On March 21.1913 ; Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio. source
On March 21.1913 ; Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
On March 24. 1878 ; The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. source
On March 24. 1878 ; The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
On March 24. 2015 ; Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. source
On March 24. 2015 ; Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.
On March 25. 1947 ; An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. source
On March 25. 1947 ; An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
On April 2.2012 ; A mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California, leaves seven people dead and three injured. source
On April 2.2012 ; A mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland, California, leaves seven people dead and three injured.
On April 3. 1882 ; American Old West: Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford. source
On April 3. 1882 ; American Old West: Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford.
On April 3. 1946 ; Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. source
On April 3. 1946 ; Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
On April 3. 1956 ; Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado. source
On April 3. 1956 ; Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
On April 4.1841 ; William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. source
On April 4.1841 ; William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration.
On April 4.1905 ; In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala. source
On April 4.1905 ; In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala.
On April 5.1949 ; A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. source
On April 5.1949 ; A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
On April 5.1991 ; An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and Astronaut Sonny Carter. source
On April 5.1991 ; An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and Astronaut Sonny Carter.
On April 7.1990 ; A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people. source
On April 7.1990 ; A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people.
On April 8.1954 ; South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. source
On April 8.1954 ; South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
On April 10.1919 ; Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. source
On April 10.1919 ; Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
On April 14.1881 ;The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas. source
On April 14.1881 ;The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
On April 15.1989 ; Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. source
On April 15.1989 ; Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
John Tyler was died January 18, 1862 (aged 71) in Richmond, Virginia, C.S.
On April 17.1969 ; Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. source
On April 17.1969 ; Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
On April 18.1902 ; The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000. source
On April 18.1902 ; The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
On April 19.1993 ; The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. Eighty-one people die. source
On April 19.1993 ; The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. Eighty-one people die.
On April 20.1918 ; Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day. source
On April 20.1918 ; Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
On April 25.2005 ; One hundred and seven people die in Amagasaki rail crash in Japan. source
On April 25.2005 ; One hundred and seven people die in Amagasaki rail crash in Japan.
On April 27.1865 ; The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,800, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons. source
On April 27.1865 ; The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,800, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
On May 2.1945 ; World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death. source
On May 2.1945 ; World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
On May 3.1999 ; The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produc source
On May 3.1999 ; The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produc
On May 5.1972 ; Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy. source
On May 5.1972 ; Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
On May 6.1930 ; The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Up to three-thousand people were killed. source
On May 6.1930 ; The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
On May 7.2002 ; A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. source
On May 7.2002 ; A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
On May 8.1997 ; A China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people source
On May 8.1997 ; A China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people