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2009 Nearly 300 people are killed and 1,500 injured near L'Aquila, Italy, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes
2005 Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes west of Kyushu Island, Japan 2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 2001 U.S. launches strikes against the Taleban in Afghanistan, in retaliation for the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. 1997 Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox 1997 Supreme Court strikes down Internet indecency law 1997 Seat Mariner Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Oakland A's but loses 1997 "Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres 1994 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45 1994 7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+ 1994 5.6 earthquake strikes South-Mexico 1994 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia 1994 6.5 earthquake strikes SE Sumatra, kills 200 1994 5.5 earthquake strikes Sumatra 1993 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die 1992 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000) 1992 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter for 23rd consecutive seasons 1991 Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless 1991 Earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, kills 95 1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die 1990 Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves 1990 Supreme Court strikes down Dallas' ordinance imposing strict zoning on sexually oriented businesses 1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson) 1989 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China 1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter, Rickey Henderson 1989 Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car 1989 "Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain 1988 Computers virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities 1988 6.5 earthquake strikes India/Nepal, 1,000s killed 1988 3-judge panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal) 1987 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter 1986 7.5 Earthquake strikes San Salvador, El Salvador 1986 Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10) 1986 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners 1986 228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (U.K. record) 1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed 1985 Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th consecutive win 1985 Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law 1985 Cold front strikes U.S., at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago) 1983 U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) 1983 Royals defeat Yankees, 5-4, completing "pine-tar" game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order 1983 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter 1981 Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson) 1981 Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2 1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria 1980 "Empire Strikes Back" premieres 1979 Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland 1979 Astros' J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313 1979 Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses 1978 Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th 1978 Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1978 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game 1977 Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year 1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die 1976 John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio 1976 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles 1975 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska 1974 Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin 1974 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed 1974 Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die 1974 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 and walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2 1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil 1974 Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings 1973 Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in 11 innings, for record 383 of season 1972 6.25 earthquake strikes Managua Nicaragua, 12,000+ killed 1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win 1970 Rotterdam harbor strikes end 1970 New York Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19 1969 Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540 1969 Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material 1968 Cleveland Indian Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minnesota Twins 1968 A tornado strikes Jonesboro Arkansas at 10 PM, killing 36 1967 Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage 1967 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers 1966 Earthquake strikes Varko Turkey: 2,400 killed 1965 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75 1965 U.S. Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus 1964 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage 1964 Quake strikes Niigata Japan 1964 Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die 1963 Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees 1962 Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game 1962 OAS strikes in Algeria 1961 Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph 1960 Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severly damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo, Hawaii at 01:04 AM 1960 Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed 1959 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park 1958 Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time 1957 Heavy earthquake strikes Colombia 1956 Emergency crisis in North Ireland proclaimed after IRA strikes 1956 Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses 1956 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed 1955 Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea 1955 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England 1954 Hurricane Hazel strikes U.S. and Canada, 348 die 1954 Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game 1954 Earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria: 1,400 killed 1954 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68 1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series 1953 Heavy earthquake strikes Isotope islands, 435 killed 1953 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row 1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die 1952 Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing 1952 Boston Brave Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15 innings 1952 Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings 1952 Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base 1950 Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250 1949 Lightning strikes a baseball field in Florida, kills SS and 3rd baseman 1948 Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings) 1948 Schenectady Blue Jays Tom Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game 1947 Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard 1946 Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456 1945 Kamikaze-Zero strikes U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise 1944 German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) 1944 Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy 1944 Massive strikes in Northern Italian towns 1943 German Wehrmacht deployed in order to break Dutch strikes 1943 Anti fascist strikes in Italy 1942 Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 1940 Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes) 1940 Blizzard strikes midwestern U.S. killing over 100 1939 Mine strikes in Borinage Brussels 1939 Anti-German demonstrations/strikes in Czechoslovakia 1939 German Luftwaffe strikes Warsaw with (fire)bombs 1939 Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes 1938 Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) 1938 Virgil Trucks strikes out his 418th batter, highest season total in organized ball-for Andalusia in an Alabama-Florida League game 1937 Billy Dee Williams, born in Harlem New York City, actor, Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back 1936 Cleveland Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 in a game (vs Philadelphia A's) 1936 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns 1934 Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, kills 4,000 1934 Carl Hubbell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx in All star game 1933 Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2 1932 World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers 1932 Mine strikes at Belgian Borinage ended 1932 Anthony Perkins, born in New York City, actor, Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison 1931 Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1930 Earthquake strikes Ariano Italy, 1,500 killed 1930 Joe Sewell, strikes out twice of his 3 times in 1930, by Pat Caraway 1927 Tornado strikes St. Louis Missouri, 85 die 1927 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed 1927 Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan 1926 British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends 1926 Flood in Rhine strikes Cologne 1925 Hurricane strikes Borculo, 4 die 1924 Tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio and Lorain Ohio, killing 93 1923 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, kills 142,000 1922 St. Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times 1917 Supreme Court decision (Buchanan vs. Warley) strikes down Lousiville Kentucky ordiance requiring blacks and whites to live in separate areas 1917 Herbert Lom, Czechoslovakia, actor, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray 1915 Hurricane strikes Galveston, Texas (275 killed) 1913 Carl Weilman strikes out 6 times in a 15 inning game 1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back 1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win 1909 Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pittsburgh Pirates 1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy; 80,000 die 1908 St. Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Philadelphia Athletics 1906 White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game 1906 New York Giants' Hooks Wiltse strikes out 4 batters in 1 inning 1904 Giants Christy Mathewson strikes out then record 16 Cards 1901 NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1900 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas 1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll) 1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed 1894 American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co 1891 Quake strikes Mino-Owari, Japan kills 7,300 1891 Jonathan Hale, actor, Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back 1888 Great blizzard of '88 strikes the North East U.S. 1883 Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out 1877 Hurricane strikes Curaeao and Bonaire kills 200 1864 Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed 1840 Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317 1833 "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg and sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215 1828 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed 1755 Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report 1689 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck 1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago, Chile; kills 1/3 of population 1624 Earthquake strikes Peru 1556 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000 1526 Heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die 1456 Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die 1362 Robber bastion Tard-Venus strikes at Brignais France 1293 Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed |
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