1899 Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland with a 12 meter wave that reaches up to 5 kilometers inland killing over 300 people.
1905 An earthquake in India hit the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000 people.
1918 The first case of Spanish Flu occurs starting a worldwide pandemic.
1977 Vrancea Earthquake in southern and eastern Europe kills over 1500 people mostly in Bucharest in Romania.
Mr. Crilley's Classroom 