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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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