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1992
Nicaragua struck by earthquake/floodings; 118 die
1990
A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch
1988
Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis
1986
Supreme Court struck down Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law
1983
Supreme Court struck down state and local restrictions on abortion
1979
Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100
1977
Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time
1975
President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside
1975
Expos' Jose Mangual struck out 5 times in a game
1975
Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill)
1975
Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India
1971
Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game
1965
NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster
1963
3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die
1963
Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32
1961
U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision in Md's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God
1959
Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi
1957
White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game
1956
East Pakistan struck by cyclone and tidal waves
1947
NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow
1947
Karin Struck, writer
1943
Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg
1942
U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II
1933
National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law, later struck down
1908
Messina, Italy struck by an earthquake (nearly 80,000 died)
1907
Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins
1899
Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game
1894
Congress passes Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which includes a graduated income tax later struck down by the Supreme Court
1887
French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die
1870
Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch
1820
Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43
1805
Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die
1776
Paul Friedrich Struck, composer
1752
Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock!
526
Antioch struck by Earthquake; about 250,000 die
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