181 Years ago: Basel fire leads to fire corps founding.
July 4, 2026This insight lists historic events that occurred on the same day in the past.
- 4 July 1845: Der Brand vom 4. Juli and Gründung des Pompierkorps Basel. A chaotic major fire in July led to the founding of the voluntary Pompierkorps Basel on 16 September, modeled on the French example. See wikipedia for more information.
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