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Comments Off on 7/16/1990: More than 1,000 people are killed when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Luzon Island in the Philippines.
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Historical, Historical Event, Mass fatalities, Terrorism|
Comments Off on 7/14/2016: In Nice, France, on Bastille Day, a white truck barrels through a pedestrian-filled closed street killing 86, including 10 children, and injuring 304 more.
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Fires/Wildfires, Historical, Historical Event|
Comments Off on 7/11/1978: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes into a campsite, crowded with vacationers, in San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain killing more than 200 bathers.
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Historical, Historical Event, Terrorism|
Comments Off on 7/7/2005: Suicide bombs are detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city’s rush hour killing 56 and wounding approximately 700.
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Historical, Historical Event, Lightning|
Comments Off on 6/26/1807: Lightning hits a gunpowder factory in the small European country of Luxembourg, killing more than 300 people
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Earthquake, Historical, Historical Event|
Comments Off on 6/21/1990: A 7.7M earthquake near the Caspian Sea in Iran kills an estimated 50,000 and injures another 135,000 people
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Earthquake, Historical, Historical Event, Tsunami|
Comments Off on 6/16/1896: A tsunami originating from an earthquake in the Japan Trench claims up to 27,000 lives
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Historical, Historical Event, Maritime|
Comments Off on 6/15/1904: More than 1,000 people taking a pleasure trip on New York City’s East River are drowned or burned to death when a fire sweeps through the General Slocum riverboat.
