2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 2012 Event Heavy rain and high winds across England and Wales kill two people and flood 800 homes 2012 Event Winds in southwestern Western Australia of up to 140km/h batter the area and leave more than 170,000 homes without power 2012 Event A power blackout in Northern England causes as many as 50,000 homes to have a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables 2011 Event Illinois experiences heavy thunderstorms with 75 mph winds, cutting power to 868,000 homes and businesses 2010 Event Eastern Japan braces itself as Typhoon Chaba heads its way, carrying winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour near its center 2010 Event The fourth named cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclonic Storm Giri, lands in western Burma with winds of 144mph 2010 Event Heavy winds knock down the Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam, breaking off approximately one meter above the ground 1997 Death Robert Mitchum, actor, Winds of War, dies at 79 1989 Event Winds gust to 85 MPH at Fort Smith Arkansas 1987 Event 175-kph winds cause blackout in London, much of southern England 1986 Death Roy Poole, actor (Winds of War), dies at 62 1986 Event Game between Angels and Twins delayed for 9 minutes by strong winds 1984 Event STS-51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds 1984 Event Strong winds cause a 30 minnutes delay in Toronto Blue Jays game 1974 Event Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5,000 die 1967 Birthday Randi Ingerman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Trade Winds 1961 Event Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph 1953 Event Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835 1951 Event Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds 1951 Event Hurricane winds drive 6 ships ashore, Kingston, Jamaica 1950 Birthday Victoria Tennant, born in London, England, All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War 1945 Birthday Karl Edward Wagner, U.S., sci-fi author, Bloodstone, Night Winds 1945 Birthday David Dukes, actor, Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War 1941 Birthday Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War 1938 Event Hurricane (183 MPH winds) in New England kills 700 1936 Birthday Richard L[ouis] Tierney, U.S., sci-fi author, Winds of Zarr 1934 Birthday Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor, Winds of War 1933 Birthday Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1923 Birthday Andrew Duggan, actor, Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War 1922 Birthday Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War 1918 Birthday Barry Morse, actor, Fugitive-Lt Philip Gerard, Winds of War 1917 Birthday Robert Mitchum, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Winds of War, North and South 1915 Event Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever 1915 Birthday Herman Wouk, New York City, novelist, Caine Mutiny, Winds of War 1914 Birthday Frederick Fennell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds 1896 Event 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) 1896 Event Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs 1882 Birthday Amelita Galli-Curci, Italy, operatic soprano, Cave of the Winds
