2012 Event Following severe floods in southern France, hundreds of pilgrims are evacuated from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 2010 Event Pope Benedict XVI celebrates open-air Mass at Fatima, Portugal with over 500,000 pilgrims attending from 35 nations including Vietnam, China and India 2004 Event At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1998 Event At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1994 Event 270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia 1990 Event Panic in tunnel of Mecca, 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death 1987 Event Battle between Iranian pilgrims and Saudi-Arabian troops, 402 killed 1974 Event Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims 1973 Event Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims 1972 Event 22-car train carrying 2,000 pilgrims derails, kills 208 in Mexico 1972 Event Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt) 1954 Event 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1946 Event 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed 1903 Event 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Americans Pilgrims (Red Sox) 1903 Event Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 1644 Event 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston 1644 Event Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's 1st UFO sighting 1630 Event Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving 1620 Event Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA 1620 Event Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock 1620 Event 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock 1620 Event Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod 1620 Event 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws) 1620 Event Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims 1620 Event Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims 1065 Event Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem
