2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event Pahoa, a town of about 1,000 people on Hawaii's Big Island, must evacuate due to a stream of lava flowing at 20 yards per hour from the Kilauea volcano; Red Cross Hawaii is assisting residents with temporary shelter 2009 Event 30,000 Phillipine people remain in temporary shelter as scientists predict the Mount Mayon volcano will erupt in the coming weeks 1991 Event U.S. bombs Iraqi air raid shelter, killing 334 1987 Event International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins 1973 Event "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances 1973 Event "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances 1959 Event 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania 1948 Birthday Merry Clayton, born in Gert Town, New Orleans, singer, actress, sang gospel and soul music, famous for singing with The Rolling Stones' song 'Gimme Shelter' with Mick Jagger 1944 Birthday Luther T Ingram, U.S. singer and songwriter, I'll Be Your Shelter 1943 Event Bomb fleeing crowd falls into London shelter; 173 die 1940 Event 1st U.S. air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa 1940 Event German bomb hits shelter in Chelsea; 100s die 1939 Event 1st Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden
