Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death
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Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death is a colloquial name for the catastrophic 1816 climate anomaly marked by severe global cooling, crop failures, and widespread food shortages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5339370 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death Context triple: [Year Without a Summer, alsoKnownAs, Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death]
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A.
The Enduring Chill
"The Enduring Chill" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that follows a disillusioned intellectual’s return to his rural Southern home, where illness and spiritual crisis force him to confront his pride and beliefs.
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B.
Out in the Cold
"Out in the Cold" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their 1991 album "Into the Great Wide Open."
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C.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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D.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
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E.
Coldest Winter
"Coldest Winter" is a melancholic, synth-driven song by Kanye West from his emotionally charged album 808s & Heartbreak, reflecting themes of loss and heartbreak.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death Target entity description: Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death is a colloquial name for the catastrophic 1816 climate anomaly marked by severe global cooling, crop failures, and widespread food shortages.
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A.
The Enduring Chill
"The Enduring Chill" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that follows a disillusioned intellectual’s return to his rural Southern home, where illness and spiritual crisis force him to confront his pride and beliefs.
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B.
Out in the Cold
"Out in the Cold" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their 1991 album "Into the Great Wide Open."
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C.
The Cold and the Dark
The Cold and the Dark is a 1984 scientific assessment of the potential global climatic and environmental consequences of nuclear war, co-authored by Carl Sagan and colleagues.
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D.
Winter Kills
Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
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E.
Coldest Winter
"Coldest Winter" is a melancholic, synth-driven song by Kanye West from his emotionally charged album 808s & Heartbreak, reflecting themes of loss and heartbreak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climate anomaly
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colloquial term ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Poverty Year
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Year Without a Summer ⓘ |
| hasCause |
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
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linked to:
Mount Tambora
volcanic aerosols in the stratosphere ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
lower-than-average summer temperatures
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shortened growing season ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
changes in agricultural practices
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crop failures ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ failed oat harvests ⓘ failed potato harvests ⓘ failed wheat harvests ⓘ famine in parts of Europe ⓘ famine in parts of North America ⓘ food riots in Europe ⓘ food shortages in Atlantic Canada ⓘ food shortages in France ⓘ food shortages in Ireland ⓘ food shortages in New England ⓘ food shortages in Switzerland ⓘ food shortages in parts of China ⓘ food shortages in parts of Germany ⓘ food shortages in parts of India ⓘ food shortages in the British Isles ⓘ grain price spikes ⓘ increased disease incidence ⓘ increased emigration from Europe ⓘ increased emigration from New England ⓘ increased interest in meteorology ⓘ increased migration from New England to the American Midwest ⓘ inspiration for Mary Shelley's writing period at Lake Geneva ⓘ inspiration for literary works ⓘ inspiration for paintings of dramatic sunsets ⓘ livestock deaths ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ persistent overcast and rainfall in Europe ⓘ severe global cooling ⓘ social unrest ⓘ summer snowfall in some regions ⓘ unseasonal frosts ⓘ widespread food shortages ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the year 1816 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death Description of subject: Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death is a colloquial name for the catastrophic 1816 climate anomaly marked by severe global cooling, crop failures, and widespread food shortages.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Year Without a Summer of 1816