Up to 30-40% of population enslaved; significant brutality.
- Pre-Columbian American Slavery (Various Indigenous societies) - Captives, debtors, criminals enslaved.
- African Internal Slave Trade (Various kingdoms, Historical) - Enslavement of diverse African groups, often preceding Transatlantic trade.
- Indentured Servitude (Similar to slavery; Various, 17th-19th C.) - Often indistinguishable from slavery due to harsh terms and inability to escape.
Financial Crises
- Great Depression (1929-~1939, Global) - Massive collapse of markets, banking system; ~15 million unemployed in US; 25-50% decline in global trade.
- Asian Financial Crisis (1997-1998, Asia) - Rapid devaluation of currencies (Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea); massive capital flight; widespread bankruptcies.
- Global Financial Crisis (2008, Global) - Collapse of housing market, subprime mortgages; major bank failures (Lehman Brothers); global recession; massive government bailouts.
- Tulip Mania (1637, Netherlands) - First recorded speculative bubble; tulip bulb prices soared then collapsed; economic shock.
- South Sea Bubble (1720, United Kingdom) - Speculative frenzy over South Sea Company stock; massive losses for investors.
- French Mississippi Bubble (1719-1720, France) - Similar speculative bubble involving 'Mississippi Company'; ended in collapse and economic disruption.
- Wall Street Crash of 1929 (USA) - Precursor to Great Depression; stock market collapse triggering broader economic downturn.
- Black Monday (1987, Global) - Stock markets crashed worldwide, steepest one-day decline in US history.
- Dot-Com Bubble Burst (2000-2001, Global) - Collapse of speculative tech stocks; significant market downturn.
- Latin American Debt Crisis (1980s, Latin America) - Many countries defaulted on foreign debt; "lost decade" of economic growth.
- Mexican Tequila Crisis (1994-1995, Mexico) - Sudden devaluation of peso; loss of investor confidence; required international bailout.
- Russian Financial Crisis (1998, Russia) - Government debt default; devaluation of ruble; major market crash.
- Subprime Mortgage Crisis (2007, USA) - Precursor to Global Financial Crisis; widespread defaults on high-risk home loans.
- Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis (2009-2012, Europe) - Multiple countries (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus) faced debt defaults; austerity measures; threatened integrity of Euro.
- Panics of 1837 and 1857 (USA) - Major banking crises and economic depressions; widespread unemployment.
- Panic of 1873 (Global/USA) - Led to "Long Depression"; triggered by railway speculation.
- Panic of 1893 (USA) - Severe economic depression; caused by railroad overbuilding and bank failures.
- Panic of 1907 (USA) - Banking crisis; nearly collapsed US financial system; led to creation of Federal Reserve.
- Argentine Economic Crisis (1999-2002, Argentina) - Currency devaluation; government default; widespread social unrest.
- Icelandic Financial Crisis (2008, Iceland) - Collapse of major banks; nationalization of banking system.
- Cuban Special Period (1989-mid 1990s, Cuba) - Economic crisis following collapse of Soviet Union; severe shortages.
- Venezuelan Socioeconomic Crisis (2010s-present) - Hyperinflation; economic collapse; widespread shortages and mass emigration.
- Great Recession (2007-2009, Global) - Broader economic downturn of which the Global Financial Crisis was a part.
- Turkish Currency and Debt Crisis (2018-present, Turkey) - High inflation; currency depreciation; economic instability.
- Lebanese Financial Crisis (2019-present, Lebanon) - Banking system collapse; hyperinflation; major currency devaluation.
Famines
- Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961, China) - ~30-45 million dead
- Holodomor (1932-1933, Soviet Ukraine) - ~3-7 million dead
- North Korean Famine (1994-1998, North Korea) - ~2-3.5 million dead
- Bengal Famine (1943, British Colonial India) - ~3 million dead
- Great Famine of 1876-1879 (British Colonial India, China) - ~5.5-10 million dead
- Soviet Famine of 1921-1922 (Soviet Russia) - ~5 million dead
- Great Irish Famine (1845-1849, Ireland) - ~1 million dead (plus ~1.5 million emigrated)
- Ethiopian Famine (1983-1985, Ethiopia) - ~400,000-1 million dead
- Chinese Famine of 1907 (China) - ~25 million sick, ~24 million affected.
- Chinese Famine of 1849 (China) - ~14 million sick, ~13.7 million affected.
- Chinese Famine of 1743 (China) - ~2.5 million dead
- Famine of 1315-1317 (Great Famine of Europe) - ~5-12 million dead
- Famine in China 1344 (China) - ~13 million dead
- Yemen Famine (2016-present, Yemen) - ~300,000 dead (indirectly from conflict)
- Somali Famine (2011-2012, Somalia) - ~260,000 dead
- Sahel Famine (1968-1972, Sahel Region of Africa) - ~1 million dead
- Cambodian Famine (1975-1979, Cambodia) - ~2.5 million dead (part of Cambodian genocide)
- Darfur Famine (1984-1985, Sudan) - ~250,000 dead
- China Famine 1876-1879 (Northern China) - ~9-13 million dead
- Soviet Famine of 1930-1933 (Soviet Union) - ~3-7 million dead
- North China Famine of 1928-1930 (China) - ~3 million dead
- Vietnam Famine (1945, Vietnam) - ~1-2 million dead
- Famine in India 1899-1900 (British Colonial India) - ~1-4.5 million dead
- Finland Famine (1866-1868, Finland) -
(270,000 dead) - Ethiopian Famine (1972-1974, Ethiopia) - ~200,000 dead
- Niger Famine (2005-2006, Niger) - ~4.5 million affected
- Great Famine (14th century, Europe) - Also Great Famine of 1315-1317
- Great Depression Famine (1930s, USA/Canada) - Relatively low direct deaths from starvation but widespread malnutrition.
- Irish Famine (1740-1741, Ireland) - ~400,000 dead
- Korean Famine (1950s, North Korea) - Post-Korean War, significant starvation.
Natural Disasters
- Yellow River Flood (1887, China) - ~2 million dead
- Yellow River Flood (1931, China) - ~1-4 million dead
- Shaanxi Earthquake (1556, China) - ~100,000-830,000 dead
- Haiyuan Earthquake (1920, China) - ~273,000 dead
- Tangshan Earthquake (1976, China) - ~242,000-655,000 dead
- Xining Earthquake (1927, China) - ~200,000 dead
- Antioch Earthquake (526 AD, Byzantine Empire) - ~250,000 dead
- Aleppo Earthquake (1138, Syria) - ~230,000 dead
- Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami (2004, SE Asia) - ~230,000 dead
- Gansu Earthquake (1920, China) - ~200,000-270,000 dead
- Cyclone Bhola (1970, Bangladesh) - ~300,000-500,000 dead
- Arica Earthquake & Tsunami (1868, Peru/Chile) - ~25,000 dead (significant beyond mere numbers due to region's vulnerability)
- Krakatoa Eruption (1883, Indonesia) - ~36,000 dead
- Mount Pelee Eruption (1902, Martinique) - ~30,000 dead
- Great Kanto Earthquake (1923, Japan) - ~100,000-140,000 dead
- Lisbon Earthquake (1755, Portugal) - ~10,000-100,000 dead
- Chillan Earthquake (1939, Chile) - ~30,000 dead
- Armenian Earthquake (1988, Armenia) - ~25,000-50,000 dead
- Izmit Earthquake (1999, Turkey) - ~17,000 dead
- Haiti Earthquake (2010, Haiti) - ~100,000-300,000 dead
- Nicaragua Earthquake (1972, Nicaragua) - ~5,000-11,000 dead (significant for national impact)
- Floods in India/Bangladesh (various, ongoing) - Tens of thousands periodically
- Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906, USA) - ~3,000 dead (significant for urban destruction/rebuilding impact)
- Hurricane Katrina (2005, USA) - ~1,800 dead (significant for social/infrastructure impact)
- Laki Eruption (1783, Iceland) - ~20% of Icelandic population + wider European famine
- Tambora Eruption (1815, Indonesia) - ~71,000 dead (direct) + global "Year Without Summer"
- Valdivia Earthquake (1960, Chile) - Largest recorded earthquake, ~6,000 dead
- Huaxian Earthquake (1556, China) - Also Shaanxi earthquake
- Assam Earthquake (1950, Tibet/India) - ~1,500-3,000 dead (changed geography)
- Sumatra Earthquake (2005, Indonesia) - ~1,300 dead
- Qinghai Earthquake (2010, China) - ~2,700 dead
- Nepal Earthquake (2015, Nepal) - ~9,000 dead
- Hurricane Maria (2017, Puerto Rico) - ~3,000-5,000 dead (significant for US territory)
- Typhoon Haiyan (2013, Philippines) - ~7,000 dead
- Great Storm of 1703 (Europe) - ~8,000-15,000 dead
- Dongshan Tsunami (1076, China) - ~25,000 dead
- Jokulhlaup (various, Iceland) - Glacial outburst floods, localized but devastating.
- La Palma Volcanic Eruptions (various, Canary Islands) - Long-duration, highly destructive.
- California Wildfires (various, ongoing, USA) - Billions in damage, significant displacement.
- Australian Bushfires (various, ongoing, Australia) - Massive ecological and economic damage.
Massacres
- The Holocaust (1941-1945) - ~6 million (systematic extermination of Jews)
- Rwandan Genocide (1994) - ~800,000 (Tutsis and moderate Hutus killed)
- Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) - ~1-1.5 million (Armenians killed by Ottoman government)
- Nanjing Massacre (1937) - ~300,000 (Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers killed by Japanese military)
- Srebrenica Genocide (1995) - ~8,000 (Bosniak men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb forces)
- The Great Terror / Stalinist Purges (1930s) - Millions (Soviet citizens killed by state)
- Khmer Rouge Genocide (1975-1979) - ~1.5-2 million (Cambodians killed by Khmer Rouge regime)
- Darfur Genocide (2003-present) - ~300,000-400,000 (civilians killed in Darfur)
- The Al-Anfal Campaign / Kurdish Genocide (1988) - ~50,000-182,000 (Kurdish civilians killed by Saddam Hussein's regime)
- Indonesian Mass Killings of 1965-66 - ~500,000-1 million (alleged communists and ethnic Chinese killed)
- My Lai Massacre (1968) - ~347-504 (unarmed Vietnamese civilians killed by US soldiers)
- Biafra Genocide (1967-1970) - ~1-2 million (Igbo people killed or starved during Nigerian Civil War)
- Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989) - Hundreds to thousands (Chinese student protestors killed by government)
- Babi Yar Massacre (1941) - ~33,000 (Jews killed by Nazi forces)
- Bloody Sunday (1972, Northern Ireland) - 14 unarmed civilians killed by British soldiers
- Amritsar Massacre (1919) - Hundreds (unarmed Indian civilians killed by British Indian Army)
- Mountain Meadows Massacre (1857) - ~120 (immigrants killed by Mormon militia)
- Wounded Knee Massacre (1890) - ~300 (Lakota Indians killed by US Army)
- Gustavus Adolphus' Sack of Magdeburg (1631) - ~20,000 (citizens killed during Thirty Years' War)
- Ismailia Massacre (1952, Egypt) - ~50-70 (Egyptian police killed by British forces)
- Sabra and Shatila Massacre (1982, Lebanon) - Hundreds to ~3,500 (Palestinian refugees killed by Lebanese militias with Israeli acquiescence)
- Kent State Shooting (1970, USA) - 4 students killed by National Guard
- Oklahoma City Bombing (1995, USA) - 168 killed (domestic terrorist attack)
- Port Arthur Massacre (1996, Australia) - 35 killed (lone gunman shooting)
- Utoya Massacre (2011, Norway) - 69 killed (right-wing extremist attack)
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