Calamity may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Calamity'' (album), by The Curtains (2008)
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Calamity (board game)
''Calamity'' is a board game released by Games Workshop in 1983.
Development
The game was co-designed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, along with Ian Livingstone
Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entreprene ...
, board game released by Games Workshop in 1983
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''Calamity'' (film), 1982 Czechoslovak film
* ''
Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary
''Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary'' (French: ''Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary'') is a 2020 French-Danish animated family feature film directed by Rémi Chayé. The film is loosely based on the life of the American fro ...
'', 2020 animated film
* ''Calamity'', the third book in the series ''
The Reckoners
''The Reckoners'' is a series of young adult superhero novels written by American author Brandon Sanderson. The series consists of ''Steelheart'' (2013), ''Firefight'' (2015), ''Calamity'' (2016) and ''Lux'' (2021). The series depicts a post-apoc ...
'' by Brandon Sanderson
* Calamity Coyote, a fictional character in
''Tiny Toon Adventures''
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Calamity James
Calamity James is a comic strip in the UK comic ''The Beano''. It is about a boy, named Calamity James (a pun on Calamity Jane), who has disastrous luck. He first appeared on 1 November 1986, in issue no. 2311. A copy of his first strip is view ...
, a British comic book character from ''The Beano''
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''Calamity Jane'' (film), a 1953 film based on the person
* ''
Calamity Town
''Calamity Town'' is a mystery novel by American writers Manfred B. Lee and Frederic Dannay, published in 1942 under the pseudonym of Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen is a pseudonym created in 1929 by American crime fiction writers Frederic Dannay and ...
'', a 1942 novel by Ellery Queen
* The Calamity, a central plot point for the 2011 video game ''
Bastion
A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fi ...
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Other uses
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Disaster
A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources ...
, a terrible event
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Al-Qaria
Al-Qaria or The Calamity ( ar, القارعة, ''al-Qāriʻah'', also known as The Striking,) is the 101st chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 11 āyāt or verses. This chapter takes its name from its first word "''qariah''", referring to the ...
'' (English: ''the calamity''), the 101st sura of the Quran dealing with the end of time
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Calamity Jane
Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...
(1852–1903), American frontierwoman
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Calamity Ganon
is a Character (arts), fictional character and the primary antagonist of Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series and franchise, as well as the final Boss (video games), boss in many ''Zelda'' titles. A massive and malevolent creatu ...
, or simply Ganon, a character in ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series
See also
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