1993 1000 kg heavy IRA car bomb explodes in London, killing 1
1992 Heavy storm in South France, 34 die
1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
1990 Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall
1989 Fog Bowl: Heavy fog rolls in on Bears 20-12 victory over Eagles
1988 Heavy fire destroys historic center of Lisbon
1988 Danny Spitz, heavy metal artist (Anthrax), weds Valerie
1988 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1987 Heavy snow closes schools from Washington D.C. to Maine
1983 Bomb explodes in U.S. Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries
1982 Heavy Israeli bombardement of Beirut
1982 Heavy Israeli air bombardment on Beirut
1982 Randy Rhoads, heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne), air crash at 25
1981 Heavy battle between Christian militia and Syrian army in East Lebanon
1978 Syrians and Lebanese engage in heavy fighting in Lebanon
1977 Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives
1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die
1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium
1975 Heavy earthquake at Lice Turkey; 3,000 killed
1974 Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker, cousin of Jon Bon Jovi
1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil
1973 Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on New Jersey Turnpike
1972 1 million kg heavy meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada
1971 Matthew Hayden, cricketer, heavy scorer for Queensland, Aust 1994-96
1969 Butch Walker, Rome, Georgia, heavy metal guitarist, Southgang-Tainted Angel
1969 Douglas Lee Mitchell, born in Miles, Michigan, heavy metal artist, Southgang
1969 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1969 Jesse Harte, Rome, Georgia, heavy metal vocalist, Southgang-Tainted Angel
1968 Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist, Sepultura
1968 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117
1968 John Tardy, U.S. heavy metalist, Obituary, Slowly We Rot
1968 Frank Watkins, U.S. heavy metalist bass, Obituary, Cause of Death
1967 Jerry Dixon, heavy metal bassist, Warrant-Cherry Pie
1967 Pat Badger, heavy metal bassist, Extreme-More Than Words
1967 Heavy D, rapper
1967 Jayce Fincher, Jr., heavy metal bassist, Southgang-Tainted Angel
1966 Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist, Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar
1965 Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer, Pearl Jam-Justine
1965 Steven Sweet, Wadsworth Ohio, heavy metal artist, Warrant-Cherry Pie
1965 Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket
1964 Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown
1964 Bill D'Angelo, heavy metal rocker
1964 Johnny Dee, heavy metal drummer, Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra
1963 Scott Ian, U.S. heavy metal guitarist, Anthrax-I'm the Man
1963 Lars Ulrich, Danish/US heavy metal drummer, Metallica-Kill 'em All
1963 Reb Beach, heavy metal rocker, Winger-17
1963 John Bush, U.S. heavy metal singer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous
1963 James Hetfield, heavy metal rocker, Metallica-Helpless
1963 Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words
1963 Frank Bello, U.S. heavy metal bassist, Anthrax-Soldiers of Metal
1963 Joey Vera, heavy metal rocker, Armored Saint-Aftermath
1963 Brett Edward Garsed, born in Victoria Australia, heavy metal artist, Nelson
1963 Kal Swan, heavy metal rocker
1963 Warren DeMartini, heavy metal rocker, Dokken-Alone Again, Ratt
1963 Jani Lane, heavy metal drummer, Warrant-Cherry Pie
1963 Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist, Anthrax-Protest and Survive
1962 Mazzi Rawd, heavy metal rocker
1962 Vivian Campbell, heavy metal rocker, White Snake-Here I Go Again
1962 Mick Sweda, heavy metal, Bulletboys, King Kobra-Ready to Strike
1961 Mike Tramp, Denmark, heavy metal rocker, White Lion-Mane Attraction
1961 David Chastain, heavy metal rocker, Chastain-Rule of Wasteland
1961 Tony MacAlpine, heavy metal rocker, Solo-Edge of Insanity
1961 Rick Rael, heavy metal rocker
1961 Gary Cherone, born in Boston, heavy metal vocalist, Extreme-More Than Words
1961 David Palmer, heavy metal drummer, ABC, AC/DC
1961 Kelly Hansen, heavy metal rocker, Hurricane-I'm on to You
1961 D. D. Verni, heavy metal rocker, Overkill-Hello From the Gutter
1960 Kasey Smith, Queens, New York, heavy metal artist, Danger Danger-Screw It
1960 Joey Belladonna, Oswego, New York, heavy metal vocalist, Anthrax-Protest
1960 Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker, Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man
1960 Morty Black, heavy metal rocker, TNT-7 Seas
1960 Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals, Ratt-Round and Round
1960 Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer, AC/DC
1960 Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed
1959 Juan Croucier, heavy metal rocker, Ratt-Round and Round
1959 Steve Grimmett, heavy metal rocker
1959 Joe Elliot, heavy metal vocalist, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages
1959 Stephen Pearcy, born in Los Angeles, California, heavy metal vocalist, RATT-Round and Round
1959 Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die
1958 Greg Chaisson, heavy metal rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark
1958 Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker, Iron Maiden-Run to Hills
1958 Randy Piper, heavy metal rocker, Wasp-Wildchild
1957 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St. John's England)
1957 Heavy storm ravages Belgian coast
1957 Heavy earthquake strikes Colombia
1957 Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist, Iron Maiden-Aces High
1956 Vinnie Vincent, heavy metal rocker, Solo-Ashes to Ashes
1956 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed
1955 Michael Schenker, heavy metal rocker, MSG-Coming on Strong, Scorpions
1953 Heavy earthquake strikes Isotope islands, 435 killed
1953 Don Dokken, heavy metal rocker, Dokken-Alone Again
1952 Udo Dirkshneider, heavy metal rocker, Accept-Balls to the Wall, Udo
1951 Ace Frehley, born in Bronx, New York, heavy metal rocker, Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet
1950 Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250
1950 Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No
1948 Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer, Black Sabbath
1947 Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries New York City under 25.8" of snow in 16 hours That same day, LA set a record high of 84 degrees F
1945 Ian Gillian, heavy metal rocker, Deep Purple-Knocking at Backdoor
1945 U.S. aircraft carrier Franklin heavy damaged in Japanese air raid
1945 Very heavy bombing on Berlin by 8th U.S. Air Force
1945 Heavy U.S. air raid on Okinawa
1944 Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon Normandy
1944 Heavy storm hampers British offensive at Caen
1944 Heavy Japanese counter offensive on Saipan
1944 Heavy storm hits the Channel
1944 Heavy air raid on U.S. fleet at Guam "Turkey Shoot"
1944 Dave Holland, heavy metal rocker, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law
1943 Eric Haydock, bassist, Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother
1942 5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance
1942 Heavy German assault in Stalingrad
1942 Heavy German assault on Malta
1942 Heavy German assault on Malta
1942 Heavy German assault on Malta
1942 Heavy German assault on Malta
1942 Lt. E. H. O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers
1941 US aircraft carrier Lexington/5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor
1941 Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting
1941 Heavy German assault on Tobruk
1940 Heavy German air raid on London, 400 killed
1940 Heavy dogfights above England: 75 German aircrafts damaged
1940 Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach
1939 Heavy aftershocks destroy some of Chile
1932 Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed
1931 Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey
1931 Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China
1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
1916 Heavy battles at Fort Douaumont Verdun
1910 Heavy rains cause floods in Paris
1906 Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast
1906 Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands
1902 Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks and damages Sutro Baths, San Francisco
1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)
1864 General Longstreet's command ends heavy fighting at Dandridgem TN
1864 Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee
1855 Heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed
1781 Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses)
1703 Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed
1689 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck
1654 Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 dies
1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago, Chile; kills 1/3 of population
1634 Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood
1558 Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
1556 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
1552 Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed
1534 Zealand hit by heavy storm
1526 Heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die
1520 Friesland hit by heavy hail storm
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