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Zana of Tkhina, the abnauayu wild woman of Abkhazia
c. 1850 · Tkhina, Ochamchira District, Abkhazia
Georgia
Cryptid · Creature · 36 sources
31Partially documented
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The Rue des Grès stone-throwing outbreak, Paris, 1849
c. 1849 · Rue des Grès (now rue Cujas), Latin Quarter, Paris
France
Paranormal · Other · 20 sources
22Thinly documented
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The HMS Plumper Sea Serpent
December 31, 1848 · Open Atlantic, nearly due west of Oporto (41°13′N, 12°31′W)
International waters
Cryptid · Creature · 14 sources
11Thinly documented
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The Brig Daphne Sea Serpent Hoax
September 20, 1848 · Gulf of Guinea, off Gabon and the Republic of Congo (lat. 4° 11′ S., long. 10° 15′ E.)
International waters
Cryptid · Creature · 14 sources
2Thinly documented
HMS Daedalus sea serpent: Captain M'Quhae's report and the Richard Owen dispute, 1848
August 6, 1848 · South Atlantic, between the Cape of Good Hope and St Helena, about 300 miles off present-day Namibia (24°44′S, 9°22′E)
International waters
Cryptid · Creature · 25 sources
28Thinly documented
The Hydesville Rappings ("Mr. Splitfoot")
March 31, 1848 · Fox cottage, Hydesville, Town of Arcadia, Wayne County, New York (now Hydesville Memorial Park, 1510 Hydesville Road, Newark NY)
United States
Paranormal · Other · 62 sources
39Partially documented
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The Yarra Bunyip opposite the Custom House, Melbourne
1847 · Yarra River, opposite the Custom House (now the Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street), Melbourne, Port Phillip District
Australia
Cryptid · Creature · 20 sources
20Thinly documented
Our Lady of La Salette: The Weeping Lady of the Alps
September 19, 1846 · Mountain pasture above La Salette-Fallavaux, near Corps, Isère, French Alps
France
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 42 sources
26Thinly documented
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Angélique Cottin, the "electric girl" of Bouvigny
January 15, 1846 · Bouvigny, commune of La Perrière, Orne (Perche), and Paris
France
Paranormal · Other · 25 sources
35Partially documented
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The Lobo Girl of Devil's River
1845 · San Felipe Springs (Del Rio) and Devil's River, Val Verde County, Texas
United States
Cryptid · Creature · 22 sources
21Thinly documented
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The Arensburg moving coffins (Oesel, 1844)
1844 · Buxhoewden family chapel and vault, public Lutheran cemetery, Arensburg (now Kuressaare), Oesel (now Saaremaa)
Estonia
Paranormal · Other · 17 sources
32Partially documented
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The Möttlingen Haunting and the Possession of Gottliebin Dittus
April 1842 · Gottliebin-Dittus-Haus, Möttlingen, Bad Liebenzell, Landkreis Calw, Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 32 sources
31Partially documented
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Madonna of the Miracle: the Ratisbonne apparition at Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome, 1842
January 20, 1842 · Church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte (chapel then dedicated to St Michael the Archangel, now the Chapel of the Madonna del Miracolo), Via di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte 1, near Piazza di Spagna, Rome
Italy
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 24 sources
22Thinly documented
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The Willington Mill Haunting and Edward Drury's Overnight Vigil
July 3, 1840 · Mill house beside Willington Mill, Willington Quay, North Tyneside
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 23 sources
30Partially documented
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Mary Jobson and the Bishopwearmouth (Sunderland) poltergeist
c. 1839 · Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham, England
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Other · 21 sources
29Thinly documented
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The Lake Manitou Monster (Meshekenabek), Fulton County, Indiana, 1838
c. 1838 · Lake Manitou, near Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana
United States
Cryptid · Creature · 20 sources
24Thinly documented
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Lucy Scales and Spring-heeled Jack, Green Dragon Alley, Limehouse
February 28, 1838 · Green Dragon Alley, off Narrow Street, Limehouse, East London
United Kingdom
Cryptid · Creature · 23 sources
27Thinly documented
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Jane Alsop and Spring-heeled Jack: the Bear-bind Lane attack
February 19, 1838 · Bear-bind Lane, between Bow and Old Ford, East London
United Kingdom
Cryptid · Creature · 25 sources
20Thinly documented
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Spring-heeled Jack and the "Suburban Ghost" scare, London, 1837 to 1838
October 1837 · London suburbs: Clapham Common, Peckham, Old Ford (Bow) and Limehouse
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 23 sources
26Thinly documented
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The Wild Woman of the Navidad
c. 1836 · Navidad River bottoms, near Sublime, Lavaca County, Texas
United States
Cryptid · Creature · 32 sources
22Thinly documented