2004 At least 170 die in train bombings in Madrid
2001 Eleven die after two trucks collide, head on, in a mountain tunnel in Switzerland
1998 250-car Italy pile-up due to fog, 4 die and 50 hurt
1998 Thick Fog causes highway carnage in Belgium and Netherlands, 6 die
1997 Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die
1997 73 Israelis die when army copters collide
1996 230 people die when TWA 800 crashes outside of New York City
1996 Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die
1996 Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die
1995 American Flight 965 crashes in Columbia, 159 die, 5 survive
1995 DC3 crashes at Antananarivo Madagaskar, 34 die
1995 Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die
1995 Sri Lankaan BAE748 crashes at Palaly, 52 die
1995 5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway
1995 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan killing 5,372 die
1995 DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
1994 Cruiser Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die
1994 Ernest Clark, actor (Pope Must Die, Gandhi), dies at 82
1994 Hana bridge is Seoul Korea crashes, 32+ die
1994 30 die in 3 fatal auto accidents in Texas
1994 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die
1994 F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die
1994 20 die in armed assault on mosque in Khartum Sudan
1993 Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14
1993 Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die
1993 F-28 crashes at Sorong Irian Barat, 41 die
1993 Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die)
1993 Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
1993 George Mickelson, Gov of, South Dakota, and 7 others, die in a plane crash
1993 Fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia, 81 die
1993 2nd tallest building in world, New York City World Trade Center bombed, 7 die
1993 Haitian ferry boat capsize in storm, 800-2,000 die
1993 Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die
1993 Indian Airlines B737 crashes art Aurangabad, 61 die
1993 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die
1993 Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die
1992 Libyan MIG-23UB attacks Boeing 727 at Souk al-Sabt, 158 die
1992 Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die
1992 300,000 hindus destroy mosque of Babri India, 4 die
1992 Loek Elfferich, Dutch journalist/historian (Treason in Rotterdam), die
1992 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die
1992 Intercity-train derailed at Village chief, 5 die
1992 Cuban Ilyushin IL-18 flight to Puerto Plata crashes, 34 die
1992 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die)
1992 El Al cargo jet crashes into apartment complex in Amsterdam (250 die)
1992 El Al cargo plane crashes at Amsterdam Bijlmer, 43 die
1992 Nigerian Hercules C-130 crashes at Lagos, 163 die
1992 Heavy storm in South France, 34 die
1992 900 die in flood in Pakistan
1992 Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii; 3 die and 8,000 injured
1992 Nicaragua struck by earthquake/floodings; 118 die
1992 Dynamite explosion in Philipines mine; 500 die
1992 Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida; 35 die
1992 Thai Airbus crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 113 die
1992 Vickers Viscount crashes, 70 die
1992 25 die in a bus bombing in Sri Lanka
1992 Sudanese Boeing 707 crashes on mountain Hymettos at Athens: 5-6 die
1992 US Air New York to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die
1992 570 die in a Turkish earthquake
1992 Arthur Babbitt, animator (Mr Magoo, Goofy), die at 84 of heart failure
1992 Gas explodes in coal mine at Zonguldak Turkey, 100s die
1991 Paul Maxwell, actor (City of Fear, Freedom to Die), dies at 70
1991 Ray Smith, British actor (And Then You Die), dies at 55
1991 93 cars and 11 truck accident near San Francisco during a dust storm, 17 die
1991 Indonesian army shoots on funeral possession: 270-520 die
1991 24 die in a fire in Oakland, California
1991 6.1-7.1 earthquake in Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die
1991 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston
1991 Die Laughing wins Messenger Stakes
1991 Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die
1991 Richard Wilson, producer/writer/actor (Pay or Die), dies at 75
1991 Nigerian DC-8 crashes near Saudi-Arabia, 261 die
1991 Austrian Boeing 767-300 explodes at Bangkok, 223 die
1991 42 die in a train collision is Japan
1991 Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless
1991 25 die as United Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs
1991 Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die
1991 Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
1991 Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die
1990 2 die in a New York City subway accident
1990 Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later
1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
1990 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tennessee I-75, due to fog
1990 Hindu-Muslim rebellion in Hyderabad-Aligargh India, 140 die
1990 Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die
1990 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
1990 Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die
1990 Commuter train at Johannesburg South Africa attacked, 36 die
1990 Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die
1990 400 die in a, 7.7, earthquake in Philippines
1990 50,000 die in a 7.6 earthquake in Iran
1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru
1990 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
1990 Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar India, 80 die
1990 Norwegian Scandinavian Star catches fire; about 170 die
1990 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma
1990 Bus accidentally touches high voltage wire in Karagpur India; 21 die
1990 Avianca Flight 52, runs out of fuel and crashes in Cove Neck NY, 73 die
1989 Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die
1989 US Air overshoots runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, 2 people die
1989 French DC-10 crashes near Niger, 171 die
1989 Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die
1989 Leaking pipe of Asha, U.S.S.R. causes 2 trains to catch fire; 460 die
1989 U.S. Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die
1989 U.S. Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain, 145 die
1989 Boeing 737-400 crashes in England, 46 die
1988 Hall Ashby, U.S. director (Shampoo, 8 Million Ways to Die), dies at 59
1988 NY bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die
1988 3 trains collide in London, 40 die
1988 Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die)
1988 900 die as earthquake hits China
1988 North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha explodes, 166 die
1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1987 Dona Paz ferry sinks after crash with oil tanker Vector, 4386 die
1987 43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots)
1987 South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die
1987 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station
1987 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver
1987 11 die as a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army explodes
1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis
1987 Shoot out at Jean-Bertrand Aristides' church in Haiti, 12 die
1987 Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives)
1987 10 teens die in Guadalupe River flood, Comfort, Texas
1987 USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die
1987 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw
1987 Belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die
1987 16 die in a train crash in Chase Md
1986 Soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die
1986 Russian cargo ship crashes into cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov; 398 die
1986 52 die in plane and helicopter collision over Grand Canyon
1986 Worst nuclear disaster, 4th reactor at Chernobyl U.S.S.R. explodes, 31 die
1986 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes
1985 248 U.S. soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash
1985 DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die
1985 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta
1985 Hurricane Juan ravages U.S. Gulf states and east coast, 49 die
1985 12,000 die and 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1)
1985 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California
1985 Japanese Boeing 747SR crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)
1985 5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo
1985 Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, 137 die
1985 Dam in Fiemme Valley Italy bursts; 200-300 die
1985 Fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes, 21 die
1985 Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die
1985 Juventus wins 30th Europe Cup 1 in Brussels, 39 die in riot
1985 39, die at Heysel Stadium in Liverpool in a riot prior to soccor match
1985 Explosions destroys 2 tankers off of Gibraltar, 30 die
1985 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground
1985 Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die
1985 Cold front strikes U.S., at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago)
1985 4 die in a car and train crash in Buda Ill
1984 2,000 die from Union Carbide poison gas emission in Bhopal, India
1984 Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die
1984 3,000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India
1984 IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die
1984 Mary Miles Minter, actress (Drums of Fate), die at 82 of heart failure
1984 5 die in a train crash in Williston, Vermont
1984 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India
1984 Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die
1984 Bulgarian Tupolev 134 crashs at Sofia airport in Bulgaria, 50 die
1983 Disco in Madrid catches fire; 83 die
1983 4 die in a train crash in Marshall Texas
1983 Werner Egk, German composer (Die Zaubergeige), dies at 82
1983 Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati
1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die
1982 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland
1982 Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die
1982 Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint
1982 Fokker's Fellowship crashes at Moerdijk Neth, 17-22 die
1982 50 die in Spantax Airlines DC-10 on takeoff from Malaga, Spain
1982 Arson fire engulfs apt-hotel in LA, 25 die
1982 46 kids and 7 adults die as 2 buses and several cars collide in France
1982 Car/bus collision near Beaune, France, 53 die
1982 Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die
1982 Ocean Ranger oil-drilling platform lost off Newfoundland, 84 die
1981 Lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured
1981 Laurel Canyon California murders (4 die, 1 wounded)
1981 74 government officials die in attack in Iran
1980 Amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die
1980 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy
1980 MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die
1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria
1980 Saudi Arabian Lockhead Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die
1980 Train crash at Winsum, 9 die
1980 7 die in a stampede to see Pope in Brazil
1980 Mount St. Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die
1980 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge
1980 U.S. military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die
1980 Soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die
1980 Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900m down (23 die)
1979 Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage
1979 Train crash at Nijmegen, 7 die
1979 18 British militia die in ambush/bomb attack in Northern Ireland
1979 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up
1978 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, New York
1978 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1978 PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide by San Diego, 144 die
1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran
1978 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran
1978 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy
1977 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes
1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash
1977 Hamida Djandoubi, convicted murderer last to, die by guillotine
1977 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn
1977 5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on Pan Am bldg in New York City
1977 Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses
1977 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747 crash on Tenerife
1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto a Chicago Street (11 die, 200 hurt)
1976 Train collision at Goes Neth, 7 die
1976 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince
1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die
1976 Race riot in Cape Town, South Africa; 17 die
1976 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake
1976 8.2 and 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die)
1976 Ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"
1976 Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage, 14 die
1975 Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die
1975 Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die
1975 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska
1975 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks
1974 Approximately 140 die when suspension bridge collapses (Nepal)
1974 Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die
1974 Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die
1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil
1974 World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die)
1974 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt
1973 Ozark AL plane knocked out of air by lightning, St. Louis-36 die
1973 "Live and Let Die," James Bond film premieres
1973 "Live and Let Die" premieres in U.S.
1973 Paul McCartney and Wings release "Live and Let Die"
1973 83m wide gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die
1973 Gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die
1972 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die
1972 Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die
1972 45 die in a train crash in Chicago, Illinois
1972 Worst U.S. rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago
1972 Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die
1972 "Ain't Supposed to Die Death" closes at Barrymore New York City after 325 performances
1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
1972 115 die in nightclub atop 7-story Sennichi department store (Osaka Japan)
1972 Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
1972 Bloody Sunday: British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die
1972 Iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die
1971 "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per
1971 11 guards and 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
1971 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois
1971 Air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die
1971 Train crash at Duivendrecht Neth, 5 die
1971 Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec)
1971 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru
1971 29 pilot whales beach themselves and die at San Clemente Island, California
1970 240 KPH cyclone hits East Pakistan (Bangladesh); 3-500,000 die
1970 Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die
1970 Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die
1970 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)
1970 2 die in a New York City subway accident
1970 70 die in a snow crush (France)
1970 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)
1970 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
1970 Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die
1969 Chinese-Russian borders fight (approx 70 die)
1969 25 members of U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers
1968 12,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran
1968 My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die
1968 Israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die
1967 Silver Bay bridge (Oh-WV) collapes during afternoon rush hr, 34 die
1967 Train crash at Beesd, 2 die
1967 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires)
1967 Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die
1967 23 die in Newark race riot
1967 A J F Moody, 1st U.S. Army General to die in Vietnam
1966 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass
1966 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog
1966 U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die
1966 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales
1966 Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switzerland), 117 die
1966 Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young
1966 Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
1966 South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die
1966 75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die
1966 Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die
1966 Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die
1966 B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain
1965 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die
1965 Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die
1965 Illeana Douglas, born in Massachusetts, actress, Picture Perfect, To Die For, Hacks
1965 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die
1965 At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die
1965 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia
1964 Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die)
1964 Gunter Grass' "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin
1964 Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die
1964 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage
1964 Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die
1963 Fire on Greek ship Laconia, 128 die
1963 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die
1963 450 die in a coal-dust explosion and 160 die in train crash (Japan)
1963 Dam bursts in Italy, 3,000+ die
1963 Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die
1963 Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured
1963 Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India)
1962 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran
1962 19 die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania
1962 Algerian War ends after 7 years (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees
1962 Sam Phillips, singer and actress, Die Hard with a Vengeance
1962 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die
1962 4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Peru
1962 Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)
1961 Train accident in Italy, 70 die
1961 Niteroi Circus of Rio de Janeiro catches fire; 323 die
1961 U.S. Constellation crashes at Richmond, Virginia, 74 die
1961 Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die
1961 80 die in collisions in Algiers
1961 Dutch DC-8 crashes after takeoff at Lisbon, 62 die
1961 Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Die Physiker," premieres in Zurich
1960 Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress (Trees die Upright), dies at 69
1960 Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die)
1960 Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die
1960 Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die
1960 Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die)
1960 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo
1960 Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die
1960 Eastern AL Electra turbo-prop crashed in Boston Harbor (61 die)
1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil
1960 14 die in a train crash in Bakersfield California
1960 Coal mine of Johnburg caves-in, 417 die
1960 Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning
1959 Chinese troops move into India, 17 die
1959 Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die
1959 Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die
1958 48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport NJ
1958 French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die
1958 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash
1958 7 soccer players of Manchester United, die in an aircrash at Munich
1957 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan)
1957 Passenger train and oil train crash in Gambar West Pakistan, 300 die
1957 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die
1957 Dutch Super Constellation crashes near New Guinea, 56 die
1957 12 die in a train crash in Vroman Colo
1956 Hart Bochner, Toronto, actor, Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard
1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM
1956 Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die
1956 Riots break out in Poznan Poland, 38 die
1956 51 die in collision of "Andrea Doria" and "Stockholm" (Cape Cod)
1956 Ava Cadell, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress, Do or Die
1956 Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor, Stand and Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die
1956 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott Massachusetts
1956 Mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die
1956 Linda Grovenor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire
1956 30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles
1955 William Nigh, director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong), dies at 74
1955 Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die)
1955 Israeli passenger plane shot down above Bulgaria, 58 die
1955 Minas Gerais Argentina tunnel caves in; 30 die
1955 Bruce Willis, born in Penna Grove, New Jersey, actor, Moonlighting, Die Hard
1954 Hurricane Hazel strikes U.S. and Canada, 348 die
1954 Japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die
1954 Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, 28 die
1954 Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die
1954 Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst), dies at 79
1954 Karen Anne Quinlan, born in New Jersey, famous comatose patient, right to die case
1954 Rebellion during visit of President Naguib in Khartoum Sudan, 30 die
1954 2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria)
1953 Emmerich Kalman, Hungarian composer (Die Zirkusprinzessin), dies at 71
1953 Coal mine in Seraing Belgium explodes, 26 die
1953 Belgian Convair crashes at Frankfurt, 44 die
1953 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Ymuiden in North Sea, 21 die
1953 Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68
1953 Dutch Convair crashes at Schipholweg, 2 die
1953 Steve Bond, born in Haifa, Israel, actor, General Hospital, To Die For
1953 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio
1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die
1953 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
1952 Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die
1952 French troops shoot on demonstrators at Casablanca, 50 die
1952 Worst smog in London ever, 4-8,000 die
1952 Reginald Veljohnson, actor, Carl Winslow-Family Matters, Die Hard
1952 Joel Silver, South Orange, New Jersey, producer, Warriors, Xanadu, Die Hard
1952 F Durrenmatt's "Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi," premieres in Munich
1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala
1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala
1951 John McTiernan, born in Albany, New York, actor, Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man
1950 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY
1950 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio
1950 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die
1950 Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die
1950 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center, New York
1950 Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
1949 [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin U.S.S.R., dancer/actor, Die Hard
1949 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto
1949 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
1949 Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die
1949 Dutch Constellation plunge at Bari in sea, 33 die
1949 Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die
1948 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die
1948 20 die and 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania
1948 I G Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die
1948 4 Duluth Minnesota Dukes (St. Louis Cardinals Class C farm team) die in crash
1948 Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die
1947 Dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die
1947 Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg, Virginia
1947 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China
1947 Christian F L Leipoldt, South African writer (Die Moormansgat), dies
1947 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin Pa
1947 KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die
1947 Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die
1946 Max Frisch' "Die Chinesische Mauer," premieres in Zurich
1946 Milt plane crashes at Christian HBS, 24 die
1946 Great Calcutta blood bath - Moslem/Hindu riot (3-4,000 die)
1946 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash
1946 Anti Jewish riots in Kielce Poland, 42 die
1946 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas
1946 19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire, Dubuque, Iowa
1946 United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (NY) 42 die
1946 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco bay
1946 Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die
1946 Bonnie Bedelia, [Culkin], New York City, actress, Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel
1946 Tim Buckley, born in Washington D.C., rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears-When I Die
1945 Philippines Sea: U.S. cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die
1945 U.S. Army B-25 crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Bldg, 14 die
1945 Frederica Von Stade, Somerville, New Jersey, mezzo-soprano, Die Zauberflote
1945 He Shima Okinawa conquered in 5 days, 5,000 die
1945 Allied planes bomb Dresden Germany; 135,000 die
1945 U.S.S.R. captures Budapest, after 49-day battle with Germany; 159,000 die
1945 "Wilhelm Gustloff" torpedoed off Danzig by Soviet sub-c 7,700 die
1944 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah
1944 Robert Colomby, New York City, rock drummer, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die
1944 Train crashes in tunnel of Aguadilla Spain; about 500 die
1944 German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die
1944 Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland explodes, 135 die, 3,600 homeless
1944 Adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die
1944 Hurricane hits New England: 389 die
1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
1944 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford, Connecticut
1944 Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day
1944 Paul Gleason, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Breakfast CLub, Die Hard
1944 Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die
1944 U.S. 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem and Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die
1944 Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die
1944 Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die
1943 Tank battle at Prochorowka - Russians beat Nazis, about 12,000 die
1943 Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, all die
1943 Bomb fleeing crowd falls into London shelter; 173 die
1943 Sophie Scholl, German resistance fighter (Die Weisse Rose), beheaded
1942 RAF bombs Philips factory (150 die)
1942 500 die in a fire that destroyed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston
1942 German 6th Army occupies Tractorenfabriek, 3,000 German's die
1942 Battle of Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffers bomb Stalingrad (40,000 die)
1942 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia
1942 British destroyer Campbeltown explodes in St-Nazaire: 400 Germans die
1942 Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
1941 Lawine battlers destroy Haaraz, Peru; about 3,000 die
1941 Bismarck sinks British battle cruiser HMS Hood, 1,416 die 3 survive
1941 Begin oper Bestrafung-Germany bomb attacks Belgrade (17,000 die)
1940 Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die
1940 Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)
1940 German bomb hits shelter in Chelsea; 100s die
1940 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)
1940 Michael Brunson, TV reporter/newscaster/actor, Never Say Die
1940 British destroys French battle fleet at Oran, Algeria, 1267 die
1940 German cruiser Blucher torpedoed and capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die
1939 Between 20,000 and 40,000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey)
1939 Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
1939 125 die in train wreck at Magdeburg Germany
1939 99 die in 2nd wreck at Friedrichshafen Germany
1939 Russ Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die
1939 Netherlands KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die
1939 Lucia Popp, Uhorska Ves Czechoslovakia, soprano, Die Zauberflote
1939 German U-29 sinks British aircraft carrier Courageous, 519 die
1939 Submarine Squalis sank off Portsmouth NH, 26 die
1938 Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die
1938 2 die in a New York City subway accident
1938 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia
1937 Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers, 10 die
1937 Johannes Walter, German geologist (Die Denudation in Wuste), dies
1937 Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey (36 die)
1937 Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die
1936 Gwyneth Jones, Pontnewyndd Wales, soprano, Die Walkure
1936 Tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die
1935 Albert Kessel, 1st to die in California gas chamber
1934 Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau"
1934 Luxury passenger ship Morro Castle for New Jersey catches fire, 133 die
1934 Tom Baker, actor, Angels Die Hard, Vault of Horror
1934 8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal, 10,700 die
1933 Train crash in Eastern Paris; 230 die
1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer, Die Teufel von Loudon
1933 U.S. Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of New Jersey, 73 die
1932 Battle between unemployed war veterans and federal troops, 4 die
1932 Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer, Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan
1932 150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall
1932 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA
1930 Friedrich Wolf's "Die Matrosen von Cattaro," premieres in Berlin
1930 British airship crashes in storm at Beauvais France, 48 die
1928 Anne Sexton, Newton Massachusetts, poet, Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967
1928 Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die
1928 16 die in a New York City subway's 2nd worst accident
1928 Bomb attack on Italians embassy in Buenos Aires, 22 die
1928 Explosion in coal mine in Mather, Pennsylvania, 195 die
1928 6 children die and 10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania
1928 450 die in St. Francisquito Valley Dam burst (Calif)
1928 Ruth Snyder, 1st woman to die in electric chair
1927 Worlds largest gas tank in Pittsburgh Penn explodes; 28 die
1927 Tornado strikes St. Louis Missouri, 85 die
1927 Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor
1926 Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I
1926 Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
1926 Train disaster at Wassenaar Neth, 4 die
1926 Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die
1925 Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die
1925 Hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die
1925 44 die when Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses
1925 Giselher W. Kleber, German, opera, composer, Die Rauber
1925 Rik Kuijpers, Belgian director, Sea gulls die in the harbor
1924 School in Babb's Switch, Oklahoma catches fire, 36 die
1924 Arnold Schonbergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna
1924 119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster
1924 Peter Vaughan, actor, Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling
1923 Beer Hall Putsch-Nazis fail to overthrow government, 16 die/Hitler flees
1923 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Lwow Poland, conductor, Die Zauberflote
1923 French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die
1922 China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die
1922 Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die
1921 Gas explodes at Bradishe Aniline chemical works in Germany, 565 die
1921 British airship R-38 crashes in Humber, 44 die
1921 James Clifton, Spokane, Washington actor, Live and Let Die
1921 Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die)
1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die
1920 Mussolini's squad begins terror, 11 die in Bologna Italy
1920 French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle; 553 die
1919 Ernst Toller's "Die Wandlung," premieres in Berlin
1919 Frank Wedekind's "Die letzten Tage der Menschheit," premieres
1918 2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die
1918 102 die in a New York City BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn
1918 Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die
1918 Cloquet Minnesota and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die
1918 U.S. ship Otranto sinks between Scotland and Ireland, 425 die
1918 Hans Scholl, German resistance fighter, Die Weisse Rose
1918 Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest
1917 British Mendi sinks off Isle of Wight, 627 die
1917 Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire and explodes; 100s die
1917 Ammunitions ship explodes in Archangelsk harbor, about 1,500 die
1917 Silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die
1916 Transportship Hsin-Yu and cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1000 die
1916 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near New Jersey shore (4 die)
1915 Cromarty Harbour, Scot-British cruiser Natal explodes: 405 die
1915 Assault up Russell's Top at Gallipolis, 232 Australians die
1915 Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die
1915 Edward Stone, 1st U.S. combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded
1915 1st German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, 4 die
1915 Train crashes at Colima-Guadalajara Mexico, about 600 die
1914 Battleship HMS Bulwark explodes at Sheerness Harbor England, 788 die
1914 1 German submarine sinks 3 British ironclads, 1,459 die
1914 Germany defeats Russia (battle at Tannenberg/30,000 Russians die)
1914 German Zeppelins bomb Antwerp Belgium, 10 die
1914 Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Die Deutsche Rundschau), dies
1914 Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St. Lawrence R; 1024 die
1914 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia
1914 Charlie Chester, British comedian, Never Say Die
1913 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die
1912 SS Kichemaru disappears in storm off Japanese coast, 1,000 die
1912 Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks NE of Spain, 500 die
1911 Frank Wedekind's "Oaha, die Satire der Satire," premieres in Munich
1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory catches fire 145 die, all but 13 girls
1911 Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden
1911 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten," premieres in Berlin
1910 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die
1910 3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range. 118 die. Worst snow slide in U.S. history
1909 259 miners die in a fire at St. Paul Mine at Cherry Ill
1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy; 80,000 die
1908 154 men die in coal mine explosion at Marianna Pa
1908 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier U.S. aviator, 1st to die in an air crash
1908 Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die
1908 Collingwood Ohio primary school catches fire; 180 die
1907 Adolf Furtwangler, Ger archaeologist (Die antiken Gemmen), dies at 53
1907 Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die
1906 Wolfgang Staudte, German director, Die Morder sind unter uns
1906 Bridge in St. Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die
1905 Pietro/Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, 1st French Congo Governor (1890-98), die
1905 Mary Renault, [Mary Challens], writer, King Must Die, Funeral Games
1904 Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in New York's East River (1,031 die)
1904 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania
1903 Electric lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago; 602 die
1903 William Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair
1903 Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich)
1903 Tallulah Bankhead, Huntsville Ala, actress, Lifeboat, Die Die Darling
1902 Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die
1902 Mine accident in Wollongong, Australia, 100 die
1902 British SS Camorta sinks off Rangoon; 739 die
1902 Max Kommerell, German literary/author, Die Gefangenen
1901 Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer, Die Zaubergeige
1901 55 die as Rock Island train derailed near Marshalltown Iowa
1900 Oda Schaefer, German author and poet, Die Windharfe, Ladies Only
1900 4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks NJ, 326 die
1899 Martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to die by electrocution
1899 Windsor luxury hotel in New York City catches fire, 92 die
1899 George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies
1898 Side-wheeler "Portland" sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die
1898 French liner "La Bourgogne" collides with bark Cromartyshire, 560 die
1898 USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die
1896 John Urzidil, Austria/US writer, Die erbeuteten Frauen
1896 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin
1896 Bridget Driscoll, 1st British to die in an auto-accident
1896 Hermann Kasack, German writer, Die Stadt hinter dem Strom
1896 Attila Horbiger, Austrian actor, Die Grosse Liebe, Die Julika
1895 George Raft, born in New York City, actor, Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot
1895 Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks off Gibraltar, 402 die
1894 Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die
1894 Klara Fey, German orch leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79
1893 Tornado destroys coast of Savannah and Charleston, about 1000 die
1892 Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan
1892 Oil City and Titusville Penn, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die
1891 Hans Albers, German actor, Die Nacht Gehort Uns
1891 Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die
1889 Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania
1889 6 U.S. and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die
1888 Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist, Die Oden Salomons
1888 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE U.S. (400 die)
1887 Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die
1887 French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die
1886 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern U.S., at Charleston SC, 110 die
1886 Paul Tillich, German/US theologist, Die sozial Entscheidung
1883 Martin Dibelius, German theologist, Die Lade Jahwes
1883 SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die
1883 Richard Wagner, German composer (Die Walkure), dies at 69 in Venice
1882 French/Vietnamese/Chinese battle at Hanoi, 100s die
1882 Hatfields of south WV and McCoys of east Kentucky feud, 100 wounded or die
1882 200 die as train derails near Tcherny, Russia
1882 Storm and floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die
1881 William Nigh, Berlin Wisconsin, director, Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong
1881 Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die
1881 Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London Ontario, 200 die
1881 River ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die
1881 Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die
1880 Ernst L. Kirchner, German painter, Die Brucke
1879 British battleship Thunder explodes in Gulf of Ismid, 9 die
1878 England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die
1876 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die
1876 Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die
1874 Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist, Die antike Kunst
1874 "Die Fledermaus" 1st performed, in Vienna
1874 Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus," premieres in Vienna
1874 Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die
1873 British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die
1873 Britains SS Northfleet sinks at Dungeness England, 300 die
1872 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague
1871 Apaches in Arizona surrender to white and Mexican adventurers; 144 die
1870 Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die
1870 Opera "Die Walkure" is produced (Munich)
1870 Constantinople in fire; 900 die
1867 Jesse James-gang rob bank in Richmond Missouri (2 die, $4,000 taken)
1866 Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)
1866 Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die
1865 Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Ft. Fisher NC, 40 die
1864 Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing South
1864 Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approx 60,000 die)
1864 Battle of Atlanta-Hood attacks Sherman, 8449 conf, 3641 U.S. die
1863 Jesuit church in Chile catches fire, 2,500 die in panic
1863 Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in New York City; about 1,000 die
1863 CSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die
1862 Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of Civil War, 23,110 die
1862 Hurricane hits Canton; about 40,000 die
1859 Merchant vessel Royal Charter runs aground at Liverpool, 459 die
1859 Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57
1858 Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire and sinks, 471 die
1858 Ludwig Wullner, German actor/baritone, Die Burgschaft, Prometheus
1857 Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar
1857 Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die
1857 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC
1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die
1856 John Rutledge, Liverpool - New York steamer, hits iceberg; many die
1854 Charge of Light Brigade (Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War), 409 die
1854 Steamer "Long Beach" sinks off Long Beach NY, 311 die
1854 Steamship San Francisco wrecked - 300 die
1852 Gustav Freytag's "Die Journalisten," premieres in Breslau
1852 Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada and no one die
1852 British frigate Birkenhead sinks off South Africa-458 die
1851 Most of San Francisco destroyed by fire; 30 die
1850 Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die)
1850 Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die
1850 Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die
1849 Carl Nikolais opera "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor," premieres
1846 Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die
1843 Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig
1842 Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die
1842 Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die
1841 Erie boat in Buffalo New York catches fire; 242 die
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