Climate & Environment in the 20th century

1,309 sourced entries, 1900 CE to 1999 CE, oldest first. Also see Climate & Environment across every century or everything else in the 20th century.

1900March to May – Record rainfall and flooding affect the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions of Western AustraliaAustralia source
19002 July – Snow falls to extremely low levels in New South Wales, being recorded as low as Forbes.Australia source
1900September 8 – The 1900 Galveston hurricane, killing around 8,000 people. It is the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.source
1900September 8 – The Galveston Hurricane makes landfall at Galveston, Texas, eventually killing 6,000–12,000 in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.United States source
190021 December – Delting disaster: four fishing boats with 22 crew from the Shetland villages of Mossbank and Firth (in the parish of Delting) are lost in a storm.Scotland source
1900Exceptionally heavy and frequent rains during the winter across the centre of the country produce the wettest year for which reliable records are available at Santiago and Valparaíso, both of which receive more than twice their normal rainfall, with Quinta Normal recording 819.7 mm Paskoff, Roland P.; ‘Geomorphological Processes and Characteristic Landforms in the Mediterranean Regions of the World’; Mediterranean Type Ecosystems; in Ecological Studies, Volume 7, 1973, pp 53–60Chile source
1900See 1900–01 New Zealand cricket seasonNew Zealand source
1901February 26 – The Middelburg peace conference fails in South Africa, as Boers continue to demand autonomy.source
1901February 26 – The Middelburg peace conference fails as Boers continue to demand autonomy.South Africa source
1901March 31 – A 7.2 Mw Black Sea earthquake occurs off the northeast coast of Bulgaria, with a maximum intensity of X (Extreme). A destructive tsunami affects the province of Dobrich.source
1901June 18 – Emily Hobhouse reports on the high mortality and cruel conditions in the Second Boer War concentration campsSouth Africa source
190112 July – Maidenhead enters the UK Weather Records with the highest sixty-minute total rainfall at 92mm. As of April 2021 this record remains.United Kingdom source
1901October 30 – The 5.5 Mw Salò earthquake shakes northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII–VIII (Very strong–Severe) causing some buildings to collapse.Italy source
190116 November — A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurs in CheviotNew Zealand source
1901December 14 – An earthquake estimated of magnitude 7.8 shakes Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon province when re-established in 1946).Philippines source
1902January 23 – The Aomori Infantry, Eighth Division begin their snow march toward the Hakkōda Mountains. 199 soldiers die when a blizzard hits (known as the Snow March to Mt. Hakkoda).Japan source
1902April 19 – The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000.source
1902April – Averaged over Australia, the driest month on record with only 3.74 mm. Over half the continent was absolutely rainless and less than 3 percent outside Tasmania had more than 10 mm.Australia source
1902May 7 – La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent erupts, devastating the northern portion of the island and killing 2,000 peoplesource
1902May 8 – Mount Pelée in Martinique erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000.source
19028 May – 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique.France source
1902James Stevenson-Hamilton is appointed warden of the Sabie Game Reserve.South Africa source
1902August 22 – A 7.7 earthquake shakes the border between China and Kyrgyzstan killing 10,000 people.source
1902August 30 – Mount Pelée again erupts in Martinique, destroying the town of Le Morne-Rouge and causing 1,000 deaths.source
1902September 26 – A violent cyclone hits the east coast of Sicily. The town of Catania is flooded; 300 lives are lost in Modica. The Cathedral of Belpasso was partly destroyed burying worshippers in the ruins. 600 people were reported dead.Italy source
1902October 24 – One of the largest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century occurs at Santa María in Guatemala; over 6,000 people die.source
1902James Stevenson-Hamilton is appointed the first warden of the Sabie Game Reserve.South Africa source
1902As a culmination of the Federation Drought, this was by raw totals the driest calendar year averaged over Australia since 1890 with only 314.46 mm (though by area-averaged mean decile it was only eleventh driest).Australia source
1903March 22 – Because of a drought, the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of waterCanada source
190324 March & 3 May – Derby earthquakes.United Kingdom source
1903April 29 – The 7.0 Ms Manzikert earthquake affects eastern Turkey, leaving 3,500 dead.source
1903April 29 – The Frank Slide, The most destructive landslide in Canadian history, kills 70 in Frank, District of Alberta, North-West TerritoriesCanada source
1903June 14 – The town of Heppner, Oregon is nearly destroyed by a cloud burst that results in a flash flood that kills about 238 people.source
1903June 14 – Heppner Flood of 1903: The town of Heppner, Oregon, is nearly destroyed by a cloudburst that results in a flash flood.United States source
190319 June – Caernarfon earthquake.United Kingdom source
1903October 21 – Due to ill health Prime Minister Giuseppe Zanardelli resigns. He dies two months later.Italy source
190326–27 February – "Ulysses" Storm: A windstorm passed across Ireland, uprooting 1–3,000 trees in Phoenix Park.Ireland source
1903Two 6th Class 2-6-2 Prairie locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 6Y on the SAR.South Africa source
1904April 4 – 1904 Kresna earthquakes: two earthquakes strike near Kresna, Bulgaria, killing at least 200 people.source
1904June 29 – The 1904 Moscow tornado occurs.source
19049 August: A magnitude 7.0-7.2 earthquake strikes Cape Turnagain, causing one death.New Zealand source
1904Hans Gløersen, forest manager and lawyer (born 1836)Norway source
1904The last eight 8th Class 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 8Z on the SAR.South Africa source
190515 January – A major rockfall hit the lake Loenvatnet in Sogn og Fjordane, creating a 40 m flood wave that destroyed the villages of Ytre Nesdal and Bødal, killing 61 people.Norway source
1905April 4 – In India, the 1905 Kangra earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, kills 20,000 and destroys most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.source
19054 April – The 7.8 Ms Kangra earthquake shook the Kangra Valley with a maximum EMS-98 intensity of IX (Destructive), killing more than 20,000 peopleIndia source
1905April 28 – A tornado strikes Laredo, Texas and kills 100.source
1905May 10 – The 1905 Snyder tornado destroys the town of Snyder, Oklahoma, killing 97.source
1905May 10 – The 1905 Snyder, Oklahoma tornado destroys much of Snyder, Oklahoma, killing at least 97.United States source
1905May 29 – Sawtooth National Forest is established.United States source
1905June 2 – Lassen National Forest is established.United States source
1905July 1 – Hundreds of people die in the flooding of Guanajuato in Mexico.source
1905July 24 – The 1905 Bolnai earthquake (8.4 magnitude) strikes Mongolia, the second-largest on record here.source
1905September 8 – The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.source
1905September 8 – An earthquake strikes southern Italy with a magnitude of 7.2, damaging parts of Lipari Island and Messina Province, and killing between 557 and 2,500 people. The earthquake particularly affects the Calabria region, destroying as many as 25 villages, and 14,000 homes. Fortis visited the area and introduced a special law to aid these southern regions. This measure was the first real acknowledgment by the Italian state of the fundamental problems underlying southern underdevelopment.Italy source
19056 November – Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège closes.Belgium source
1905Wolves become extinct in Japan.Japan source
190627 January – A cyclone damages Cairns and Innisfail in Queensland.Australia source
1906January 31 – The Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths.source
1906March 4 – Native American tribal governments are terminated in Indian Territory, a prerequisite for creating the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1907.United States source
19068 March - 19 people perish in an avalanche close to the fishing village Steine in Lofoten.Norway source
190617 March – The 6.8 Ms Meishan earthquake affected the southwestern portion of the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing at least 1,258 deaths and several thousand injuries.Taiwan source
1906April 5 – Mount Vesuvius in Campania erupts, killing over 100 people and ejecting the most lava ever recorded from a Vesuvian eruption. Italian authorities were preparing to hold the 1908 Summer Olympics when Mount Vesuvius erupted, devastating the province of Naples. Funds were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, requiring a new location for the Olympics to be found.Italy source
1906April 18 – The San Francisco Earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350 million in damages.source
1906April 18 – The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 people, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350,000,000 in damages.United States source
190627 June – Swansea earthquake causes considerable damage.United Kingdom source
190627 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.Wales source
1906August 16 – 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.35 occurs off the Rat Islands in Alaska.source
1906August 16 – 1906 Valparaíso earthquake: A magnitude 8.2 earthquake in Valparaíso, Chile leaves nearly 4,000 dead and approximately 20,000 injured.source
190616 August – 1906 Valparaíso earthquakeChile source
1906September 18 – A typhoon and tsunami kill an estimated 10,000 in Hong Kong.source
1906December 22 – The Mw 7.9 1906 Manasi earthquake in Xinjiang, China, kills nearly 300 people.source
1907January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 M w earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.source
190719 January – A tropical cyclone hits Cooktown, Queensland, killing six people.Australia source
190723 January - Sweden's record highest atmospheric pressure value occurs in Kalmar and Visby at 1063.7 hPa.Sweden source
1907c. March 28 – The volcano Ksudach erupts, in the Kamchatka Peninsula.source
1907April 28 – The vulcano on the island of Stromboli is erupting large quantities of ash, damaging vineyards in Calabria and Sicily.Italy source
1907September 14 – Jasper Forest Park– later named Jasper National Park– is established.Canada source
1907October 23 – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Calabria, at a depth of 33.0 km. The event caused 167 deaths and major damage. The town Ferruzzano was the epicentre where many houses collapsed almost completely, and 158 persons, or 8% of its population, were killed.Italy source
1907December 18 – Ouachita National Forest is established.United States source
1907Full protection is promulgated for the tūī, kākā, paradise duck and oystercatcher.New Zealand source
1907The now extinct huia bird which was endemic to New Zealand, is last seen in the Tararua Ranges on 28 December.New Zealand source
1908April 14 – The first Hauser Dam in Montana fails, causing severe flooding and damage downstream.United States source
1908April 24 – The seventh deadliest tornado in U.S. history strikes the towns of Amite, Louisiana, Pine, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi, killing 143 and injuring 770.United States source
1908July 1 – Carson National Forest is established.United States source
1908September 28 – the Great Musi flood kills 15,000 peopleIndia source
1908November 16 – Devastating flooding in Port ElizabethSouth Africa source
1908December 28 – The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.source
1908December 28 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy. The cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria were almost completely destroyed and between 75,000 and 200,000 people died. Moments after the earthquake, a 12-meter (39-foot) tsunami struck nearby coasts, causing even more devastation.Italy source
1908This is the coldest recorded year since 1880, according to NASA reports.source
1908Labour shortage begin to occur and the emigration to the United States almost stops.Denmark source
1909January 1–31 – Torrential rain in California sees Helena Mine record 71.54 inch of precipitation for the month, the highest official monthly total in the contiguous United States.United States source
1909January 23 – The 7.3 Ml Borujerd earthquake affected central Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing between 6,000–8000.Iran source
1909April 23 – In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people.source
190917 September – militant suffragette Mabel Capper is among the first to suffer force-feeding while on hunger strike, at Winson Green Prison in Birmingham.United Kingdom source
1909September 27 – The 5.1 Mfa Wabash River earthquake shook western Indiana with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing light damage.United States source
1909October 8 – An earthquake in the Zagreb area leads Andrija Mohorovičić to identify the Mohorovičić discontinuity.source
1909October 11 – The 1909 Florida Keys hurricane makes landfall in the U.S.United States source
1909October – Monthly rainfall of 56.5 in is measured at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia - a British record.Wales source
190918 to 21 August – Disastrous floods strike Victoria.Australia source
191015 January – Constant rain in Paris causes the Seine to overflow its banks, flooding the city. All but one line of the Paris Métro becomes filled with water, effectively draining water from the city.France source
1910January 21 – The Great Flood of Paris begins when the Seine overflows its banks.source
1910March 1 – The Wellington, Washington avalanche sweeps away two Great Northern Railway (U.S.) passenger trains in the Cascade Mountains, killing 96, making it the worst snowslide accident in United States history.source
191013 April–4 May – The 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes destroy much of Cartago and kill hundreds of people.Costa Rica source
1910June 7 – An earthquake hits the Province of Avellino and the town of Calitri in particular.Italy source
1910August 20 – The Great Fire of 1910 ("Big Blowup"), a wildfire that burns 4,700 square miles in the Inland Northwest of the United States, due to dry weather.source
1910August 20–21 – The Great Fire of 1910 wildfire burns about 3 e6acre in northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana over 2 days and kills 86 people (believed to be the largest fire in recorded United States history).United States source
1910October 7 – Baudette fire of 1910, a wildfire that burns ca. 350,000 square miles in Minnesota and Ontario, including several towns.source
19109 November – Hans Larsen Saakvitne, farmer, bailiff and politician (born 1839)Norway source
191019 November – A cyclone strikes the town of Broome, Western Australia, killing 40 people and destroying 20 houses.Australia source
1910Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Hawkes Bay (11–3), Wellington (3–3), Taranaki (16–9) and Canterbury (6–4)New Zealand source
1910Treherbert RLFC fold after only their second season.Wales source
1911January 3 – 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 8.0 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people.source
19113 January - 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people.Russia source
1911January 11 – Fort Vermilion records the coldest temperature in North America at -78.2 °F, holding the record until 1947.Canada source
1911February 18 – A serious earthquake causes a landslide that creates Lake Sarez in modern-day Tajikistan.source
191118 February - an earthquake in Pamir Mountains blocking the Murghab River by a landslide led to the formation of Sarez LakeRussia source
1911March 1 – The Imperial Theater is completed, but is later lost to fire during the Great Kanto earthquake.Japan source
1911June 7 – Mexican Revolution: Francisco Madero arrives in Mexico City, just after the 1911 Michoacán earthquake.source
19119 August – Raunds, Northamptonshire, records a temperature of 98 °F (36.7 °C), the highest UK temperature until 1990.United Kingdom source
1911September 11 – An eruption of Mount Etna on Sicily sends a lava stream 2,000 feet wide and four feet deep, and leaves 20,000 homeless, between Linguaglossa and Randazzo.Italy source
1911November 11 – The Great Blue Norther of 11/11/11: A record cold snap hits the United States Midwest; many cities break record highs and lows on the same day.United States source
1911Lima Barreto - Triste Fim de Policarpo QuaresmaBrazil source
1912February 15 – The Mkuze Game Reserve is proclaimed a protected area.South Africa source
1912June 6 – The Novarupta volcano is formed in Alaska by a VEI 6 eruption, the world's largest (in terms of matter emitted) in the 20th century.source
1912June 30 – Regina Cyclone: Canada's deadliest tornado strikes Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28 people.source
1912June 30 – A tornado (the "Regina Cyclone") kills 28.Canada source
1912August 29 – A typhoon strikes China, killing at least 50,000 people.source
1912August 29 – Flooding in Wenzhou caused by a typhoon kills up to 220,000 people.China source
1912November 5 – U.S. presidential election, 1912: Democratic challenger and Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson wins a landslide victory over Republican incumbent William Howard Taft. Taft's base is undercut by Progressive Party candidate (and former Republican) Theodore Roosevelt, who finishes second, ahead of Taft.United States source
1912December – Taishō political was in crisis.Japan source
1912Wild Birds and Animals Protection ActIndia source
191225–27 August – the wet summer climaxes in a major rainstorm across England, causing floods particularly in Norfolk and Norwich.United Kingdom source
1912Rugby league - Ebbw Vale RLFC fold after five seasons, ending the first attempt to bring rugby league to Wales.Wales source
1913March 25 – The Great Dayton Flood, after four days of rain in the Miami Valley, kills over 360 and destroys 20,000 homes (chiefly in Dayton, Ohio).source
1913March 25 – Great Dayton Flood: Four days of rain in the Miami Valley flood the region and mark the worst natural disaster in Ohio's recorded history, killing over 360 people and destroying 20,000 homes, chiefly in Dayton.United States source
1913July 10 – Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the all-time highest temperature recorded on Earth (although its validity has been challenged, and in 2020 a temperature of 54.4 °C was recorded at the same location, which would make it the world's highest verified air temperature, subject to confirmation).source
191327 October - A tornado hits South Wales, killing four people.Wales source
19133 November – Exposition universelle et internationale (world's fair) in Ghent ends.Belgium source
1913Frank Hurley's actuality film, The Home of the Blizzard, about the Douglas Mawson expedition to Antarctica, was released.Australia source
19131 to 31 August — With an average rainfall of 0.24 mm, this is the driest area-averaged month over Queensland since at least 1900.Australia source
1913Pierre Bonnard - Salle à manger à la campagneFrance source
1913Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Wellington (6–5) and Poverty Bay (27–3) before losing it to Taranaki (11–14)New Zealand source
1913Fritz Trampe Flood, merchant (born 1826)Norway source
1914January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a large earthquake on January 13. The lava flow causes the island which it forms to be linked to the Ōsumi Peninsula.source
1914February 10–14 large-scale demonstrations erupted in Tokyo in response to the Siemens scandal.Japan source
1914February 17 – Karl Staaff steps down as Prime Minister of Sweden in the aftermath of the Courtyard Crisis. He is replaced by Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, father of Dag Hammarskjöld.source
191421 February – Militant suffragette Ethel Moorhead, imprisoned in Calton Jail, Edinburgh, for attempted fire-raising, becomes the first in Scotland to suffer force-feeding while on hunger strike; four days later she is released on health grounds.Scotland source
191418 April – The Auckland Exhibition closes.New Zealand source
1914May 8 – The 4.9 Ms Sicily earthquake shakes Catania with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme) causing severe damage and 120 deaths.Italy source
1914July – Rural Guard is disbandedMexico source
19141 August – Swiss National Park established.Switzerland source
1914October 4 – The 1914 Burdur earthquake occurs in Turkey.source
19147 October – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes East Cape, Gisborne.New Zealand source
191428 October – Another earthquake, a magnitude 6.4, strikes Gisborne.New Zealand source
1915January 13 – The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). Various agencies estimate the number of people killed to be 29,978–32,610.Italy source
1915March 2 – Armenian genocide: Earliest recorded deportations.source
1915May 22 – Lassen Peak, one of the Cascade Volcanoes in California, erupts, sending an ash plume 30,000 feet in the air, and devastating the nearby area with pyroclastic flows and lahars. It is the only volcano to erupt in the contiguous United States this century, until the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.source
1915May 22 – Lassen Peak, one of the Cascade Volcanoes in Northern California, erupts, sending an ash plume 30,000 feet in the air and devastating the nearby area with pyroclastic flows and lahars. It is the only volcano to erupt in the contiguous United States between 1900 and the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.United States source
1915June 22 – The Imperial Valley earthquakes shook southeastern Southern California, causing six deaths and financial losses of $900,000. Each shock in this doublet earthquake measured 5.5 Mw and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).United States source
1915August 5–23 – Hurricane Two of the 1915 Atlantic hurricane season over Galveston and New Orleans leaves 275 dead.source
1915October 2 – The 6.8 Mw Pleasant Valley earthquake shook north-central Nevada with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), causing limited damage and pronounced fault scarps along the base of the Tobin Range.United States source
1915December 9–14 – Sankebetsu brown bear incident: was the worst bear attack in Japanese history, killing seven settlers in Rokusensawa, Sankebetsu, Tomamae, Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan.Japan source
1916January 24 – In Browning, Montana, the temperature drops from +6.7 °C to −48.8 °C (44 °F to −56 °F) in one day, the greatest change ever on record for a 24-hour period.United States source
191628 March – severe blizzard across the east midlands.United Kingdom source
1916August 1 – Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is established in HawaiiUnited States source
1916August 9 – Lassen Volcanic National Park is established in California.source
191628 August – The largest in the Nantou earthquake sequence occurredTaiwan source
191612 September – Henrik Mohn, meteorologist (born 1835)Norway source
1916December 12 – "White Friday": In the Dolomites, 100 avalanches bury at least 2,000 Austrian and Italian soldiers.source
191628 December – Floods in Clermont, Queensland claimed more than 60 lives.Australia source
1916Melbourne, with 967.5 mm and Hobart with 1104.2 mm, each receive their highest annual rainfall due to a strong La Niña.Australia source
1916The white-tailed sea eagle last breeds in the UK, on Skye (prior to reintroduction).Scotland source
19175 January – The deadliest part of the 1916–1917 Nantou earthquakes occurred, registering at 6.2 on the Richter scale with a shallow hypocentre, killing 54 people.Taiwan source
1917January/February – Turnip WinterGermany source
1917March 7 – "Livery Stable Blues", recorded with "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" on February 26, by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in the United States, becomes the first jazz recording commercially released. On August 17 the band records "Tiger Rag".source
1917March 7 – "Livery Stable Blues", recorded with "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" on February 26 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, becomes the first jazz recording commercially released. On August 17 the band records "Tiger Rag".United States source
1917May 26 – A tornado strikes Mattoon, Illinois, causing devastation and killing 101 people.source
1917October 1 – According to Japanese government official document figure, a large-scale typhoon and tidal wave hit around Tokyo Bay area, 1,362 persons were human fatalities.Japan source
1917November 1 to 30: Swanson Bay, British Columbia, records 88 in of precipitation for the month, which remains the highest officially recorded for one calendar month in North America.Canada source
19174 November - Acari Guaíba and another ship are torpedoed by the same German submarine, SM U-151.Brazil source
1917December 1–31 – A severe cold wave in Interior Alaska produces the coldest recorded mean monthly temperatures in the United States. Fort Yukon averages −48.3 and Eagle −46.United States source
1917St Winefride's Well at Holywell temporarily dries up as a result of mining activity.Wales source
1918January 9 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, a worst powder snow avalanche hit into residential area in Mitsumata village, (present day of Yuzawa), Niigata Prefecture, 158 person were human fatalities.Japan source
1918January 20 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, a secondary massibie powder snow avalanche hit in residence area in Asahi village, (present day of Tsuruoka), Yamagata Prefecture, total 154 persons were human fatalities.Japan source
19182 February – The Brighton tornado, the strongest storms ever recorded in Melbourne, strike the suburb of Brighton, killing two people.Australia source
1918February 13 – A magnitude (M w ) 7.2 earthquake shakes the Chinese city of Shantou leaving 1,000 dead and causing a moderate tsunami.source
1918February 13 — 1918 Shantou earthquake occurred in Shantou, Kwangtung, Republic of China. It also caused some damage in what was then British Hong Kong.China source
191810 March – The 1918 Innisfail cyclone made landfall in the area around InnisfailAustralia source
1918May 20 – The small town of Codell, Kansas is hit for the third year in a row, on the same date, by a tornado.source
1918May 22 – The small town of Codell, Kansas is hit for the fifth year in a row by a tornado. Coincidentally, all three tornadoes hit on the same date.United States source
1918October 11 – The magnitude (M w ) 7.1 San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 76–116 people. A destructive tsunami contributes to the damage and loss of life.source
1918October 11 – The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 76–116 people. A destructive tsunami contributed to the damage and loss of life.United States source
1918December 6 – A magnitude (M w ) 7.2 earthquake shakes British Columbia.source
1918December 28 – Sinn Féin enjoys a landslide victory of the Irish seats at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, winning 73 of the 105 seats in Ireland. In accordance with their manifesto, Sinn Féin members will not take their seats in the Palace of Westminster but will form the First Dáil in Dublin. Countess Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway Prison (London), becomes the first woman elected to (but does not take her seat in) the British House of Commons.source
191828 December – 1918 general election: Sinn Féin won a landslide victory in the election, winning 73 of the 105 seats in Ireland. The Irish Parliamentary Party was nearly wiped out. In accordance with their 1918 manifesto, Sinn Féin members did not take their seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom but formed instead Dáil Éireann (Irish parliament). Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway Prison in London, became the first woman elected to the Palace of Westminster, but she did not take her seat. On 30 December, the Irish Independent newspaper criticised her strongly.Ireland source
1919January 15 – Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 people and injuring 150.source
19194 February – New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) disbanded.New Zealand source
1919May 4 – The May Fourth Movement erupts in China as a result of the decision at the Paris Peace Conference to transfer former German concessions in Jiaozhou Bay to Japan rather than return sovereign authority to China.source
1919May 19 – Volcano Kelud erupts in Java, killing about 5,000.source
19191 September – Forestry Commission set up.United Kingdom source
1919September 10–15 – The Florida Keys hurricane kills 600 in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Texas.source
1919September 10 – September 15: The Florida Keys Hurricane kills 600 in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Texas.United States source
19191 October – Women's Royal Naval Service disbanded.United Kingdom source
1919Disestablishment of the Evolutionist Party and Republican Union political parties.Portugal source
1920January 3: The 7.8 Ms Veracruz earthquake affected the eastern part of the country with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X–XII. Between 648 and 4,000 were killed and 167 were injured.Mexico source
1920February 20 – 1920 Gori earthquake: An earthquake hits Gori in the Democratic Republic of Georgia, killing 114.source
1920May 29 – Floods at Louth, Lincolnshire in England kill 23.source
192029 May – Louth flood of 1920 in Lincolnshire kills 23.United Kingdom source
19201 June – Adelaide has its wettest June day on record from a vigorous cold front with 53.6 millimetres setting the scene for the wettest winter on record in the Murray–Darling basin and second-wettest for all of southern Australia.Australia source
1920June 21 – The 4.9 Ml Inglewood earthquake shakes the Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing more than $100,000 in damage.United States source
1920July 11 – Split incident. After a Yugoslav flag is removed by two Italian naval officers in Split, a former Austro-Hungarian city under Italian military occupation, street conflict erupts between Italians and Croats. During a violent confrontation with a group of Croats, the captain and a sailor of Italian cruiser Puglia were shot and killed as well as a Croat civilian.Italy source
192019 August – Following his conviction by court martial for sedition, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, went on hunger strike in Brixton Prison in London.Ireland source
1920September 7 – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Garfagnana and Lunigiana in Tuscany, killing 170 people; families left homeless numbered in the thousands.Italy source
1920December 16 – An 8.2 Richter scale Haiyuan earthquake causes a landslide in Gansu Province, China, killing 273,000.source
1920December 16 – 1920 Haiyuan earthquakeChina source
1921May 14–15 – The major May 1921 geomagnetic storm occurs.source
192112 June – Sunday postal collection and delivery is suspended.United Kingdom source
192125 June – Rainfall ends a drought which has lasted for one hundred days.United Kingdom source
1921September - A hurricane hits Texas, followed by flooding that left at least 224 people dead.United States source
1921Spring – Russian famine of 1921–22 begins; roughly 5,000,000 die.source
1921hottest July on record (to date) across Eastern CanadaCanada source
1921Potawatomi Zoo established in South Bend, Indiana.United States source
1921An exceptionally dry year over England and Wales with only 629.0 mm making it the driest year on record since 1788, and not approached subsequently. In South East England the average is only 396.4 mm with some stations recording less than 300 mm. It reaches 34C (94F) in Southern and Eastern England on 10 and 11 July.United Kingdom source
192110/11 July – Heatwave with temperatures in the 90s in some parts of South-East England.United Kingdom source
1922February 3 – According to Railway Ministry of Japan official confirmed report, A surface avalanche hit a passenger train near by Katsuyama shelter in Utatonami (now Itoigawa), Niigata Prefecture. There were 90 fatalities and 40 people were hurt.Japan source
1922August 2 – The 1922 Swatow typhoon hits Shantou, China, killing more than 5,000 people.source
1922August 2 — The 1922 Shantou typhoon hits Shantou in Guangdong Province, killing more than 5,000 peopleChina source
1922August – The California grizzly bear is hunted to extinction.United States source
192217 October – first Hunger March sets out, from Glasgow to London.Scotland source
192211 November – 1922 Vallenar earthquakeChile source
192225 December – a 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Motunau on Christmas day, causing widespread damage in North Canterbury and ChristchurchNew Zealand source
1922The Barbary lion becomes extinct in the wild, with the last killed in Morocco, in the area of the Zelan and Beni Mguild Forests.source
1922The Amur tiger becomes extinct in South Korea.source
1923May 9 – Southeastern Michigan receives a record 15 cm of snow, after temperatures plummeted from 17 °F to 1 °F between 1 and 6 pm on the previous day.source
1923May 25 – 1923 Torbat-e Heydarieh earthquake.Iran source
1923June 18 – Mount Etna erupts in Italy, making 60,000 homeless.source
192318 June – Mount Etna erupts in Italy, making 60,000 homelessItaly source
192312 August–8 November – Eallabus on Islay records 89 successive rain-days, a British record.Scotland source
1923August 30 – Hurricane season begins, with a tropical storm northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands.source
1923September 1 – The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing more than 100,000 people.source
1923September 1 – The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing an estimated 142,807 people, but according to a Japanese construction research center report in 2005, 105,000 are confirmed dead. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes.Japan source
1923September 17 – 1923 Berkeley fire: A major fire in Berkeley, California, erupts, consuming some 640 structures, including 584 homes in the densely built neighborhoods north of the campus of the University of California.source
1923September 17 – 1923 Berkeley Fire: Berkeley, California erupts, consuming some 640 structures, including 584 homes in the densely built neighborhoods north of the campus of the University of California.United States source
1923October 14 – The fourth tropical storm of the year forms just north of Panama.source
1923October 15 – The fifth tropical storm of the year forms north of the Leeward Islands.source
1923October 16 – A sixth tropical storm develops in the Gulf of Mexico; a rare occurrence, it consists of four active tropical storms simultaneously.source
192331 October – The Marble Bar heat wave begins, which by 7 April 1924 will hold the world record for the longest number of consecutive days (160) in which a temperature above 100 °F was recorded.Australia source
19235–9 May – The upper South Island and Wellington are hit by heavy rain, causing severe flooding. Three people drown in Marlborough. A quarter of Kaiapoi's population flee from rapidly rising water levels. Both telegraph lines connecting Christchurch with Wellington go down.New Zealand source
1923Fokstumyra Nature Reserve is established, the first nature reserve in Norway.Norway source
19244 February – Nordal Wille, botanist (born 1858)Norway source
192417 September - 21 days long fasting by Mahatma Gandhi for Hindu - Muslim unity.India source
192423 September – 1924 Leningrad floodingSoviet Union source
1924November – The last known sighting of a California grizzly bear is recorded, by Colonel John R. White at Sequoia National Park.source
192414 December - Earthquake centred on Corwen.Wales source
1924December – The Irish Naturalist ceases publicationIreland source
1924Mulyie (about 100 km east of Port Hedland) becomes the only station in Australia to ever record zero rainfall for an entire calendar year.Australia source
1924A record drought in Central Chile produce what remains the driest year in Santiago (66.1 mm) and Valparaíso (58 mm), as well as the driest until 1996 in Concepción with 671.9 mm.Chile source
192414 -20 July - Great flood of 99 in Travancore, Kingdom of Cochin and Malabar District.India source
1925February 28 – The 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.source
1925March 16 – At 22:42 local time a 7.0 earthquake shakes the Chinese province of Yunnan killing 5,000 people.source
1925March 18 – The Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest in U.S. history, rampages through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. It hits the towns of Murphysboro, Illinois; West Frankfort, Illinois; Gorham, Illinois; Ellington, Missouri; and Griffin, Indiana.source
1925March 18 – The Tri-State Tornado rampages through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. It hits the towns of Murphysboro, Illinois; Gorham, Illinois; Ellington, Missouri; and Griffin, Indiana. The storm's damage path is indicated at 378 km (235 mi).United States source
192520 May – The Murrumbidgee River floods for eight days killing four people, as up to 500 mm falls in its upper catchment.Australia source
1925May 23 – 1925 Kita Tajima earthquakeJapan source
1925June 29 – The 6.8 Mw Santa Barbara earthquake affects the central coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), destroying much of downtown Santa Barbara, California and leaving 13 people dead.source
19258 August – South Sydney record the only perfect season in NSWRFL history, winning all twelve of their matches.Australia source
1925September 1–30 – In the first year for which statewide data are reliable, this month with a statewide average water equivalent of 7.54 in remains Alaska's wettest calendar month on record.United States source
1925November 13 – The University of Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute is founded.Japan source
1925December – Flooding in CharleroiBelgium source
19251–30 June – The second-driest month in the EWP series (and driest of the twentieth century) with an average rainfall of only 4.3 mm.United Kingdom source
19261 January – the city of Cologne is badly hit by flooding in the river Rhine.Germany source
19267 January – Flooding along the river Meuse, particularly in Liège.Belgium source
192618 March – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, with a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), occurs in the Mediterranean Sea southwest of Kaş in the Antalya Province. Some people are killed.Turkey source
1926May 24 – A volcano eruption hit in Mount Tokachi, Hokkaido, according to Japanese government official document figure showed, 144 persons were fatalities, 21 persons missing, about 200 persons were hurt.Japan source
1926An exceptionally stormy and unsettled month in Central Chile produces the wettest and cloudiest month for which reliable records exist in Santiago, where a total of 433.0 mm falls (more than the average annual rainfall) and no more than 51 sunny hours occur all month.Chile source
1926An earthquake causes significant damage and loss of life in Palestine and Transjordan, notably affecting Lydda, Ramleh, Nablus, Amman, and Es-Salt.Mandatory Palestine source
192631 August - 1926 Horta earthquakePortugal source
1926September 18 – Great Miami Hurricane: A strong hurricane devastates Miami, leaving over 100 dead and causing several hundred million dollars in damage (equal to nearly $100 billion in the modern day).source
1926September 18 – Great Miami Hurricane: A strong hurricane devastates Miami, Florida, leaving over 100 dead and causing several hundred million dollars in damage (equal to nearly $100 billion today).United States source
1926October 10 – The Sabie Game Reserve is renamed to Kruger National Park.South Africa source
1926October 20 – A hurricane kills 650 in Cuba.source
19278 February – A cyclone makes landfall north of Cairns, causing flooding at Halifax Bay, Ingham, Innisfail, Tully, Cardwell and Townsville. Thirty-six people are killed, and twenty are missing.Australia source
1927February 14 – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake, with a maximum MSK intensity of VII–VIII (Very strong – Damaging), kills 50 in Yugoslavia.source
1927March 7 – 1927 Kita Tango earthquake: A 7.0 Mw earthquake kills at least 2,925 in the Toyooka and Mineyama areas of western Honshu, in Japan.source
1927March 7 – Kita Tango earthquake: with a moment magnitude of 7.0. Up to 2,956 people were killed 7,806 were injured. Almost all the houses in Mineyama (now part of Kyōtango) were destroyed as a result. The earthquake was felt as far away as Tokyo and Kagoshima.Japan source
192714 April – An earthquake in Mendoza Province causes three deaths and several injuries.Argentina source
1927April 22–May 5 – The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 strikes 700,000 people, in the greatest natural disaster in American history through this time.source
1927May 22 – The 7.6 Mw Gulang earthquake affects Gansu in northwest China with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), leaving over 40,000 dead.source
192722 May – 1927 Gulang earthquakeChina source
1927June – The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau begins to form in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia.source
1927July 11 – The 1927 Jericho earthquake strikes Palestine, killing around 300 people; it is the largest ever recorded in this part of the Middle East. The effects are especially severe in Nablus, but damage and fatalities are also reported in many areas of Palestine and Transjordan, such as Amman, Salt, Jordan, and Lydda.source
192711 July – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurs in the regions of Palestine and Transjordan, killing an estimated 500 people. The effects are especially severe in Jerusalem and Nablus, but damage and fatalities are also reported in many other areas, including parts of Transjordan, in particular the town of Salt.Mandatory Palestine source
1927August 24–25 – The 1927 Nova Scotia hurricane hits the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, causing massive damage and at least 56 deaths.source
192725 August – The 6.8 Muk Tainan earthquake shook southwestern Taiwan, killing 9–30 and injuring 27–100.Taiwan source
1927September 29 – The East St. Louis Tornado kills 79 people and injures 550, the 2nd costliest and at least 24th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.source
1927November 3–4 – Great Vermont Flood of 1927: Floods devastating Vermont cause the "worst natural disaster in the state's history".source
1927December 29 – Eruption of the Perboewatan and Danan undersea volcanoes near Krakatoa, create the foundation for Anak Krakatau Island.source
1927December - The Dearborn Independent is closed down after Lawsuits regarding antisemitic material published in the paper caused owner Henry Ford to close it.United States source
1927Two Class NG G12 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type narrow gauge Garratt locomotives. They are the smallest Garratt locomotives to see service in South Africa.South Africa source
1928January 26 – The volcanic island Anak Krakatau appears.source
192831 March – Earthquake around Torbalı (west Anatolia)Turkey source
1928April 14 – An earthquake occurs in Chirpan, Bulgaria, followed four days later by another in Plovdiv. Between them, they destroy more than 21,000 buildings, and kill almost 130 people.source
1928April 22 – An Ms 6.0 earthquake affects southern Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 20 dead, and destroying 3,000 homes in Corinth; a non-destructive tsunami is also observed.source
1928April 28 – 28 inches of snow fall in southern-central Pennsylvania, United States.source
1928September 12 – The Okeechobee hurricane hits Guadeloupe, killing 1,200 people.source
1928September 16 – The Okeechobee hurricane kills at least 2,500 people in Florida.source
1928September 16 – The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane kills at least 2,500 people in Florida.United States source
19281 December – 1928 Talca earthquakeChile source
19286–7 January – River Thames floods in London; 14 drown. On 7 January, the moat at the Tower of London (drained in 1843 and planted with grass) is completely refilled by the river.United Kingdom source
1928The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales is founded by Clough Williams-Ellis.Wales source
1928Dorothy Edwards – Winter SonataWales source
19295 January – Schelde dike breached; flooding around Dendermonde.Belgium source
19299 March: 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake: A quake of Richter Magnitude 7.1 in the Arthur's Pass area causes extensive landslips and damage to roads and railways. There are no injuries.New Zealand source
19294 April – 1929 Tasmanian floods: A dam on the Cascade River in Tasmania collapses. The subsequent torrent floods the town of Derby, killing fourteen people.Australia source
1929May 1 – The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran-Turkmenistan border region, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.source
1929May 1 – 1929 Kopet Dag earthquake.Iran source
19291 May – 1929 Kopet Dag earthquakeSoviet Union source
19298 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.Norway source
192911 November - 8.3 in of rain falls within a single day at Lluest-wen Reservoir, a record for a place in Wales. Below in the Rhondda this month, 400 people are made homeless by flooding.Wales source
1929November 18 – The 1929 Grand Banks earthquake occurs.source
1929Elisabeth Inglis-Jones - Starved FieldsWales source
1930March 6 – The first frozen foods of Clarence Birdseye go on sale in Springfield, Massachusetts.source
1930May 7 – The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 3000 people were killed.Iran source
19307 May – 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.Turkey source
193013 August - 1930 Curuçá River event: The area of Curuçá River near latitude 5° S and longitude 71.5° W experiences a meteoric air burst (also known as the Brazilian Tunguska event).Brazil source
1930August – The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau begins to form permanently in the Sunda Strait.source
1930September 3 – The huge 1930 San Zenón hurricane in the Caribbean demolishes most of the city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.source
193021 October - The Hope Simpson Royal Commission publishes the Hope Simpson Report, following the widespread 1929 Palestine riots, which recommends limiting Jewish immigration, claiming a lack of agricultural land to support such immigration.Mandatory Palestine source
1930November 25 – An earthquake in the Izu Peninsula of Japan kills 223 people and destroys 650 buildings.source
1930December 19 – Mount Merapi volcano in central Java, Indonesia, erupts, destroying numerous villages and killing 1,300 people.source
1930George Moore publishes Aphrodite in Aulis and A Flood.Ireland source
193021,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) – this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test.New Zealand source
193010,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).New Zealand source
1930A record drought in the eastern part of the nation sees Upper Tract, West Virginia record only 9.50 in of precipitation for the year – the record lowest for a calendar year in the US east of the Mississippi. Averaged over the contiguous US the twelve months from July 1930 to June 1931 remains the driest such period on record.United States source
19313 February – The Hawkes Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst, kills 256 people, mainly in Napier and HastingsNew Zealand source
1931March 31 – An earthquake destroys Managua, Nicaragua, killing 2,000 people.source
193126 April – Ola Mikal Heide, botanistNorway source
193127 April – 1931 Zangezur earthquakeSoviet Union source
1931June–November – 1931 China flood: the Yangtze and Huai Rivers flood in a populous region, leaving an estimated 422,000 dead (150,000 drowned) with many more dying of consequential starvation and disease in the aftermath.source
1931July 20 – A violent tornado strikes the city of Lublin, Poland.source
1931July – November — 1931 China floods, one of the deadliest floods in historyChina source
1931August 16 – Texas experiences an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.5, the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history.United States source
1931September 10 – The worst hurricane in British Honduras history kills an estimated 1,500.source
1931September 21 – A Richer Scale magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture. According to Japanese government official confirmed report, killing 16 persons, 146 persons were wounded.Japan source
1931October 27 – The United Kingdom general election results in the victory of the National Government, and the defeat of Labour Party, in the country's greatest ever electoral landslide.source
193127 October – 1931 United Kingdom general election: The Unionist Party wins a majority of Scottish seats as the National Government retains power with a landslide victory throughout the UK.Scotland source
193127 October – general election results in victory for the National Government in the country's greatest ever electoral landslide. Ramsay MacDonald remains Prime Minister. This election is held on a Tuesday: all subsequent ones will be held on Thursdays.United Kingdom source
1931November 8 – The Panama Canal is closed for a couple of weeks, due to damage caused by earthquakes.source
193210–12 January – Further elections scheduled for January 10 through 12 were cancelled.El Salvador source
1932April 25 – The bodies of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman and Jabir ibn Abd Allah, two of the companions of Islamic prophet Muhammad, are moved from their graves in Salmaan Paak following a dream of King Faisal I of Iraq that they are affected by water.source
1932July 12 – Hedley Verity establishes a new first-class cricket record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.source
193212 July — Hedley Verity of Yorkshire establishes a new first-class cricket record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm.United Kingdom source
1932August 10 – A 5.1 kg chondrite-type meteorite breaks into fragments and strikes earth near the town of Archie, Missouri, United States.source
193220 September – Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in Poona prison.India source
1932September 22 – Soviet famine of 1932–33 begins; millions starve to death as a result of forced collectivization and as part of the government's effort to break rural resistance to its policies. The Soviet regime denies the famine and allows the deaths.source
193226 September – first contingent of the National Hunger March leaves Glasgow.Scotland source
1932November 8 – 1932 United States presidential election: Democratic governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent Republican president Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory, having promised a New Deal and repeal of Prohibition.source
1932November 8 – U.S. presidential election, 1932: Democratic Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory, having promised a New Deal and repeal of Prohibition.United States source
1932November 9 – A hurricane and huge waves kill about 2,500 in Santa Cruz del Sur in the worst natural disaster in Cuban history.source
1932December 25 – The 7.6 Ms Changma earthquake shakes the Gansu Province in China with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Two-hundred and seventy-five people are killed.source
1932The heath hen becomes extinct in North America.source
1932Unemployment reached a record high of about 32%.Australia source
1932Ranfurly Shield held by Canterbury all season, with defenses against Sth Canterbury 11–5, Auckland 14–0, West Coast 5–3, Wellington 9–8, Buller 13–0, Waikato 17–6New Zealand source
1932Howard Spring – Darkie and Co.Wales source
1933February 6–7 – Officers on the USS Ramapo record a 34-meter high sea wave in the Pacific Ocean.source
1933March 2 – 1933 Sanriku earthquake. Although the earthquake itself does little damage, the associated tsunami, recorded at a height of 28.7 m at Ōfunato, Iwate, caused extensive damage, destroys many homes and causes numerous casualties.Japan source
1933March 3 – 1933 Sanriku earthquake: A powerful earthquake and tsunami hit Honshū, Japan, killing approximately 3,000 people.source
1933March 10 – The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake shakes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 115 people.source
1933March 10 – The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115–120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.United States source
1933March 29 – Welsh journalist Gareth Jones makes the first report in the West of the Holodomor famine genocide in Ukraine.source
19335 June – Lose 2–4 vs Australia at BrisbaneNew Zealand source
1933June – The Holodomor famine-genocide in Ukraine reaches its peak, with 30,000 deaths from human-made starvation each day. The average life expectancy for a Ukrainian male born this year is 7.3 years.source
1933August 4 – 1933 Florida–Mexico hurricane: Having passed over Florida, the storm regains hurricane status on August 4, a day before striking northern Mexico with winds of 90 mph. It damages buildings and crops in Tamaulipas, while heavy rains lead to flooding that kills at least 31 people, particularly affecting the city of Monterrey.Mexico source
1933August 25 – The Diexi earthquake shakes Mao County, Sichuan, China and kills 9,000 people.source
1933August 25 — 1933 Diexi earthquakeChina source
1933September 26 – 1933 Tampico hurricane: A hurricane destroys the town of Tampico, Mexico.source
1933November 11 – Dust Bowl: In South Dakota, a very strong dust storm ("the great black blizzard") strips topsoil from desiccated farmlands (one of a series of disastrous dust storms this year).source
1933November 11 – The magnitude 7.3 Baffin Bay earthquake occurs at Baffin Bay, Northwest Territories.Canada source
1933November–December - Campo Vía pocketBolivia source
1933The Holodomor famine takes place in Ukraine.Soviet Union source
1934January 15 – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.source
193415 January – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake shakes the Himalayas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), leaving 6,000–10,700 dead.India source
19346 February: Treaty house and grounds at Waitangi dedicated as a national reserve.New Zealand source
19345 March: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, at 11.46pm.New Zealand source
193412 March – An intense cyclone crosses the Queensland coast near Innisfail, 75 people were confirmed dead.Australia source
19347 April – A major rockfall hit Tafjorden in Møre og Romsdal, creating a 64 m flood wave that destroyed the villages of Tafjord and Fjørå, killing 40 people.Norway source
1934September 21 – The Muroto typhoon in Honshū, Japan kills 3,036 people, and destroys the temple, schools, and other buildings in Osaka.source
1934September 29–October – Folk song collector John Lomax makes the first recordings of "Rock Island Line" at prison farms in Arkansas.United States source
1934October 2 – A typhoon in Osaka and Kyoto, Japan, kills 1,660, injures 5,400, and destroys the rice harvest.source
193425 October – Simon Groot, agronomist (died 2025)Netherlands source
193424 November – Atatürk surname for Mustafa KemalTurkey source
19354 January – The 6.4 Mw Erdek–Marmara Islands earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving five people dead and thirty injured.Turkey source
193529 March – 141 people drown when a cyclone strikes the pearling fleet off the coast of Broome, Western Australia.Australia source
1935April 14 – Dust Bowl: "Black Sunday", the great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest (it will be made famous by Woody Guthrie, in his "dust bowl ballads").source
193521 April – The magnitude 7.1 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake struck western TaiwanTaiwan source
1935May 31 – 1935 Quetta earthquake: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan, killing 40,000.source
193531 May – The 7.7 Mw Quetta earthquake shook British India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 30,000–60,000.India source
1935July 24 – The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures in Chicago to a record-high 109 °FUnited States source
1935August 9 - establishment of Mineokasankei Prefectural Natural Park, Kujūkuri Prefectural Natural Park, Takagoyama Prefectural Natural Park and Yōrō Keikoku Okukiyosumi Prefectural Natural Park.Japan source
1935September 2 – 1935 Labor Day hurricane: The strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States landfalls in the Upper Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, killing 423.source
1935October 10 – A tornado destroys the 160 m wooden radio tower in Langenberg, Germany. As a result of this catastrophe, wooden radio towers are phased out.source
193510 October — A tornado destroys the 160 m wooden radio tower in Langenberg, Germany. As a result, wooden radio towers are phased out.Germany source
1935November 1 – The magnitude 6.2 Timiskaming earthquake shakes western QuebecCanada source
1936February 21 – According to USGS official report, a Richer scale 6.0 earthquake hit on Mount Nijō, Nara Prefecture, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, kills nine persons and injures 59 persons.Japan source
1936March 17–18 – Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 ("St. Patrick's Day Flood"): Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suffers the worst flooding in its history.United States source
1936April 5 – A tornado hits Tupelo, Mississippi, United States, killing 216 people and injuring over 700 (the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history).source
1936April 5 – A tornado hits Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 216 and injuring over 700 (the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history).United States source
1936June 19 – Per Albin Hansson resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, over the issue of defence policy. He is replaced by the leader of the Farmer's League (Bondeförbundet) Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, who also becomes Minister of Agriculture.source
1936July 13–14 – Peak of July 1936 heat wave: The U.S. states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana all set new state records for high temperature. At Mio in northern Michigan, it soars to 113 °F.United States source
193613 September – A major rockfall hit the lake Loenvatnet in Sogn og Fjordane, creating a 70 m flood wave that destroyed several farms, killing 74 people. The second such incident in 31 years, the disaster caused the permanent depopulation of the area.Norway source
193622 October - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes 103 km NNW of Siglufjörður, causing light to moderate shaking across the northern and western regions.Iceland source
1936November 3 – 1936 United States presidential election: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term, in a landslide victory over Kansas Governor Alf Landon; farmers support Roosevelt.source
1936November 3 – U.S. presidential election, 1936: Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Republican governor of Kansas Alf Landon.United States source
1936West China Famine: An estimated five million people die.source
1936Ivor Novello - Careless RaptureWales source
1937January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead.source
19379 February – Cairns is hit by a tropical cyclone.Australia source
1937June 14 - President Getúlio Vargas signed the decree establishing the Itatiaia National Park, the first national park in Brazil.Brazil source
1937July 5 – Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, record the highest temperature ever in Canada, with a record high of 113 °F.Canada source
1937September 2 – The Great Hong Kong Typhoon kills an estimated 11,000 persons.source
193714 December – Many documents from the National Archives of Denmark, the Royal Danish Library and Copenhagen University Library relating to Norwegian conditions are transferred to Norway.Denmark source
1937Raymond Lemaire, Institute of Agriculture, HeverleeBelgium source
1937Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) ActIndia source
1937Chatham Cup competition not held this year.New Zealand source
1937A flash flood destroys 20 houses in the Sima Valley, Hordaland. No lives are lost.Norway source
193819 February: 21 people working on the Wairoa-Gisborne railway are drowned when a flash flood hits a works camp at Kopuawhara near Mahia.New Zealand source
193819 April – 1938 Kırşehir earthquakeTurkey source
1938June 5 & 7 – The 1938 Yellow River flood is created by the Nationalist government in central China, breaching embankments during the early stage of the Second Sino-Japanese War, in an attempt to halt the rapid advance of Japanese forces. The flood kills at least 400,000, covers and destroys thousands of square kilometers of farmland, and shifts the mouth of the Yellow River hundreds of kilometers to the south.source
1938September 21 – The 1938 New England hurricane in the United States strikes Long Island and southern New England, killing over 300 along the Rhode Island shoreline and 600 altogether.source
1938September 21 – The New England Hurricane of 1938 strikes Long Island and southern New England, killing over 300 along the Rhode Island shoreline and approximately 600 in total.United States source
1938December 23 – A coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct, is caught off the coast of South Africa, near the Chalumna River.source
1938December 23 – A coelacanth, a fish thought to have gone extinct prehistorically, is caught off the east coast near Chalumna River mouth.South Africa source
1938December 27 – A massive avalanche of snow hits a construction worker dormitory site in Kurobe, Japan, killing 87 people.source
1938December 27 – 1938 Unazuki avalanche, 84 persons were fatalities in Toyama Prefecture, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.Japan source
1938Date unknown – Letea Forest is declared the first nature reserve in Romania.Romania source
1938unknown date – Family plots produce 22% of all Soviet agricultural produce, on only 4% of all cultivated land.Soviet Union source
1939January 24 – 1939 Chillán earthquake: An earthquake in Chile kills an estimated 30,000 people and razes about 50,000 sq mi of land.source
1939September 11 – Mark Twain National Forest is established in Missouri.United States source
193922 September – Dikili Earthquake.46 deathsTurkey source
1939December 27 – The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme), causing $20 million in damage, and leaving 32,700–32,968 dead.source
1939Minister of Agriculture – Juliusz Poniatowski,Poland source
193927/28 December – The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme), causing $20 million in damage, and leaving 32,700–32,968 dead.Turkey source
1939Richard Llewellyn - How Green Was My ValleyWales source
194021 January - Lowest ever temperature recorded in Wales, −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) at Rhayader.Wales source
19403 March – Flooding of Poulaphouca Reservoir was begun by damming the River Liffey at Poulaphouca as part of the Electricity Supply Board project to build Ireland's second hydroelectricity generating station, together with an improved water supply for Dublin.Ireland source
1940May 18 – The 6.9 Mw El Centro earthquake affects California's Imperial Valley with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), causing nine deaths and twenty injuries. Financial losses are around $6 million. Significant damage also occurs in Mexicali, Mexico.United States source
1940date unknown - The minority Baenan language becomes extinct.Brazil source
1940June 30 – The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is placed under the Department of the Interior.source
1940November 10 – 1940 Vrancea earthquake: An earthquake in Romania kills 1,000.source
1940November 10 – 1940 Vrancea earthquakeRomania source
194020 December – Earthquake in the East AnatoliaTurkey source
1940December 20 – 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: A 5.3 Mw earthquake shakes New England with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This first event in a doublet earthquake is followed four days later by a 5.6 Mw shock, but total damage from the events is light.United States source
194026–30 January – Severe ice storm across the UK.United Kingdom source
1941February – white flour is replaced by "National flour", a wholemeal flour.United Kingdom source
194126 May – A special sitting of Dáil Éireann unanimously condemned the introduction of conscription in Northern Ireland.Ireland source
1941September 12 – WWII: The first snowfall is reported on the Russian front.source
1941September 23 – The 1941 Texas hurricane makes landfall near Bay City, Texas, causing extensive damage and flooding in Galveston and Houston.source
1941October 2 – WWII: Operation Typhoon begins, as Germany launches an all-out offensive against Moscow.source
19412 October — Operation Typhoon begins as Germany launches an all-out offensive against Moscow.Germany source
1941November 14 – The 5.4 Ms Los Angeles earthquake severely affected the Gardena–Torrance area of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing $1.1 million in financial losses, but no injuries or deaths.United States source
1941December 8 – WWII: The German advance on Moscow (Operation Typhoon) is suspended for the winter.source
194110 December: 1941 Van–Erciş earthquakeTurkey source
1941December 13 – Sweden's low temperature record of −53 °C is set in a village within the Vilhelmina Municipality.source
194117 December – The magnitude 7.1 Chungpu earthquake struck western Taiwan.Taiwan source
1941The scheduled New Zealand census was not held due to World War II.New Zealand source
1941Zoo in Victoria Park, Cardiff, closes.Wales source
1942January 7 – Operation Typhoon, the German attempt to take Moscow, ends in failure.source
194222 January – Hideki Tōjō warns Australia that "if you continue resistance, we Japanese will destroy you."Japan source
194224 January – A record temperature of -38.5 °C is recorded at Bod, Brașov.Romania source
194225 January – Temperatures reach 12 below zero Celsius.Belgium source
1942July 31 – The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam) is founded in England.source
19426 August – The 1942 Guatemala earthquake was felt in El Salvador.El Salvador source
1942August 6 – The 1942 Guatemala earthquake occurred.Mexico source
19426 September - At 9:43 p.m. there was an Earthquake of 7.3 degrees on Richter magnitude scale and whose epicenter was located in the vicinity of Caldera, Atacama Region . It left a balance of 5 dead, 16 injured and 705 homeless; It also caused a medium intensity Tsunami between Lima, Peru and Puerto Saavedra in the Araucania Region.Chile source
1942September 9 – WWII: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary devices at Mount Emily, near Brookings, Oregon, in the first of two "Lookout Air Raids", the first bombing of the continental United States.source
1942October 16 – A cyclone and consequential floods in the Bay of Bengal kill 40,000 people, with particularly heavy damage around Contai.source
194220 December – 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquakeTurkey source
1942December 22 – An avalanche in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, kills 26, including Vulcan Crucible Steel heir-apparent Samuel A. Stafford Sr., when two 100 ton boulders fall on a bus filled with wartime steelworkers on their way home.source
1942Beginning of the Chinese famine of 1942-43China source
1943February 20 – The Parícutin volcano begins to appear in a cornfield in Mexico.source
19436 April - At 12:07 p.m. there is an earthquake 8.2 degrees in the Richter magnitude scale whose epicenter was located in the city of Ovalle, Coquimbo Region. It had a balance of 12 dead, 49 wounded and 23,250 victims.Chile source
1943June 30 – The United States Civilian Conservation Corps is abolished.source
1943September 9 – WWII: Operation Avalanche: 170,000 British and American troops land near Salerno.source
19439 September – Operation Avalanche occurs; allied forces, under the command of Mark Clark, land near the port of Salerno. Stiff resistance from German forces delays the full capture of the beachhead until 18 September.Italy source
1943September 10 – 1943 Tottori earthquakeJapan source
194326 November – 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquakeTurkey source
1943November 27 – The 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake in Turkey kills thousands.source
19436 December – Occupying forces requisition 129,000 tonnes of agricultural produce.Belgium source
1943Dark Felt wins the Melbourne CupAustralia source
1943Continuing Chinese famine of 1942-43China source
19431942–43 South African cricket seasonSouth Africa source
1944January 15 – 1944 San Juan earthquake: An earthquake hits San Juan, Argentina, killing an estimated 10,000 people, in the worst natural disaster in Argentina's history.source
194422 January – Juan Perón and Eva Perón met during a fundraising for the aforementioned earthquake.Argentina source
19441 February – 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake (north west Anatolia) 3959 deathsTurkey source
1944March 18 – The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26, and causes thousands to flee their homes.source
194429 May – thunderstorms lead to severe flooding, particularly around Holmfirth.United Kingdom source
19443 June – Maureen Flavin (Sweeney after marriage) recorded weather conditions at Blacksod Lighthouse, County Mayo indicating an approaching storm, which led to the 24-hour postponement of the Allied D-Day landings from 5 June to 6 June. The United States House of Representatives honoured Sweeney in 2021 with a medal and proclamation for her vital role in World War II.Ireland source
1944June 15 – Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a landslide majority, defeating William John Patterson's LiberalsCanada source
1944July 18 – Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort and is succeeded on July 22 by Kuniaki Koiso.source
194411 August – Inger Nordal, botanist.Norway source
1944September 5 – The 5.8 Mw Cornwall–Massena earthquake affects the northern New York town of Massena at the Canada–United States border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing $2 million in damage, but no deaths. Across the border, Cornwall, Ontario suffers greater damage.United States source
1944September 14 – The Great Atlantic hurricane makes landfall killing 390 people from North Carolina to New England.source
1944September – The Dutch famine ("Hongerwinter") begins, in the occupied northern part of the Netherlands.source
1944December 7 – 1944 Tōnankai earthquake: An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1223 people.source
1944December 7 - 1944 Tōnankai earthquakeJapan source
194518 January – Winds of 113 mph are recorded at St. Ann's Head Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire.Wales source
1945March 10 - Major bombing of TokyoJapan source
194527 May – basic food ration reduced.United Kingdom source
1945June 11 – The Franck Committee recommends against a surprise nuclear bombing of Japan.source
1945July 16 – The Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico, the first of an atomic bomb, using about six kilograms of plutonium, succeeds in unleashing an explosion equivalent to that of 22 kilotons of TNT.source
1945August 9 – Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: United States B-29 Bockscar drops a plutonium-239 atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on the Japanese city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. local time, resulting in between 39,000 and 80,000 deaths.source
1945September 15–16 – 1945 Homestead hurricane: The ninth tropical storm of the season makes landfall in Florida, the first intense storm to do so in the state since 1935. It affects Key Largo and Dade County, killing 4 people in Florida and 22 others in the Bahamas and in the Turks and Caicos Islands.source
1945September 15-16 - Hurricane Nine, or known as the 1945 Homestead Hurricane, made landfall and affected Florida, the first intense storm to do so in the state since 1935. The hurricane made landfall in Key Largo and Dade County, killing 4 people in Florida and 22 others in The Bahamas and in the islands of the Turks And Caicos.United States source
1945September 18 – Typhoon Makurazaki kills 3,746 people in Japan.source
194522 November: A storm causes the partial collapse of the Onekaka Wharf, causing the wharf to be abandoned.New Zealand source
1945November 28 – The 1945 Balochistan earthquake causes a tsunami and kills 4,000.source
19458 to 30 June – Perth receives 476.1 mm of rain in twenty-three days, easily its heaviest monthly rainfall on record and unlikely to be approached due to anthropogenic global warming.Australia source
19451944–1945: World War II: Japan's Special Balloon Regiment launched 9,000 Fu-Go balloon bombs towards the Pacific Northwest, intended to cause panic, by starting forest fires. Six casualties, a woman and her five children in American state of Oregon, were reported. The ten metre-wide balloons contained 540 cubic metres of hydrogen and reached as far inland as Manitoba. The Japanese project was declared a failure and abandoned, after six months.Canada source
1945The National Pro Patria Party was dissolved.El Salvador source
1946February - Disestablishment of the First Sjahrir CabinetIndonesia source
1946April 1 – The 8.6 Mw Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands, resulting in many deaths, mostly in Hilo. Between 165 and 173 are killed.source
194621 April – Deutsche Volkszeitung ceased publication.Germany source
19469 May – Sardar Shah Mahmud succeeds Sardar Mohammad Hashim as prime minister. The Afghan Minister of the Royal Court attributed Hashim's policies to the earlier eruption of the tribal revolts, saying: "With his dictatorial regime, Hashim Khan has alienated the entire Afghan population, especially the nomadic Pashtun tribes, who almost annually rise against the government with weapons in hand."Afghanistan source
1946May 23–24 – A two-day violent tornado outbreak occurs across the Central United States, with at least 15 significant tornadoes killing four people and injuring 42 others.source
194631 May – 1946 Varto–Hınıs earthquakeTurkey source
1946June 23 – 1946 French India municipal election: The National Democratic Front wins a landslide victory.source
1946June 23 – The 7.5 Mw Vancouver Island earthquake affects the island, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Two people are killed.source
1946June 23 – The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake affects Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.Canada source
1946August 4 – The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake (magnitude 8.0) hits the northern Dominican Republic, killing 100 and leaving 20,000 homeless.source
1946September 4 – Street violence between Muslims and Hindus erupts in Bombay.source
1946December 21: The Nankai earthquake strikes Wakayama Prefecture, killing at least one thousand people and destroying 36,000 homes.Japan source
1946Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-MasyhurMalaya source
1946In December, farmers were mandated to provide 25% of their harvest as an agricultural tax.North Korea source
19471 January – A massive hailstorm strikes Sydney, causing hundreds of injuries and an estimated £1 million damage.Australia source
1947February 3 – The lowest air temperature in North America (−63 degrees Celsius) was recorded in Snag, in the Yukon Territory.source
1947February 12 – The fragments of a meteorite create a number of impact craters up to 36 metres wide in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.source
1947March 14 – The Thames flood and other widespread flooding occurs, as the exceptionally harsh British winter of 1946–1947 ends in a thaw.source
194726 March – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes east of Gisborne, causing a tsunami with a maximum run-up height of 10 metres.New Zealand source
194729 March - The Hekla eruption deposits tephra across South Iceland’s glaciers, influencing ablation rates and dynamics. It continues to erupt uninterrupted for 13 months.Iceland source
1947April 9 – Multiple tornadoes strike Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, killing 184 and injuring 970.source
194729 July - 1947 Assam earthquakeChina source
1947September 14–16 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, Typhoon Kathleen, an embankment collapse and flash flood occur around Saitama Prefecture, a debris flow and landslide occurred in Ashikaga, Ichinoseki and Mount Akagi area, resulting to toll death number was 1,930 persons, 1,547 persons were wounded.Japan source
1947September 15–16 – Typhoon Kathleen strikes the Bōsō Peninsula and the entire Kantō region in Japan. Heavy rains cause the Arakawa and Tone Rivers to overflow and embankment collapse. The resulting floods and debris flow kill between 1,077 and 1,920 people, injuring 1,547 and leaving 853 missing.source
1947September 17–21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana causes widespread damage, and kills 50 people.source
1947Famine in Cape Verde - The second of three severe droughts in Cape Verde, following 1940-1942 and preceding 1956–1958, which led to famine through the islands. Starving refugees from across the islands were interned at a camp outside Praia, where they died by the hundreds.Cape Verde source
1947Collectivization and mass deportations took place (intensively until March 1949).Estonia source
1947Winter–May/June – The "bad winter" sees snow reach heights of 30 feet at its peak.Northern Ireland source
1948February 8 - Costa Rican general election, 1948Costa Rica source
194812 March – Earthquake around Kahramanmaraş.Turkey source
1948August 14 – Beaver drop, an Idaho Department of Fish and Game program to relocate beavers from Northwestern Idaho to the Chamberlain Basin in Central Idaho. The program involves parachuting beavers into the Chamberlain Basin.source
1948September 17: According to Japanese government official document figures, a flooding river, levee collapse in around Kitakami River area by strong Typhoon Ione hit in northern Honshu, total 848 persons were lost to their lives with 1,956 persons were hurt.Japan source
1948October 6 – 1948 Ashgabat earthquake: A 7.3 Ms earthquake near Ashgabat, Soviet Turkmenistan kills 10,000–110,000.source
194820 November – Two takahē are discovered after being declared extinct for 50 years.New Zealand source
1948December 2 – The United States House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenas and retrieves the "Pumpkin Papers" from the farm of Whittaker Chambers.source
1948Poeira de Estrelas, directed by Moacyr Fenelon and starring Lourdinha Bittencourt and Emilinha Borba.Brazil source
19481947-1948 Famine in Cape Verde: This famine followed a two-year famine from 1941 to 1943; combined deaths from these 1940s famines are estimated as 45,000 Cape Verdeans.Cape Verde source
194813-19 January - The last fasting of Gandhiji.India source
1948Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-MasyhurMalaya source
19492 March - A cyclone crosses the Central Queensland coast impacting Gladstone and Rockhampton.Australia source
1949April 13 – The 6.7 Mw Olympia earthquake affected the Puget Sound region of western Washington with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing eight deaths and $25 million in damage.United States source
194919 April - In the Araucania Region, an earthquake measuring 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale mainly affected the cities of Angol, Temuco and Los Angeles, leaving 35 dead, 155 injured and 2,065 homeless.Chile source
1949June 22: A Typhoon Della, torrential massibie rain and landslide hit, many ship and fishing boat plunged around Uwa Sea, Ehime Prefecture, 468 person were human fatalities, including a passenger ferry Aoba Maru, and 367 persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.Japan source
1949July 10 — 1949 Khait earthquakeSoviet Union source
1949July 24 (St John's Day) – Eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma begins.source
1949Tropical storm Irma kills 1,600 people and destroys more than 63,000 houses in Shanghai, the worst typhoon on record in the city.China source
1949August 5 – In Ecuador, the 6.8 Ml Ambato earthquake kills more than 5,000, and destroys a number of villages.source
194917 August: 1949 Karlıova earthquakeTurkey source
1949August 21 – The 1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake is Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.source
1949August 22 - Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquakeCanada source
1949October 13 – Severe flooding hits Guatemala.source
1949December 15 – A typhoon strikes a fishing fleet off Korea, killing several thousand.source
1950February – The Ad Hoc Committee on Slavery of the United Nations is formally inaugurated with its first meeting at Lake Success in February 1950.source
19505–6 February - Snow falls for two days throughout the country, in a rare meteorological phenomenon for the coastal plain and the Negev desert.Israel source
1950June 1–23 – Mauna Loa in Hawaii starts erupting.source
19505 June – Bihar High Court struck down Bihar Management of Estates and Tenures Act, 1949 as unconstitutional.India source
1950August 15 – The 8.6 Mw Assam–Tibet earthquake shakes the region, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing about 4,800 people.source
1950September 4: Typhoon Jane, tidal wave and flash flood hit around Osaka Bay, official death toll was 539 persons, with 26,062 persons were wounded, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.Japan source
19509 December - An intraplate earthquake of magnitude 8.2 occurs inside the Department of Loa, near CalamaChile source
1950Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve is proclaimed a protected state forest.South Africa source
1950date unknown - After being grounded because of a shortage of equipment, the airline Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes is sold to Lóide Aéreo Nacional.Brazil source
1950Heiðmörk was proclaimed a municipal conservation area of Reykjavík.Iceland source
1950Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-MasyhurMalaya source
1951January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy.source
195120 January – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps causes 240 deaths and 45,000 deaths in Switzerland, Austria, and Italy.Italy source
1951January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province.source
1951June 12: eruption of Pico do FogoCape Verde source
195113 August – 1951 Kurşunlu earthquakeTurkey source
195122 August - A magnitude 5.1 inland earthquake with the epicenter in Gjirokastër Municipality hits Southern Albania.Albania source
195122 October – The start of East Rift Valley earthquakes in eastern Taiwan.Taiwan source
1951November 20 – The Po River floods in northern Italy.source
1951December 12 — President Quirino, through a proclamation, declares state of public calamity in Camiguin island due to the impact of the eruption of Mount Hibok-Hibok; and in the entire Visayas and the provinces of Romblon and Masbate due to Typhoon Amy.Philippines source
1951December 17 – We Charge Genocide, a petition describing genocide against African Americans, is delivered to the United Nations.source
1951Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 3–2 in the 1951 Davis Cup finalAustralia source
1951Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-MasyhurMalaya source
19523 January – 1952 Hasankale earthquakeTurkey source
1952February 2 – Groundhog Day tropical storm forms just north of Cuba, moving northeast. The storm makes landfall in southern Florida the next day as a gale-force storm and transitions to a tropical storm over the Atlantic (only Atlantic tropical storm on record in February).United States source
1952February 25 – The Parícutin active volcano in Michoacán, west central Mexico, ceases its discontinuous eruption after spewing forth a gigaton of lava, and burying San Juan Parangaricutiro.source
1952March 15–16 – 73 inches (1,870 mm) of rain falls in Cilaos, Réunion, the most rainfall in one day up to that time.source
195220 March – Thor Heyerdahl received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 24th Academy Awards for the Kon-Tiki film.Norway source
1952March 21 – Tornadoes ravage the lower Mississippi River Valley, leaving 208 dead, through March 22.source
1952June 10 – 1952 San Juan earthquake. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake kills five people on Argentina's San Juan Province.source
1952July 21 – The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes California's southern Central Valley with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.source
1952August 16 – Lynmouth, North Devon, England is devastated by floods; 34 die.source
1952August 18 – A 7.5 earthquake shakes the Tibet region leaving a balance of 54 fatalities.source
1952August 22 – The most damaging aftershock of the 1952 Kern County earthquake sequence strikes with a moment magnitude of 5.8, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This event damages several hundred buildings in Bakersfield, California, with total additional losses of $10 million, with two associated deaths and some injuries.source
1952September 18 – The Soviet Union vetoes Japan's application for membership in the United Nations.source
1952September 23 – According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a Kaiyō-maru five entrained by the eruption into Myōjin-shō, all 31 crew were human fatalities.Japan source
19523 October – The first British nuclear test in Australia, Operation Hurricane, commences on the Monte Bello Islands with the detonation of an atomic bomb of 25 kilotons yield.Australia source
1952October 21–22 – A typhoon hits southern Luzon, killing 443 (as of October 24). Albay was the worst-hit province with 118 deaths reported in Tabaco.Philippines source
1952November 5 – The 9.0 Mw Severo-Kurilsk earthquake hits the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Soviet Union with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). A tsunami took the lives of more than 2,300 people.source
1952November 5 — The 1952 Severo-Kurilsk tsunami kills 2,336 people in the town of Severo-Kurilsk.Soviet Union source
1952Dylan Thomas records a collection of five of his poems, including Fern Hill and Do not go gentle into that good night, along with the short prose A Child's Christmas in Wales for Caedmon Audio in New York.Wales source
19536 January: Godfrey Bowen sets a world sheep shearing record, shearing 456 sheep in nine hours.New Zealand source
1953January 31–February 1 – The North Sea flood of 1953 kills 1,836 people in the southwestern Netherlands (especially Zeeland), 307 in the United Kingdom, and several hundred at sea, including 133 on the ferry MV Princess Victoria in the Irish Sea.source
195331 January to 1 February – North Sea flood damages Belgian coastal defences, killing 28Belgium source
1953February 1 – The surge of the North Sea flood continues from the previous day.source
195320 February – Record-breaking rainfall flooded several regions of the city-state, including Bukit Timah Road, Orchard Road, Tanjong Pagar and Kallang Airport.Singapore source
1953The 6.6 Mw Torud earthquake shook northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Between 800–973 were killed and 140 were injured.Iran source
1953March 18 – The Yenice–Gönen earthquake affects western Turkey, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (violent), causing at least 1,070 deaths, and $3.57 million in damage.source
195318 March – 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquakeTurkey source
1953June 9 – On the third day of the Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence, a tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado the day before hits in Worcester, Massachusetts, killing 94.source
1953June 9 – Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence: a tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado hits in Worcester, Massachusetts, killing 94.United States source
1953June 25 – 1953 North Kyushu flood hit in Chikugo River, Kitakyushu and Kumamoto area, 1013 persons were human fatalities, 2775 persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.Japan source
1953August 12 – The 1953 Ionian earthquake of magnitude 7.2 totally devastates Cephalonia and most of the other Ionian Islands, in Greece's worst natural disaster in centuries.source
19536 December - The Calama Earthquake occurs. With a magnitude of 7.4 degrees on the Richter scale, it affects the Antofagasta Region. The earthquake leaves 3 dead and 15 injured.Chile source
1954January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200.source
19543 February – Records are set during a massive snowstorm when 115.9 L/m2 snow falls on Grivița, a layer of snow 175 m thick is found in Călărași and a high windspeed of 126 km/h is reported in Bucharest.Romania source
1954March 1 – U.S. officials announce that a hydrogen bomb test (Castle Bravo) has been conducted, on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The explosion produces a yield of 15 megatons TNT instead of the predicted 5 MT; the Japanese fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryū Maru is caught up inside the fallout zone, some 80 miles from the explosion with several of her crew members suffering from radiation sickness as a consequence.source
19541 March - Adelaide and large parts of southern South Australia are shaken by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, resulting in the injuries of 16 people, and a damage bill of £17 million (2017: $578 million).Australia source
1954April 11 – This day is denoted as the most boring day in the 20th century by True Knowledge, an answer engine developed by William Tunstall-Pedoe. No significant newsworthy events, births, or deaths are known to have happened on this day.source
1954June 24/26: Hurricane Alice (June 1954)Mexico source
1954Great Iran Flood kills about 10,000 people.Iran source
1954September 9 – The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The shock destroys Orléansville, leaving 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.source
1954September 9 – The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The shock destroyed Orléansville, left 1,243–1,409 dead, and 5,000 injured.Algeria source
1954September 26 – A massive fire in Iwanai, Hokkaido, a result of Typhoon Marie, leaves 38 people dead, 551 people injured according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.:ja:岩内大火Japan source
1954October 11 – Hurricane Hazel crosses over Haiti, killing 1,000.source
1954October 15 – Hurricane Hazel makes U.S. landfall; it is the only recorded Category 4 hurricane to strike as far north as North Carolinasource
1954October 15 – Hurricane Hazel hits Toronto killing 81.Canada source
1954October 25 – Landslides caused by heavy rains hit Salerno, Italy, killing about 300.source
1954Gígjökull glacier advances 328 m since the Mount Hekla eruption 7 years prior.Iceland source
1955January 31: An earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude hits Porto dos Gaúchos, Mato Grosso; becoming the biggest earthquake in Brazil.Brazil source
195522–28 February – 1955 Hunter Valley floods: Enormous flooding of the Hunter River and adjacent areas of the Murray–Darling basin causes loss of life and set many rainfall and streamflow records.Australia source
1955March 17 – The Richard Riot erupts in Montreal after the NHL suspends Maurice Richard for the remainder of the season.Canada source
195516 July – The magnitude 6.8 Soke–Aydin earthquake shook the Aydın Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing severe damage and four deaths.Turkey source
1955August 19 – Hurricane Diane hits the northeastern United States, killing over 200 people and causing over $1 billion in damage.source
1955September 3 – Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" in New Orleans; it is released in October.source
1955September 3 – African American rock singer Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" in New Orleans; it is released in October.United States source
1955September 10–20: Hurricane Hilda (1955).Mexico source
1955September 19 – Hurricane Hilda kills about 200 people in Mexico.source
1955September 21–30 – Hurricane Janet, one of the strongest North Atlantic tropical cyclones on record, sweeps the Lesser Antilles and Mexico, causing more than 1,020 deaths.source
1955September–November Bumper rice and wheat cropChina source
1955Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-MasyhurMalaya source
195620 February – The magnitude 5.8 Eskişehir earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing moderate damage and four deaths.Turkey source
1956February: an extraordinary wave of cold and snow, the second for intensity in the Twentieth century, strikes the whole Italy.Italy source
19567 March – Several avalanche kill 21 people and causing heavy damage in Nordland and Troms.Norway source
1956April 19 – The 5.0 Mw 1956 Atarfe-Albolote earthquake strikes southern Spain killing 12 and injuring dozens more.source
1956May 23 – French minister Pierre Mendès France resigns, due to his government's policy on Algeria.source
1956July 9 – The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the subsequent tsunami leave 53 people dead.source
195621 July – The 6.1 Ms Anjar earthquake shook Gujarat with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 115 and injuring 254.India source
1956August - The Murray River flooded (the biggest flood in recorded history), affecting many towns near the river.Australia source
1956November 23 – The Suez Crisis causes petrol rationing in Britain.source
1956Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve.Finland source
1956Sultan of Johor : Sultan Ibrahim Al-MasyhurMalaya source
195611–12 February – A cold spell across the country causes four deaths and sees Lisbon experience its coldest day of the 20th century, with the newspaper Diário de Lisboa reporting temperatures of −2 °C in the early hours of 12 February.Portugal source
1957April 24–25 – The 1957 Fethiye earthquakes occur on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.source
195726 May - 1957 Abant earthquakeTurkey source
1957June 27 – Hurricane Audrey demolishes Cameron, Louisiana, U.S., killing 400 people.source
1957June 27 – Hurricane Audrey demolishes Cameron, Louisiana, killing 400 people.United States source
1957July 25–28 - According to Japanese government official confirmed report, heavy massive torrential rain and flood swept hit around Isahaya, Kyushu Island. 992 persons lost their lives in mudslides and flooding.Japan source
195715 September – Hobart has its wettest day on record with 156.2 millimetres as a result of a slow-moving low pressure system redeveloping over the Tasman SeaAustralia source
1957October 10 – Windscale fire: Fire at the Windscale nuclear reactor on the north-west coast of England releases radioactive material into the surrounding environment, including iodine-131.source
1957November 13 – Flooding in the Po Valley of Italy leads to flooding also in Venice.source
1957December 4 – 1957 Bayankhongor Earthquake in Mongolia kills 30+ peoplesource
195713 December – The Mw 6.5 Farsinaj earthquake strikes Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people.Iran source
1957December 18 – A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois.source
1957A series of shark attacks near Durban occur during Black December.South Africa source
1957Lag Ba'omer – nightfall, 18 May to nightfall, 19 MayIsrael source
1957Sultan of Johor: Sultan IbrahimMalaya source
19583 April – A cyclone destroys most of the town of Bowen in Queensland.Australia source
1958June 24 – According to official Japanese government confirmed report, a large scale eruption in Mount Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, killed a total of twelve persons, and wounded 28.Japan source
1958July 9 – 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami: A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Southeast Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reaches 525 m on the rim of Lituya Bay.source
195818 August – Mikkel Sveinhaug, farmer and politician (born 1873)Norway source
19584 September – Chilean presidential election, 1958 and The Las Melosas earthquake occurs in Cajón del Maipo, with an intensity of 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale. There were 4 people dead, 35 injured and 175 homeless.Chile source
1958September 27 – Hurricane Helene, the worst storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season, reaches category 4 status.source
1958September 27 – Typhoon Ida kills at least 1,269 people in Honshū, Japan.source
1958Nature documentary Les Seigneurs de la forêt – English version with narration by Orson Welles distributed internationally by 20th Century Fox as Lords of the Forest (UK) or Masters of the Congo Jungle (US)Belgium source
1958A significant drought occurred on the islandsCape Verde source
1958Vimochana Samaram against First Namboodiripad ministry in KeralaIndia source
1958Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaya source
1959February – major floods in QueenslandAustralia source
19591 June – During exploratory oil drilling at Kapuni in South Taranaki, drillers appear to strike natural gas.New Zealand source
19596 August – Huw T. Edwards leaves the Labour Party for Plaid Cymru in protest at the decision to flood the Tryweryn valley.Wales source
1959August 8 – A flood in Taiwan kills 2,000.source
195915 August – The magnitude 7.1 Hengchun earthquake occurs offshore southern Taiwan.Taiwan source
1959August 17 – The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwest Montana kills 28.source
1959September 26 – Typhoon Vera hits central Honshū, Japan, as a 160 mph Category 5 storm, killing an estimated 5,098, injuring another 38,921, and leaving 1,533,000 homeless. Most of the victims and damage are centered in the Nagoya area.source
1959September 26 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, Typhoon Vera with tidal wave hit around Ise Bay, total 5,098 person were lives, 38,921 person were hurt.Japan source
1959December 11 – Charles Robberts Swart is appointed the 11th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.source
1959The Caspian tiger becomes extinct in Iran.source
1959Continuing Great Chinese FamineChina source
1959Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin ShahMalaya source
1959Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaya source
196015 February – The reorganization of Forestry Administration Division to Forestry Bureau.Taiwan source
1960February 29 – The 5.7 Mw Agadir Earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.source
1960February/March - The Rotem Crisis.Israel source
196029 March – Representing Luxembourg, Camillo Felgen finishes thirteenth (and last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song So laang we's du do bast.Luxembourg source
1960May 22 – The 9.5 Mw Valdivia earthquake affects Chile with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). This megathrust earthquake ruptures from Arauco to Chiloé Archipelago, causing the most powerful earthquake on record and a destructive basin-wide tsunami.source
196022 May – The 1960 Valdivia earthquake occurs; with a magnitude of 9.5 MW, it is the largest recorded earthquake. Its epicenter was the city of Valdivia and mainly affected the area between Talca and Chiloé Archipelago. The earthquake was felt in different parts of the planet and produced a tidal wave which affected various locations throughout the Pacific Ocean such as Hawaii and Japan. It also caused the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, which covered the Puyehue Lake with ashes. Between 1,655 and 2,000 people died, and more than 2 million were affected by this disaster.Chile source
1960June 9 – 1960 Pacific typhoon season: Typhoon Mary kills 1,600 people in China.source
1960August 29 – Hurricane Donna kills 50 people in Florida and New England, United States.source
196010 October – A severe cyclone hits Noakhali and Chittagong districts of East Pakistan, killing more than 5,000 people.Pakistan source
1960October 12 – Cold War: Shoe-banging incident – Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, his way of protesting the discussion of the Soviet Union's policies toward Eastern Europe.source
1960c. October 31 – Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Ten makes landfall in East Pakistan, followed by a storm surge, just three weeks after a previous storm devastated the country.source
1960The magnitude 6 Lar earthquake causes 420 deaths in southern Iran.Iran source
1960Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaya source
1960Pepe directed by George Sidney and starring Cantinflas is nominated for seven Academy Awards but is a failure at the box office.Mexico source
1961January 18 – Baguio experiences cold at 6.3-degree Celsius, the country's lowest temperature on record.Philippines source
19611 May – A landslide occurred in Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, Pahang.Malaya source
1961May 22 – 1961 New South Wales earthquake.source
1961June 1 – Ethiopia experiences its most devastating earthquake of the 20th century, with a magnitude of 6.7. The town of Majete is destroyed, 45% of the houses in Karakore collapse, 17 km of the main road north of Karakore are damaged by landslides and fissures, and 5,000 inhabitants in the area are left homeless.source
196112 July – Panshet Dam bursts in Pune causing a massive flood in the city of Pune. Over 1,000 people die.India source
1961September 6: Hurricane Debbie passed through Cape VerdeCape Verde source
1961October 10 – A volcanic eruption on Tristan da Cunha causes the whole population to be evacuated to Britain, where they will remain until 1963.source
1961October 26-December 16 -Vikrahraun basaltic eruptionIceland source
1961October 26 – An accident occurred in which a suburban train was involved in a landslide caused by torrential rain and buried in Oita to Beppu line in Oita Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan, official confirmed report, 31 people lost their lives and 36 people were injured.Japan source
1961October 31 – Hurricane Hattie devastates Belize City, Belize killing over 270. After the hurricane, the capital moves to the inland city of Belmopan.source
1961November 17 – Michael Rockefeller, son of Governor of New York and later Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, disappears in the jungles of New Guinea.source
19612 December – Sven Sømme, zoologist and ichthyologist (born 1904).Norway source
1961Continuing Great Chinese FamineChina source
1962February 17 – Heavy storms and high tides result in the North Sea flood of 1962 on Germany's North Sea coast, mainly around Hamburg; more than 300 people die and thousands lose their homes.source
19621 April – Belfast Zoo (Bellevue Gardens) is transferred from Belfast Corporation's Transport Department to the Parks & Cemeteries Department to halt its further decline.Northern Ireland source
1962September 1 – Typhoon Wanda strikes Hong Kong, killing at least 130 and injuring more than 600.source
19621 September – the 7.1 Ml Buin Zahra earthquake shook northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 12,225 and injuring 2,776.Iran source
196221 September – A border conflict between China and India erupts into fighting.India source
1962September 26 – The North Yemen Civil War erupts.source
1962September 27 – A flash flood in Barcelona, Spain, kills more than 440 people.source
1962October 8 – Spiegel affair: German magazine Der Spiegel publishes an article revealing NATO criticism of the Bundeswehr (West German defence forces)' poor preparedness; a political scandal erupts.source
1962October 20 – The Sino-Indian War, a border dispute involving two of the world's largest nations (India and the People's Republic of China), erupts into fighting.source
1962October - Tropical Storm HarrietThailand source
196221 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park.Norway source
1962December 30 – An unexpected storm buries Maine under five feet of snow, forcing the Bangor Daily News to miss a publication date for the only time in history. The same day, also, the Netherlands are covered with several feet of snow.source
1962Gretel makes Australia's first challenge for the America's Cup, losing 4–1 to the American opponent WeatherlyAustralia source
196216-17 February - North Sea flood of 1962Germany source
1962Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaya source
1963January and February - 1963 Snowstorm in Japan, a heavy snowstorm with blizzard, following avalanche hit in northeastern Honshu, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 231 people lost their lives, 356 people were wounded.Japan source
196313 February – The 7.3 Mw Su-ao earthquake occurred off the coast of Yilan County, causing some injuries and deaths.Taiwan source
1963February 21 – The 5.6 Mw Marj earthquake affects northern Libya with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 290–375 deaths and 375–500 injuries.source
196313 March – The Irazú Volcano overlooking San José erupted powerfully and began a cycle of abnormal activity that lasted nearly two years, ending on 13 February 1965.Costa Rica source
1963March 17 – Mount Agung erupts on Bali, killing approximately 1,500.source
1963July 26 – An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,800 dead.source
1963August 9 – According to Chinese government official confirmed document on 1986, a torrential heavy massive rain, with many dam collapse, flood swept hit in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province, total 5,154 persons were human fatalities.China source
1963October 4 – Hurricane Flora, one of the worst Atlantic storms in history, hits Hispaniola and Cuba, killing nearly 7,000 people.source
19639 October – Vajont Landslide (Disastro del Vajont) resulted in the overtopping of the Vajont Dam and an estimated death toll of around 2,000.Italy source
1963November 14 – A volcanic eruption under the sea near Iceland creates a new island, Surtsey.source
196314 November – The island of Surtsey is formed following a volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland.Iceland source
196318 December – Luxembourg is knocked out at the final stage of qualifying for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, losing a play-off against Denmark 1–0, having drawn 5–5 with the Danes on aggregate.Luxembourg source
1963December 21 – Cyprus Emergency: Inter-communal fighting erupts between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.source
1963Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail Al-KhalidiMalaysia source
196418 January – The 6.3 Ml Baihe earthquake occurred in Tainan County.Taiwan source
19643 February – Cyclone Dora strikes the west coast of Cape York Peninsula causing extensive damage to the Edward River and Mitchell River Aboriginal missions.Australia source
1964March 27 (Good Friday) – The Great Alaskan earthquake, the second-most powerful known (and the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history) at a magnitude of 9.2, strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.source
1964March 27 – Several towns in coastal British Columbia, including Prince Rupert, Tofino, Port Alberni and Zeballos, suffer damage from tsunamis associated with the Good Friday earthquake in Alaska. Overall damage is estimated at $10 million.Canada source
196411 April – A tornado in the Narail and Magura regions of Jessore District in East Pakistan destroys villages and kills as many as 500 people.Pakistan source
1964July 18: A heavy rain, following devastate flood and landslide in Shimane and Tottori Prefecture, at least 128 people lives.Japan source
19646 October - 1964 Manyas earthquakeTurkey source
1964December 18 – The Christmas flood of 1964 begins in the United States, affecting the Pacific Northwest and some of Northern California. It will continue until January 7, resulting in 19 deaths, serious damage to buildings, roads and bridges, and the loss of 4,000 head of livestock.source
196421 December – The last whale is caught for the whaling industry, off the Kaikōura coast, due to a low level of whales.New Zealand source
1964December 22 – A cyclone in the Palk Strait destroys the Indian town of Dhanushkodi, killing 1800 people.source
1964Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
1965January 9 – The Hope Slide, the largest landslide ever recorded in Canada, kills four.Canada source
196520 March - "Sol de inverno", performed by Simone de Oliveira, Portugal's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Naples, finishes twelfth.Portugal source
196528 March – 1965 Valparaíso earthquake and the El Cobre dam failures With a magnitude of 7.4 degrees on the Richter scale, it leaves 280 dead and hundreds injured. The earthquake is perceived from Copiapó to Osorno, from North to South, and to Buenos Aires to the east.Chile source
196518 to 20 July - Snow is recorded as far north as the Clark Range in Queensland, killing drought-weakened livestock. At the same time, extremely heavy rainfall in the North Coast turns drought into flood, with Brisbane having its wettest-ever July day with 193.2 mm.Australia source
1965September 9 – Hurricane Betsy roars ashore near New Orleans, Louisiana with winds of 145 MPH, causing 76 deaths and $1.42 billion in damage. The storm is the first hurricane to cause $1 billion in unadjusted damages, giving it the nickname "Billion Dollar Betsy". It is the last major hurricane to strike New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina 40 years later.United States source
1965September 28 – Taal Volcano in Luzon, Philippines, erupts, killing hundreds.source
1965September 28 – Taal Volcano erupts killing hundreds.Philippines source
196510 December – Lars Christensen, ship-owner and whaling magnate (born 1884).Norway source
1965Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
196611 February – Pierre Harmel proffers his resignation as prime minister due to internal policy divisions in his Christian Democrat–Socialist coalition.Belgium source
1966March 3 – A F5 tornado strikes Mississippi and Alabama, causing catastrophic damage over its 200 miles, and kills 57 peoplesource
196613 March – The 8.0 Ms Hualien earthquake occurred off the Hualien County coast.Taiwan source
1966March 22 – in the Chinese city of Xingtai a magnitude 6.8 earthquake leaves more than 8,000 dead and 38,000 injured.source
1966April 26 – The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.source
1966June 8 – 1966 Topeka tornado: Topeka, Kansas, is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale, the first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, and the campus of Washburn University suffers catastrophic damage.source
1966July 5 – A moderate phreatomagmatic eruption at Mt. Tabaro results in tephra fallout and airborne projectiles, impacting the volcano island.Philippines source
1966August 19 – The 6.8 Mw Varto earthquake affects the town of Varto in eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394–3,000 and injuring at least 1,420.source
196619 August – The 6.8 Mw Varto earthquake shook the Muş Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394 and injuring up to 1,500.Turkey source
1966September 25 – Two typhoons Helen and Ida landed in Japan on same days, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, total 317 persons were human fatalities with 824 persons were hurt.Japan source
1966September 29 – Hurricane Inez strikes Hispaniola, leaving thousands dead and tens of thousands homeless in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.source
1966October 5 – An experimental breeder reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan suffers a partial meltdown when its cooling system fails.source
19662 November – The third wave of by-elections were held in three constituencies, namely Bukit Timah Constituency, Jurong Constituency and Joo Chiat Constituency.Singapore source
1966November 4 – 1966 flood of the Arno river in Italy hits Florence, flooding it to a maximum depth of 6.7 m, leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. In addition, a severe tidal flood hits Venice.source
196610 November- The San Juan (Argentina) earthquake occurs, with a magnitude of 5.9 degrees on the Richter scale, which is felt in the cities of La Serena, Ovalle, Illapel, La Ligua and Los Andes.Chile source
1966Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
1967January 26 – The largest-ever blizzard to hit the US city of Chicago begins.source
1967June 24 – Flooding kills six cavers in Mossdale Caverns in the United Kingdom, the single deadliest incident in British caving.source
1967July 10 – Heavy massive rains and a landslide at Kobe and Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, kill at least 371.source
196722 July – The 7.1 Ms Mudurnu earthquake affected the Bolu Province with high intensity shaking, killing 86.Turkey source
1967July 29 – An earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela leaves 240 dead.source
196714-15 Snow falls in the Transvaal. The Northern Transvaal records its first snowfall.South Africa source
1967August 16 – Taal Volcano experiences another phreatomagmatic eruption, originating from Mount Tabaro, further indicating heightened volcanic activity during this period.Philippines source
1967August 29 - A heavy torrential rain and mudslide occur in Murakami, Shibata and Oguni area, part of Niigata Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan confirmed report, 142 person lost to lives.Japan source
1967September-October: A large fire hits the Rio Doce State Park in Minas Gerais. Around 9,000 hectares (approximately one third of the reserve) were consumed by fire and 12 people died. This would be the second largest forest fire in Brazil in terms of number of fatalities; second only to the fire in Paraná in 1963, which left 110 dead.Brazil source
1967November 26 – Major floods hit Lisbon, Portugal, killing 462.source
1967December 4 – At 6:50 PM, a volcano erupts on Deception Island in Antarctica.source
1967December 4 - A volcanic eruption —which occurred on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, in the Antarctic—destroys the President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station and the Cabo Gutiérrez Vargas Shelter.Chile source
196711 December – The 6.6 Mw Koynanagar earthquake shook western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 177–180 and injuring 2,272.India source
1967December 17 – Harold Holt, 17th Prime Minister of Australia, disappears when swimming at Cheviot Beach, 60 km from Melbourne. He was briefly replaced as prime minister by John McEwen, until the Liberal Party elected Minister for Education and Science John Gorton as leader.source
1967Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
1968January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000.source
1968April 10 – The ferry TEV Wahine strikes a reef at the mouth of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, with the loss of 53 lives, in Cyclone Giselle, which has created the windiest conditions ever recorded in New Zealand.source
1968May 16: 1968 Tokachi earthquakeJapan source
196819 May – Despite the fact that the country is in autumn, there is a heavy snowfall that affects from La Serena to Puerto Montt.Chile source
196824 May – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near Inangahua Junction, causing three deaths.New Zealand source
1968July 29 – Arenal Volcano erupts in Costa Rica for the first time in centuries.source
1968August 2 – The magnitude (Mw) 7.6 Casiguran earthquake affects the Aurora province in the Philippines with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 207 and injuring 261.source
1968August 2 – The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquake's epicenter was located in Casiguran, Aurora. This was deemed the most destructive earthquake in the Philippines prior to the 1990 Luzon earthquake.Philippines source
196831 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 Mw Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Fifteen-thousand people were killed.Iran source
19683 September – The Bartın earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 24–29 deaths and 200 injuriesTurkey source
1968October 31 – Great Drought of 1968: Amidst a collapse of hydropower President of Chile Eduardo Frei Montalva decrees the establishment of daylight saving time.source
1968South Africa withdraw from the British Commonwealth of Nations cutting full ties with Britain.South Africa source
1968November 17 – The "Heidi Game": NBC cuts off the final 1:05 of an Oakland Raiders–New York Jets football game to broadcast the pre-scheduled Heidi. Fans are unable to see Oakland (which had been trailing 32–29) score 2 late touchdowns to win 43–32; as a result, thousands of outraged football fans flood the NBC switchboards to protest.source
1968Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
1969February 28 – The 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco.source
196928 March – Earthquake in AlaşehirTurkey source
1969May 11 – Tuguegarao, Cagayan experiences a heatwave with a recorded temperature of 42.2 °C.Philippines source
1969June 24 to July 11 - According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, a torrential rain, following landslide hit in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture, this natural disaster total death number of 89 person.Japan source
1969July 10 to 16 – According to Chinese government official confirmed report, a torrential massive heavy rain and debris flow, maximum nearly 600 to 1,000 millimeters precipitation amount, massive flood in Jianghan Plain, Anhui Province, Yangtze river, total 1,603 persons were human relative fatalities.China source
1969July 26 – A 6.4 earthquake shakes the Chinese city of Yangjiang destroying thousands of homes and killing 3,000 people.source
1969August 17 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 USD).source
1969August 17 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille, the most powerful tropical cyclonic system at landfall in history, hits the Mississippi coast, killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 dollars).United States source
196910 December – Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving five fatalities.Singapore source
1969December – Serious damage at Lluest-wen Reservoir requires emergency evacuation and repairs.Wales source
1969Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
1970January 5 – The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured.source
197017 January – Cyclone Ada hits Central Queensland, killing 14.Australia source
1970February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists.source
197021 March – Representing Luxembourg, David Alexandre Winter finishes twelfth (and last) in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song Je Suis Tombé Du Ciel. It is the first and (so far) only occasion on which Luxembourg has scored 'nul points'.Luxembourg source
1970April 11 – An avalanche at a tuberculosis sanatorium in the French Alps kills 74, mostly young boys.source
1970April 21 – The Principality of Hutt River "secedes" from Australia (it remained unrecognised by Australia and other nations, and is dissolved in 2020).source
1970May 11 – Lubbock tornado: A strong, multi-vortex F5 tornado impacts areas of Lubbock, Texas, after dark, resulting in 26 fatalities and over 1,500 injuries.source
1970May 31 – The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 are killed and 50,000 injured.source
1970August 31 – September 5: Tropical Storm Norma.Mexico source
1970October 30 – In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.source
1970November 3 – The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall in modern-day Bangladesh around high tide, causing $86.4 million in damage (1970 USD, $576 million 2020 USD) and becomes the world's deadliest storm killing over 500,000 people.source
197012 November – East Pakistan: The Bhola cyclone devastates the region, resulting in extreme loss of life. The poor management in the aftermath of the cyclone is considered as one of the triggers of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.Pakistan source
1970November 13 – 1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-mph (193 km/h) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people (considered the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster). It gives rise to the temporary island of New Moore / South Talpatti.source
1970November 20 – Violent typhoon (Typhoon Patsy or Yoling) with winds of (more than) 125 mph raged through the heavily populated (Luzon) island, wrecking the harbor and airport facilities at Manila. Typhoon Patsy was one of the deadliest typhoons to strike the Philippines in its history. 611 people were killed (with 351 missing) on the island, and 135 people were killed at sea due to shipping failures. In Manila, 120 persons died, 60 others were missing, and more than 1,000 injured; property damage reached $80 million.Philippines source
1970December 12 – A landslide in western Colombia leaves 200 dead.source
1970Introduction of universal secondary education. The result was rapid decline of the quality of education.Estonia source
1970Sultan of Terengganu: Tengku Mahmud (Regent until 21 September)Malaysia source
1970Nuruddin Farah published From a Crooked RibSomalia source
1971February 6 – The 4.6 Mb Tuscania earthquake shakes the Italian province of Viterbo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 24 deaths, 150 injuries and extreme damage.source
1971February 9 – The 6.5–6.7 Mw Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.source
1971March 4 – The southern part of Quebec, and especially Montreal, receives 16 1/2" (42 cm) of snow in what becomes known as the Century's Snowstorm (la tempête du siècle).source
1971St Lucia Lake and the turtle beaches and coral reefs of Maputaland are listed by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR).South Africa source
19713 April – Representing Luxembourg, Monique Melsen finishes thirteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song Pomme, pomme, pomme.Luxembourg source
1971April 5 – Mount Etna erupts in Sicily.source
1971May 12 – An earthquake in Turkey destroys most of the city of Burdur.source
1971May 28 – Portugal resigns from UNESCO.source
1971July 8 - Illapel earthquake, which could be perceived from Antofagasta to Valdivia. Its magnitude was 7.8 Richter Scale, 85 people died and it caused a minor tidal wave.Chile source
1971August 16 – Hurricane Beth hits Nova ScotiaCanada source
1971August 25 – Bangladesh and eastern Bengal are flooded; thousands flee the area.source
1971September 5–18: Hurricane Edith.Mexico source
1971September 29 – A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, in the Indian state of Orissa, kills 10,000.source
197129 October – The Odisha cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, in Orissa State in India, kills 10,000.India source
197124 December – Cyclone Althea hits Townsville and surrounding islands, killing 3Australia source
1971December – Flash floods hit Temerloh, Pahang.Malaysia source
19729 February – The 1972 Iran blizzard ended after seven days, during which as much as 26 feet of snow buried villages in northwestern, central and southern Iran. An estimated 4,000 people were killed, particularly in the area around Ardakan.Iran source
1972February 26 – Luna 20 comes back to Earth with 55 g of lunar soil.source
1972March 26 – An avalanche on Mount Fuji in Japan kills 19 climbers.source
1972April 2 – Nibaldo Soto Alarcón, former foreman of the La Patagua estate, in Cauquenes, committed suicide upon learning that his land had been expropriated.Chile source
1972April 10 – The 6.7 Mw Qir earthquake shakes southern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 5,374 people in the province of Fars.source
197210 April – The 6.7 Mw Qir earthquake shook southern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 5,374 and injuring 1,710.Iran source
197224 April – The 7.2 Ms Ruisui earthquake occurred in Hualien County.Taiwan source
1972June 9 – The Black Hills flood kills 238 in South Dakota.source
1972June 14–23 – Hurricane Agnes kills 117 on the U.S. East Coast.source
1972June 18 – Hong Kong's worst flooding and landslides in recorded history with 653.2 mm of rainfall in the previous three days. 67 people die due to building collapses in Mid-levels districts landslide and building collapses, with a further 83 due to flooding-related fatalities. It is the second worst fatality due to building collapses, and the worst flooding in Hong Kong's recorded history.source
1972June 22–30 — Typhoon Ora strucks the Philippines and Southern China.China source
1972July 10 – At least 24 people have been killed by elephants crazed by heat and drought in separate incidents in the Chandka Forest of India, according to news agency reports.source
1972July – August – A series of weather disturbances with heavy rains—the country's heaviest since 1911—hit a wide area covering almost the entire Central Luzon and the present-day Metro Manila, which are being inundated by the floods. President Marcos later proclaims a state of emergency due to several casualties being reported.Philippines source
1972September 30-October 7: Hurricane JoanneMexico source
197213 October – Heavy fog, an environmental phenomenon that had built up since the beginning of the month, causes gridlock and other problems throughout Singapore.Singapore source
1972November 7 – 1972 United States presidential election: Republican incumbent Richard Nixon defeats Democratic Senator George McGovern in a landslide. The election has the lowest voter turnout since 1948, with only 55 percent of the electorate voting.source
1972December 23 – The 6.2 Mw Nicaragua earthquake kills 5,000–11,000 people in the capital Managua. President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is later accused of not distributing millions of dollars worth of foreign aid.source
1972December 31 – For the first and last time, a 2nd leap second is added (23:59:60) to a year, making 1972 366 days and two seconds long, the longest year ever within the context of UTC.source
1972Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1973January 23 - Eldfell on Heimaey erupts.Iceland source
1973January 30: The 7.5 Ms Colima earthquake causes 56 deaths, 390 injuries, and a non-destructive tsunami in Mexico.Mexico source
1973March 17 – A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit a southern Luzon area kills 14 and injures a hundred. It causes an estimated $2 million in damage; the municipalities of Lopez and Calauag in Quezon are the hardest hit.Philippines source
1973April 1 – India launches the wildlife conservation program Project Tiger.source
1973September 23 – Argentine general election, September 1973: The second general election is held, following the resignation of Vice President Vicente Solano Lima and Senate President Alejandro Díaz Bialet. The runners-up in the March elections — Ricardo Balbín (UCR) and Francisco Manrique (APF) — again accepted their respective parties' nominations, with Manrique obtaining the endorsement of the PDP and naming its leader as his running mate. Juan Perón, with his wife Isabel Perón as his running mate, win with a record landslide on the same FREJULI umbrella ticket on which Cámpora had been elected only six months earlier.Argentina source
197311 October - 23 November: Earthquake in the AzoresPortugal source
1973October 15 – Typhoon Ruth crosses Luzon, Philippines, killing 27 people and causing $5 million in damage.source
197312 November: Bangladesh joined FAO.Bangladesh source
1973December 28 – The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.source
1973Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1973List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1973Netherlands source
197424 January - Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of South East Queensland, particularly Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.Australia source
197428 March - Minister of Food and Agriculture Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed announced that Government of India has decided to scrap take over of wholesale wheat distribution.India source
197424-27 March: The Tubarão River waters flood about 80% of the urban area in Tubarão, Santa Catarina. The flood causes 199 fatalities and leaves about 45,000 people homeless.Brazil source
1974April 3–4 – An enormous tornado outbreak strikes the central parts of the United States, killing around 319 and injuring about 5,484.source
1974April 3 – A tornado strikes Windsor, Ontario, killing 9 people. The tornado was part of the 1974 Super Outbreak.Canada source
19749 April – Dunedin experiences a magnitude 4.9 earthquake which causes $3.5 million (2024 terms) in damages.New Zealand source
1974May 9 - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes the Izu Peninsula, killing 30 and injuring 102.Japan source
1974May 11 – A violent 7.1 earthquake shakes the Chinese city of Zhaotong causing between 1,600 and 20,000 deaths.source
1974October 3 - An earthquake shakes the Tarapacá Region (Arica and Parinacota Region), with an intensity of 4.5 Richter Scale. This is due to the earthquake that occurred in Lima, Peru.Chile source
1974December 24–25 – Darwin, Australia is almost completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy.source
1974Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1975February 4 – The Haicheng earthquake in Haicheng, Liaoning, China, kills 2,041 and injures 27,538, but much of the city has been evacuated in a claimed example of earthquake prediction.source
197517 February - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake near the Myanmar border is felt in 9 provinces including Bangkok.Thailand source
197520 February – A violent feud erupts between the Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) and the Irish Republican Socialist Party and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).Northern Ireland source
1975March 13 - Coquimbo earthquake. An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shakes the cities of La Serena, Coquimbo and Vicuña, leaving three dead and 18 injured.Chile source
1975July 30 – Typhoon Nina forms over the Philippine Sea.source
1975August 8 – The Banqiao Dam, in China's Henan Province, fails after Typhoon Nina; over 200,000 people perish.source
1975August 17–18 – Typhoon Phyllis, where hit on landslide, debris flow, flood swept hit in Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island, killing 77 persons and 209 persons injures, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management official confirmed report.Japan source
1975September 6 – An earthquake of magnitude Ms kills at least 2,085 in Diyarbakır and Lice, Turkey.source
19756 September – 1975 Lice earthquakeTurkey source
197516 September – Heavy rain in Ticino. Landslides lead to the closure of the Val Blenio road and the Lukmanier Pass becomes impassableSwitzerland source
1975November 11 – Angola becomes independent from Portugal and civil war erupts.source
1975Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1976February 4 – The 7.5 Mw Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured.source
1976April 19 – A violent F5 tornado strikes around Brownwood, Texas, injuring 11 people. Two people were thrown at least 1,000 yd by the tornado and survived uninjured.source
1976May 6 – An earthquake hits the Friuli area in Italy, killing more than 900 people and making another 100,000 homeless.source
197616 May - Farakka Long March was led by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, demanded demolition of the Farakka Barrage constructed by India to divert flow of Ganges waters inside its territory, triggering the drying up of river Padma and desertification of Bangladesh.Bangladesh source
1976May 20–24 – Flooding in the wake of a typhoon kills 215 persons and left 60,000 homeless in Luzon Island.Philippines source
1976June 13 – Savage thunderstorms roll through the state of Iowa, spawning several tornadoes, including an F-5 tornado that destroys the town of Jordan.source
1976July 3 – The great heat wave in the United Kingdom, which is currently suffering from drought conditions, reaches its peak.source
1976July 28 – The Tangshan earthquake flattens Tangshan, China, killing 242,769 people, and injuring 164,851.source
1976July 28 — An earthquake hit the region of Tangshan, Hebei Province at 3:42am. This was the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.China source
1976July 31 – The Big Thompson River in northern Colorado floods, destroying more than 400 cars and houses and killing 143 people.source
1976August 6 - A significant flood of the Orinoco River inundates the northern region of Ciudad Bolívar, reaching a height of 18.04 meters above sea level. This marks the third highest flood level recorded in the river's history, a record that would later be surpassed in 2018.Venezuela source
1976August 17 – The 8.0 Mw Moro Gulf earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.source
1976August 25 – Landslide disaster in Sau Mau Ping, Hong Kong.source
1976September 7 – 11: Hurricane KathleenMexico source
1976October 19 – The Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is placed on the list of endangered species.source
197625 October – Osmussaar earthquake.Estonia source
1976November 12 – Disappearance of Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew from Inverness in Scotland; this becomes Britain's longest-running missing persons case.source
197624 November – Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in East AnatoliaTurkey source
1976December 23 – A new volcano, Murara, erupts in eastern Zaire.source
1976Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1977January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).source
1977February 3 – In northern Japan a blizzard piles snow on rooftops, causing many to collapse killing at least 31 people.source
1977March 4 – The 1977 Vrancea earthquake in the Vrancea Mountains of Romania kills over 1,500 people.source
1977March 4 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 that occur in neighbouring Romania had destroyed and damaged many buildings in Soviet Moldova.Soviet Union source
1977April 1: President Ernesto Geisel closes the National Congress of Brazil to control presidential succession as conflict erupts between him, the duristas, Congress, the Church, and the media.Brazil source
1977April 18 – Due to shortages, President Carlos Andrés Pérez approves the importation of basic foodstuffs.Venezuela source
1977April 24 – In northern Bangladesh, a cyclone kills 13 people and injures about 100 others.source
1977July 1 – The East African Community is dissolved.source
1977July 10 – A temperature of 48.0 °C, a record for continental Europe, is recorded in Greece.source
1977July 19–20 – Flooding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, caused by massive rainfall, kills over 75 people and causes billions of dollars in damage.United States source
1977August 29 – September 4:Hurricane AnitaMexico source
1977November 15 – A typhoon kills about 80 persons in northern Philippines. Among the dead are at least 40 killed after a fire at the tourist hotel in Manila a day earlier, caused by a candle being lit during a power failure.Philippines source
1977November 23 - A strong tremor is felt due to the Caucete earthquake in the province of San Juan, Argentina. The earthquake is felt in the cities of Antofagasta, Chañaral, Copiapó, Vallenar, La Serena, Coquimbo, Ovalle, Illapel, La Ligua, San Felipe and Los Andes.Chile source
1977December 19 – The Mw 5.9 Bob–Tangol earthquake rocks Iran, killing at least 584 people and injuring 1,000.source
197719 December – The Bob–Tangol earthquake strikes Kerman province, killing 584–665 people and causing local destruction.Iran source
1977Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1978January 14 - According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, total of 25 people were dead, 211 people were wounded, a Richer Scale 6.7 earthquake and aftershocks damaged in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture.Japan source
1978January 17 - The San Juan Earthquake is felt in the cities of Chañaral, Copiapó, Vallenar, La Serena and Coquimbo.Chile source
1978January 25–27 – The Great Blizzard of 1978 strikes the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes, killing 70.source
1978February 5–7 – The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100, and causing over US$520 million in damage.source
1978June 20 – The 6.2 Mw Thessaloniki earthquake shakes Northern Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Fifty people were killed.source
197820 June – The 6.2 Mw Thessaloniki earthquake affected Central Macedonia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 45–50 deaths and 100–220 injuries.Greece source
1978September 16 – The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake killed at least 15,000 people in the city of Tabas in Iran. The quake was measured with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).source
197816 September – The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affected central Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.Iran source
1978September – Release of The Undertones' punk rock single Teenage Kicks, by Good Vibrations.Northern Ireland source
1978October 27 – Typhoon Rita pummels Manila with winds up to 94 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour). At least 20 are killed and 70,000 left homeless in the floods that resulted.Philippines source
19782–3 December – Another flood hit Singapore after about 512 mm of rain fell in just 24 hours, causing 7 fatalities.Singapore source
1978Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin ShahMalaysia source
1979March 8 – Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter.source
1979April 10 – A tornado hits Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people (the most notable of 26 tornadoes that day).source
1979April 13 – The La Soufrière volcano erupts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.source
1979April 15 – 1979 Montenegro earthquake: A 6.9 Mw shock affects Montenegro (then part of Yugoslavia) and parts of Albania, causing extensive damage to coastal areas and taking 136 lives; the old town of Budva is devastated.source
1979April 18 – A typhoon kills at least 12 persons, left hundreds homeless, and caused property damage estimated at $3.5 million.Philippines source
197919 April – Andreas Mihavecz unintentionally breaks the record for surviving the longest without any food or liquids, after being mistakenly put into custody in a holding cell in Bregenz, and left there for 18 days.Austria source
197913 May – a tropical cyclone hits Coastal Andhra and destroys 7 lakh homes and affects 40 lakh people.India source
1979July 18 – Over 500 people die after a tsunami occurs on Lembata Island, triggered by a landslide on the Iliwerung volcano.source
1979Unknown date - UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross are granted permission by the Vietnamese and PRK governments to deliver aid to quell famine in Cambodia.Cambodia source
1979September 12 – Hurricane Frederic makes landfall at 10:00 p.m. on Alabama's Gulf Coast.source
1979September 14–21: Hurricane Henri (1979)Mexico source
1979October 12 – Near Guam, Typhoon Tip reaches a record intensity of 870 millibars, the lowest pressure recorded at sea level. This makes Tip the most powerful tropical cyclone in known world history.source
1979October 16 – A tsunami in Nice, France, kills 23 people.source
1979October 19 – 13 U.S. Marines die in a fire at Camp Fuji, Japan, as a result of Typhoon Tip.source
1979October 19 – 13 US Marines die in fire at Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, caused by Typhoon Tip.Japan source
1979November 25 – The last cargo of phosphate was shipped from Banaba Island in Kiribati in the South Pacific Ocean, bringing an end to the island's chief industry.source
1979December 12 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.source
1979Karula Landscape Protection Area (nowadays Karula National Park) was established.Estonia source
1979Sultan of Johor: Sultan IsmailMalaysia source
19801 January – 1980 Azores Islands earthquakePortugal source
1980January 2–18 – High temperatures hit the entire country, from Arica to Punta Arenas. Temperatures were highest between Greater Valparaíso and Greater Concepción.Chile source
1980May 18 – The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.source
1980May 18 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 and causing US$3 billion in damage.United States source
1980June 3 – 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak: A series of deadly tornadoes strikes Grand Island, Nebraska, causing over $300m in damage, killing five people and injuring over 250.source
1980July 31–August 11: Hurricane Allen.Mexico source
1980August 4 – Hurricane Allen (category 5) pounds Haiti, where it kills more than 200 people.source
1980October 10 – The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,633–5,000 and injuring 8,369–9,000.source
1980October 27 – Six Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners in Maze prison in Northern Ireland refuse food and demand status as political prisoners; the hunger strike lasts until December.source
1980November 8–9 – President Marcos issues proclamations declaring a state of public calamity in the provinces of Aurora, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, La Union, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quirino, Tarlac, and parts of Bulacan and Pampanga, due to the effects of Typhoon Betty (Aring). The cyclone has hit Luzon on November 4, and has killed more than 50 people in a landslide in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.Philippines source
1980November 23 – The 6.9 Mw Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Officially, there were 2,483 people killed and 8,934 injured, though the deaths may have been as high as 4,900.source
198023 November – A magnitude-6.9 earthquake kills 2,483, injures 7,700, and displaces hundreds of thousands.Italy source
198018 December – Hunger striker Sean McKenna critically ill. Belief that settlement is imminent brings an end to the hunger strike.Northern Ireland source
198031 December – B. P. Mandal, chairman of the Backward Classes Commission, submitted his report to the government.India source
1980Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1981January 24 – An earthquake of Ms magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. Japan suffers a less serious earthquake on the same day.source
1981January 25 – In South Africa the largest part of the town Laingsburg is swept away within minutes by one of the strongest floods ever experienced in the Great Karoo.source
1981Until late January – Constant heavy rains that began on December 19, 1980, batter eastern Mindanao, resulting to massive flooding in several areas along Agusan River, particularly on January 18—the worst since 1962. President Marcos declares Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur, disaster areas. The total damage is placed at $13 million. By January 29, there are 204 people reported dead.Philippines source
1981February 24 – A powerful Ms magnitude earthquake hits Athens, killing 22 people, injuring 400 people and destroying several buildings and 4,000 houses, mostly in Corinth and the nearby towns of Loutraki, Kiato and Xylokastro.source
198124 February – The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 22, injuring 400, and causing $812 million in damage.Greece source
1981May 26 – The Italian Forlani government resigns over its links to the fascist Masonic cell Propaganda Due.source
1981June 11 – The 6.6 Mw Golbaf earthquake affected the Kerman province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII+ (Severe), killing 1,400–3,000, and injuring many.Iran source
198111 June - Hunger striker Kieran Doherty is elected TD for Cavan–Monaghan in Dáil Éireann in the 1981 Irish general election.Northern Ireland source
1981July 23–29 – Strong temperature drops are recorded in much of the country. Snow falls in cities like La Serena and Copiapó, where previously thought impossible.Chile source
1981July 30 – 1981 Polish hunger demonstrations: As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, take to the streets in Łódź to protest about food ration shortages in Communist Poland.source
1981October 8 – Tropical Storm Lidia strikes 23 mi south of Los Mochis, with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). Heavy rainfall associated with the cyclone caused moderate damage in northwestern Mexico, and at least seventy-three deaths can be attributed to the storm.Mexico source
1981October 22 - November 13. General strike in Zielona Góra Voivodeship, sparked by a conflict at State Agricultural Farm in a village of Lubogóra, where chairman of local Solidarity had been fired.Poland source
1981November 23 – 1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak, the largest recorded tornado outbreak in European history.source
1981Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1982January 18: The protest group 'Stop the ammo train' blocks the rail at Roodeschool to stop the American ammunition transport from the Eemshaven to Germany. Demonstrators chain themselves to the train and the tracks. Police clear the section after which the train arrives at the main station in Groningen. Where an altercation erupts between the police's mobile unit and hundreds of protesters. Many delays were caused the following day by similar protest actions.Netherlands source
1982March 21 – According to Japanese government official report, twelve climbers were human fatalities, due suffer heavy fog and avalanche hit on Mount Yatsu, Nagano Prefecture.Japan source
1982March 30 – Space Shuttle Columbia ends an eight-day mission, STS-3, by landing at White Sands Space Harbor near Alamogordo, New Mexico. It is the only time a Space Shuttle has landed at White Sands. The orbiter was forced to land here due to flooding at its originally planned landing site, Edwards Air Force Base in California.source
1982March 30 – At least 38 deaths resulted when Typhoon Nelson tears through the central and southern areas of the country.Philippines source
1982March 31 – 14 killed, 100 injured, and 15,000 others suffer the effects of the eruption of the Chichonal volcano, in Francisco León, Chiapas, 100 km from Villahermosa.Mexico source
1982May 9 to 14 – 1982 Bei River flood, mainly occur disaster area in Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Zhaoqing and other area of Guangdong Province, kill 493 persons an overall, according to China Red Cross official confirmed report.China source
1982May 16 – The New York Islanders sweep the Vancouver Canucks in four games to win the 1982 Stanley Cup Final in ice hockey.source
1982June 24 – British Airways Flight 9 suffers a temporary four-engine flameout and damage to the exterior of the plane after flying through the otherwise undetected volcanic ash plume from Indonesia's Mount Galunggung.source
198227 June - The strong storms that began on June 24 cause the overflow of the Mapocho River, one of the biggest disasters in the city, as well as other more serious disasters in the south of the country.Chile source
1982July 23 – The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985–1986.source
19823 December – Camille Ney resigns from the government due to poor health.Luxembourg source
1982December 13 – The 6.2 Mw North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800.source
1982Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1983January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in September after a series of other controversial remarks.source
1983May 26 – The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.source
1983June 9 – Britain's Conservative government, led by Margaret Thatcher, is re-elected by a landslide majority.source
1983July 12–15 – Typhoon Bebeng, The monsoon spawns a tropical depression on July 12, east of the Philippines. It heads westward, strengthening to a tropical storm that night and a typhoon on the 13th. Vera makes landfall on the 14th as an 85 mph (137 km/h) typhoon in the Philippines, weakens over the islands, especially Luzon, and strengthens over the South China Sea to a 100 mph (160 km/h) typhoon. Damages amounting to a total of US$9 million in the Philippines. The typhoon leaves 45 people dead.Philippines source
1983July 21 – The lowest temperature on Earth is recorded in Vostok Station, Antarctica with −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).source
1983July 31 – A heavy massive torrential rain and flood swept hit in Ankang, Shaanxi Province, at least 870 persons were perished, according to China Red Cross official confirmed report.China source
1983August 18 – Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 and causing over US$3.8 billion (2005 dollars) in damage.source
1983August 23–29: Hurricane Barry.Mexico source
1983August 26 – Heavy rain triggers flooding at Bilbao, Spain, and surrounding areas, killing 44 people and causing millions in damages.source
1983September 23 – Violence erupts in New Caledonia between native Kanaks and French expatriates. The French government withdraws the promise of independence.source
19832 October – The 1983 Israel bank stock crisis erupts fully. The crisis results in the collapse of the stocks of the four largest banks in Israel, and the government's nationalization of those banks.Israel source
198330 October 1983 Erzurum earthquake with the moment magnitude of 6.6 results in 1,342 deaths.Turkey source
1983December 31 – The 7.2 Mb Hindu Kush earthquake affects northern Afghanistan and Pakistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 12–26 and injuring 60–483.Pakistan source
1983The meteorological 1982–83 El Niño event causes severe weather worldwide.source
1983Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
198427 January – A state of emergency is declared in Southland as record rainfall causes flooding which forces the evacuation of 4000 people and leaves damage totalling $55 million.New Zealand source
1984April 24 – An X-class solar flare erupts on the Sun.source
1984June 8 – An F5 tornado nearly destroys the town of Barneveld, Wisconsin, killing nine people, injuring nearly 200, and causing over $25,000,000 in damage.source
1984September 1 – Typhoon Nitang strikes the Philippines. It kills 1,492 people and 1,856 more are injured. Roughly 1.6 million people are affected in the country. A total of 108,219 homes are destroyed and 142,653 more are damaged. However, President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of calamity only after Nitang's onslaught.Philippines source
1984October 25 – The European Economic Community makes £1.8 million available to help combat the famine in Ethiopia.source
1984November 11 – The Louisiana World Exposition, also known as The 1984 World's Fair, and also the New Orleans World's Fair, and, to the locals, simply as "The Fair" or "Expo 84", closes.source
198411 November – Melek Gürkan wins Miss Asia Pacific International.Turkey source
198415 November - Silent Valley declared as a National Park.India source
1984November 25 – Band Aid (assembled by Bob Geldof) records the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in London to raise money to combat the famine in Ethiopia. It is released on December 3.source
1984December 10: The final rapport about the RSV-shipyard appears. The Van Dijk commission gives a hard judgment on minister of Economic affairs Gijs van Aardenne, who insufficiently provided the House of Representatives with information about the many subsidies the company received. The minister survives a vote of no-confidence, despite the rapport.Netherlands source
19841983–85 famine in Ethiopia intensifies with renewed drought by mid-year, killing a million people by the end of this year.source
1984Flood – Widespread heavy rains, during two weeks of 6–19 May, caused severe flooding in eastern part of the country.Bangladesh source
1984Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1984The Indios de Ciudad Juárez cease to exist.Mexico source
1985January 1 – Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights.source
1985January 26 - The volcano Hekla erupts, causing significant ash fall and disrupting air traffic.Iceland source
1985March 3 – The 8.0 Mw Algarrobo earthquake hits Santiago and Valparaíso, Chile, leaving 177 dead, 2,575 injured, 142,489 houses destroyed, and approximately a million people homeless.source
198513 March – 1985 Algarrobo earthquakeChile source
1985May 31 – Forty-four tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, including a rare and powerful F5. In total, the event kills 90 people.source
1985June 20 – 1985 Nepal bombings: A series of bomb blasts occurs in Kathmandu and other cities of Nepal.source
1985July 13 – Live Aid benefit concerts in London and Philadelphia raise over £50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.source
1985September 19 – An 8.0 Mw earthquake strikes Mexico City, killing between 5,000 and 45,000 people and injuring 30,000 more.source
1985September 19 – Fourteen newborn babies survived the earthquake.Mexico source
1985October 18 – Typhoon Saling made landfall in the Philippines. The typhoon leaves 101 dead and $68 million in damage (1985 dollars).Philippines source
1985November 13 – Armero tragedy: The Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts, killing an estimated 23,000 people, including 21,000 killed by lahars, in the town of Armero, Colombia.source
198513 November – Armero tragedy: The Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in the Tolima Department, causing mudflows, landslides, and debris flows to rip through the towns surrounding it. The town of Armero in particular is heavily affected. At least 23,000 people die, including 20,000 of the 29,000 residents of Armero. Property damage is assessed to be around one billion dollars, a fifth of Colombia's 1985 GDP. The disaster sparks outrage against the government for perceived mismanagement in the relief efforts and neglect leading up to the disaster.Colombia source
1985December 19 – A farmer is injured when his vehicle hits an anti-tank mine in the Weipe area.South Africa source
198530 December – Rural discontent at soaring interest rates and falling commodity prices is symbolised by a Canowindra farmer when he dumps 23 tonnes of wheat outside Parliament House in Canberra. His subsequent prosecution prompts a mass rally of up to 8,000 famers in Canberra on 14 February 1986.Australia source
1985The 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia continues; USA for Africa (We Are the World) and Live Aid raise funds for famine relief.source
1985Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
198630 March–6 April – The 1986 Asia Cup is hosted in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka wins, beating Pakistan in the final.Sri Lanka source
198623 May: Meron Benvenisti's West Bank Data Base Project publishes a report warning that conditions in the Gaza Strip were significantly deteroriating.Palestine source
1986June – Construction of the Oosterscheldekering, the world's largest openable storm surge flood barrier, is completed in the Netherlands.source
1986August 16 – Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones at 21 days, and kill 490.source
1986August 21 – The Lake Nyos disaster, a limnic eruption, occurs in Cameroon, killing nearly 2,000 people.source
198621 August – Lake Nyos disaster: A large amount of carbon dioxide erupts from Lake Nyos resulting in the deaths of between 1,700 and 1,800 people.Cameroon source
1986September 2 – Typhoon Miding hits northern Luzon killing 36 people.Philippines source
1986September 13 – The 6.0 Mw Kalamata earthquake shook southern Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock left at least 20 dead, 300 injured, and caused $5 million in damage.source
198613 September – The 6.0 Mw Kalamata earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock left 20 dead and caused $5 million in damage.Greece source
1986October 10 – The 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 1,500 people were killed.source
1986November 30: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hits the municipality of João Câmara, Rio Grande do Norte.Brazil source
1986December 7 – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake destroys most of the Bulgarian town of Strajica, killing 2 people.source
1986Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1986List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1986Netherlands source
198713 January – Avalanche in Tunceli Province results in 12 fatalities.Turkey source
1987March 2: The province of Drenthe is struck by an extreme amount of glazed frost. Objects were covered are covered by a 1 centimeter thick layer of ice. Trees and high voltage pylons snap. This event is known as the IJzelramp of 1987.Netherlands source
1987March 6 – A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurs in Napo Province in northeast Ecuador, killing roughly 1,000 people.source
198725 March: The 1987 Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike begins.Palestine source
1987March 28 – The 1987 Aegean crisis, which occurred near the Greek island of Thasos, was a confrontation between Greece and Turkey that was ultimately resolved peacefully. Turkey agreed to withdraw its vessels under the condition of Greece not pursue oil drills beyond its territorial waters.source
19875-6 March – 1987 Ecuador earthquakes: 6.0-7.2 Mw.Colombia source
1987April 19 – A major power failure, similar to that of August 1986, hits Metro Manila and most of Luzon for several hours at evening, purportedly caused by a transmission line failure.Philippines source
1987June 17 – With the death of the last known individual, the dusky seaside sparrow, a subspecies native to the US state of Florida, becomes extinct.source
1987October 15–16 – The Great storm of 1987 strikes southern Great Britain and northwestern France. It is one of the strongest storms to affect the region in the past 200 years.source
198721 October – Government falls over Voeren crisisBelgium source
1987November 17 – A tsunami hits the Gulf of Alaska.source
1987November 25 – Category 5 Typhoon Nina smashes the Philippines with 265 km/h winds and a devastating storm surge, causing destruction and 812 deaths.source
1987The overall flood situation seriously deteriorated following heavy rains on 30 and 31 July and an influx of flood water from the northern region. The worst affected districts were Rangpur, Netrokona, Gaibandha, Naogaon, Kurigram, Jamalpur, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, and Noakhali. About 3.5 million people were reported affected, and approximately 650,000 acres of crops were considerably damaged. Roads from the capital to the north-eastern region were disrupted due to overflowing water and the collapse of culverts.Bangladesh source
1987Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
19888 January – According to state news agency Agerpres, an earthquake hits the Vrancea area at 18:51 EET with an intensity of 5 degrees on the Richter magnitude scale, at a depth of 120 km. No casualties are reported.Romania source
1988February 29 – A Nazi document implicates Kurt Waldheim in World War II deportations.source
1988August 21 – The Mw 6.9 Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.source
1988September 8–19: Hurricane GilbertMexico source
1988September 12 – Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.source
198810 October – Hurricane Joan–Miriam forms.Colombia source
1988October 23–24 – Typhoon Unsang struck into Luzon resulted in a widespread flooding and landslides. The storm and flood brought scores of fatalities.Philippines source
1988November 6 – The 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes kills at least 938 people when it strikes the China–Myanmar border region in Yunnan.source
1988December 2 – A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.source
19882 December – The worst cyclone for 20 years strikes Bangladesh. The cyclone eventually leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.Bangladesh source
1988December 7 – In Soviet Armenia, the Ms 6.8 Spitak earthquake kills nearly 25,000, injures 31,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.source
1988December 7 – The 6.8 Ms Armenian earthquake leaves 25,000–50,000 dead and 31,000–130,000 injured.Armenia source
19887 December – Spitak earthquake kills several thousands of people.Soviet Union source
1988Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1989February–March - Beginning of the 1989–1990 Dutch farmers' protestsNetherlands source
1989March 13 – A geomagnetic storm causes the collapse of the Hydro-Québec power grid. 6,000,000 people are left without power for nine hours. Some areas in the northeastern U.S. and in Sweden also lose power, and aurorae are seen as far as Texas.source
19895 April – The National Disaster Office (ONAD) declares a yellow alert status (2nd of the 4 levels) due to seismic activity from the Galeras stratovolcano.Colombia source
1989April 26 – The Daulatpur–Saturia tornado, the deadliest tornado ever recorded, kills an estimated 1,300 people in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.source
198926 April - A tornado struck Manikganj District destroying around 90 percent of homes in 153 villages. The death-count was almost 600.Bangladesh source
1989May 1 – Andrés Rodríguez, who seized power and declared himself President of Paraguay during a military coup in February, wins a landslide victory at a general election marked by charges of fraud.source
1989May 2 – The coalition government of Prime Minister of the Netherlands Ruud Lubbers collapses in a dispute about a pollution cleanup plan.source
1989May 15 – The last golden toad is seen in Costa Rica; the species is subsequently classified as extinct.source
1989June 15 – At the 1989 Irish general election, Fianna Fáil, led by Taoiseach Charles Haughey, fails to win a majority.source
1989September 10–11 – Norway's ruling Labour Party loses eight seats in the parliamentary elections, its worst showing since 1945.source
198910 September – The landfall of Typhoon Sarah.Taiwan source
1989September 17–22 – Hurricane Hugo devastates the Caribbean and the southeastern United States, causing at least 71 deaths and $8,000,000,000 in damages.source
1989October 1–13 – Typhoons Angela (Rubing), Dan (Saling), and Elsie (Tasing) impact the country in two weeks.Philippines source
1989October 17 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Sixty-three people are killed and the 1989 World Series in baseball is postponed for ten days as a result of the earthquake.source
1989November 4 – Typhoon Gay devastates Thailand's Chumphon Province.source
19894 November - Typhoon Gay makes landfall in Chumphon Province after having surprised forecasters in its development.Thailand source
1989December 28 – The Ml Newcastle earthquake affected New South Wales, Australia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 13 people dead and 160 injured.source
1989Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč, Dino Rađa, Stojko Vranković, Zoran Čutura, Zdravko Radulović were members of the Yugoslavian team which won EuroBasket 1989.Croatia source
1989Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1990February–March - Culmination of the 1989–1990 Dutch farmers' protestsNetherlands source
1990March 9 – Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord.source
1990April 26 – A 7.0 earthquake shakes the Chinese province of Qinghai leaving 126 dead.source
1990May 27 – In the Burmese general election, Burma's first multiparty election in 30 years, the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi wins in a landslide, but the State Law and Order Restoration Council nullifies the election results.source
1990May 30–31 – 1990 Vrancea earthquakesSoviet Union source
1990June 14 – 1990 Panay earthquake: An earthquake measuring Ms struck Panay in the Philippines, killing 8 and injuring 41.source
1990June 21 – The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000.source
199021 June – The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000.Iran source
1990July 13 – The Lenin Peak disaster occurs when an earthquake triggers an avalanche in the Pamir Mountains with the loss of 43 lives.source
1990July 16 – 1990 Luzon earthquake: An earthquake measuring Mw kills more than 2,400 in the Philippines.source
1990July 16 – An earthquake with a 7.8 M s strikes Luzon. It kills around 2,000 and leaves damages of at least ₱10-billion, mainly from Metro Manila and regions in northern and central Luzon, especially Baguio, the most devastated, as well as Dagupan and Cabanatuan. —"1990 July 16 Ms7.8 Luzon Earthquake" Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. —"FAST FACTS: The 1990 Luzon earthquake" Rappler. July 16, 2019. Publications: —"The July 16, 1990 Luzon earthquake" (PDF) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. —"Technical Report on Luzon Earthquake of July 16, 1990, Republic of the Philippines with Recommendation for Reconstruction and Development" (PDF; incomplete) Published 1990. Desastres (CIDBIMENA; Honduras). —"Liquefaction-induced damage, and geological and geophysical conditions during the 1990 Luzon earthquake" (PDF) Published 1992. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. —Philippines source
1990August 28 – The Plainfield Tornado (F5 on the Fujita scale) strikes the towns of Plainfield, Crest Hill, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 29 people (the strongest tornado to date to strike the Chicago metropolitan area).source
1990September 19 – 20: According to Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, Typhoon Flo, hit powerful strong wind, flash flood, tornado hit in around Honshu, total 44 person were death, 197 person were hurt.Japan source
1990November 16 – 20th Century Fox releases Home Alone and Walt Disney Pictures releases the 29th animated film, The Rescuers Down Under.source
199013 December - 1990 Carlentini earthquakeItaly source
1990Koko Flanel, directed by Stijn ConinxBelgium source
1990Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1991February 1 – A 6.4 Mb Hindu Kush earthquake causes severe damage in northeast Afghanistan, leaving 848 dead and 200 injured.source
1991March 31 – Albania holds its first multi-party elections since 1923. The socialist ruling Party of Labour of Albania won a landslide victory with 169 of the 250 seats in the parliament.source
1991March – The 1991 Malaysian haze affected Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.Malaysia source
1991April 22 – A 7.7 Mw Limon earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama with a maximum Mercalli intensity, causing between 47 and 87 deaths and up to 759 injuries.source
1991April 26 – A series of 55 tornadoes break out in the central U.S., killing 21. The most notable tornado strikes Andover, Kansas.source
1991April 29 – A 7.0 Mw earthquake in Racha, Georgia, kills 270 people and leaves 100,000 others homeless.source
1991April 29 – A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 138,000 people.source
199129 April – 1991 Bangladesh cyclone kills more than 138,000.Bangladesh source
1991June 3 – Mount Unzen in Japan erupts, killing 46 people as a result of pyroclastic flow.source
1991June 15 – In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century; the final death toll exceeds 800. The eruption causes a global cooling of around 0.4 °C.source
1991June 15 – Mount Pinatubo erupts, the peak of series of major explosions on June 12–16, in what will be the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century; volcano's alert level has been raised to the highest, June 9; Typhoon Yunya further worsens lahar flows and ashfalls causing collapse of roofs on structures that contribute to about 350 of 847 deaths. The eruption costs US$700-million in total damages.Philippines source
19912 August – Two areas in Singapore, namely the Central and Changi areas are gazetted as Tree Conservation Areas.Singapore source
1991August 17–20 – Hurricane Bob hits North Carolina and New England, killing 17 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage.source
1991September 16–19: Tropical Storm Ignacio (1991).Mexico source
199130 September: A tornado destroys parts of Itu, a city in southeastern Brazil, killing 16 and leaving 176 injured.Brazil source
1991October 20 – A 6.8 M w earthquake strikes Uttarkashi, India, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.source
1991October 28–November 4 – The 1991 Perfect Storm strikes the northeastern U.S. coast and Atlantic Canada, causing over US$200 million of damage and resulting in 12 direct fatalities.source
1991October 31–November 3 – The Halloween blizzard hits the U.S. Upper Midwest, killing 22 people and causing US$100 million in damage.source
1991November 5 – Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.source
199119 November – 1991 Chocó earthquake.Colombia source
1991List of number-one singles of 1991 (Finland)Finland source
1992March 13 – The 6.7 Mw Erzincan earthquake affects eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 498–652 and injuring around 2,000.source
199213 March – The 6.7 Mw Erzincan earthquake shook area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 498–652 and injuring 2,000.Turkey source
1992March 22 – In French regional elections, the conservative Rally for the Republic and the centre-right Union for French Democracy win in a landslide, capturing 20 of 22 metropolitan regional presidencies.source
1992Early March – The country begins to experience one of the worst post-war power crises, where blackouts, caused by power shortages, affects Metro Manila and southern Luzon and worsens by end of May; with the capital experiencing almost 60 blackouts since March 1.Philippines source
1992April 13 – The 5.3 Mw Roermond earthquake affects the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).source
199213 April – The 1992 Roermond earthquake had a moment magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).Netherlands source
19926 May: A powerful F4 tornado strikes the small village of Estación López in Buenos Aires Province. Ninety percent of the village's structures are destroyed, as vehicles are tossed hundreds of meters, along with four fatalities. It stands as one of the strongest tornadoes recorded in Argentina and the Southern Hemisphere.Argentina source
1992June 8 – The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.source
1992July 6–29 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses a UN inspection team access to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. UNSCOM claims that it has reliable information that the site contains archives related to illegal weapons activities. UN inspectors stage a 17-day "sit-in" outside of the building, but leave when their safety is threatened by Iraqi soldiers.source
1992September 2 – The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affects the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggers a tsunami that causes most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Average runup heights are 3 - 8 m.source
19928 September – 1992 India–Pakistan floods, almost 1,000 people die and 3 million are evacuated due to flooding in Punjab province caused by torrential rains swelling the Indus river and its tributaries, a thousand more are also killed in the Kashmir region.Pakistan source
1992October 12 – The 5.8 Mb Cairo earthquake affects the city with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 545 dead and 6,512 injured.source
199212 October – The Seville Expo '92 closes after receiving more than 41 million visitors.Spain source
199218 October – 1992 Murindó earthquake.Colombia source
1992November 13 – A report by the World Meteorological Organization reports an unprecedented level of ozone depletion in both the Arctic and Antarctic.source
1992December 12 – The 7.8 Mw Flores earthquake affects the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) leaving at least 2,500 dead. A destructive tsunami with wave heights of 25 m follows.source
1992Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1993January 8–17 – The Braer Storm of January 1993, the most intense extratropical cyclone on record for the northern Atlantic Ocean, occurs.source
199312 January – Avalanche in Bayburt ProvinceTurkey source
199314 January – Galeras tragedy: The Galeras stratovolcano erupts, killing 6 volcanologists and 3 tourists.Colombia source
199321 February – The World of Aquarium closes due to bad business, less than two years after it reopened. The building reopens as the Fort Canning Aquarium after a few months.Singapore source
1993March 13–15 – The 1993 Storm of the Century strikes the eastern U.S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from Cuba to Quebec; it reportedly kills 184 people.source
1993April 3 – Hungary's first attempt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest ends in failure, as Andrea Szulák fails to win a place in the final rounds.Hungary source
1993April–October – Great Flood of 1993: The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers flood large portions of the American Midwest.source
1993June 18–20: Tropical Storm Beatriz (1993)Mexico source
1993June 26–28 – Typhoon Koryn causes massive damage to the Philippines, China and Macau.source
1993July 7–9 – The 19th G7 summit is held in Tokyo, Japan.source
1993July 7 – Hurricane Calvin lands in Mexico. It is the second Pacific hurricane on record to land in Mexico in July and kills 34.source
1993July 8 – Monsoonal floods in South Asia begin, going on to kill more than three thousand people over the next month.source
1993July 12 – The 7.7 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake affects northern Japan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and triggers a devastating tsunami that kills 230 on the small island of Okushiri, Hokkaido.source
1993July 30 – A wildfire on the Greek island of Ikaria kills 13.source
1993September 15–21 – Hurricane Gert crosses from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through Central America and Mexico.source
1993September 30 – Latur earthquake: A 6.2 Mw earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Maharashtra, India having a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.source
1993October 13 – The 1993 Finisterre earthquakes in Papua New Guinea kill at least 60 due to landslides.source
1993October 18 – President Ramos declares a state of public calamity in the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Batanes, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales; the cities of Angeles and San Jose; and few municipalities in Metro Manila (Marikina and Navotas) and Rizal (Rodriguez and San Mateo); due to massive flooding caused due to Tropical Storm Kadiang.Philippines source
199321 October – Landslides occurred in an abandoned open cast tin mine near Pantai Remis, Perak.Malaysia source
1993Beginning of August 1993, heavy floods hit the district of Gaibandha District in Northern Bangladesh. Continuous rainfall followed. The flood water exceeded the highest level of the 2004 floods, affecting 47,000 households.Bangladesh source
1994January 17 – The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area of the United States, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.source
19943rd - ethnic violence erupts between Konkomba and Nanumba tribal groups. The two groups are in the Northern region.Ghana source
19946 June – 1994 Páez River earthquake: Over 1,000 indigenous Páez people die as a result of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake at the Páez River and ensuing mudslides and avalanches.Colombia source
1994June 30 – Tropical Storm Alberto forms, hitting parts of Florida causing $1.03 billion in damage and 32 deaths.source
1994August 18 – 1994 Mascara earthquake: a 5.8 earthquake leaves 171 dead in Algeria.source
199416 September – The 6.8 Mw Taiwan Strait earthquake occurred.Taiwan source
1994October 2 – 16 – The Philippines participates in the 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan from October 2 to 16, 1994. It Ranks 14th with three gold medals, two silver medals and eight bronze medals with a total of 13 over-all medals.Philippines source
1994November 6 – A flood in Piedmont, Italy, kills dozens of people.source
1994November 8 – Hurricane Gordon hits Central America, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti and the Southeastern United States, causing $594 million in damages and 1,152 fatalities.source
1994November 15 – 1994 Mindoro earthquake A 7.1 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Mindoro, killing 78 people, injuring 430 and triggering a tsunami up to 8.5 m high.source
199419 November – Weightlifter Halil Mutlu broke 3 world records in 54 kgTurkey source
1994December 21 – The Popocateptl volcano spewed gas and ash, which was carried as far as 25 km away by prevailing winds. The activity prompted the evacuation of nearby towns and scientists to begin monitoring for an eruption.Mexico source
1994Bangladesh participated in the 1994 Asian Games which were held from 2 to 16 October 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. Bangladesh national kabaddi team won the only silver medal for the country in their event in the tournament. The other noticeable achievement in the tournament was that Bangladesh ranked 7th in the field hockey.Bangladesh source
1994Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
1995January 17 – The 6.9 Great Hanshin earthquake strikes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan with a maximum Shindo of 7, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.source
199516 February – The Government of Bangladesh enacted the Bangladesh Environment Conservation ActBangladesh source
1995April 5 - May 26: Eruption of the volcano Pico do Fogo,Cape Verde source
1995May 13 – The 6.6 Mw Western Macedonia earthquake strikes northwestern Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), injuring 25 and causing $450 million in damage.source
199513 May – The 6.6 Mw Kozani-Grevena earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), injuring 25 and causing $450 million in damage.Greece source
1995May 28 – The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake strikes northern Sakhalin Island in Russia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 1,967 people dead and 750 injured.source
19953 July – The Pacific Ocean Games ends in Cali. The 1995 event was the first and last Pacific Ocean Games.Colombia source
1995July 26 – Tropical Storm Janis hit near Seoul, South Korea. The storm lasted until the 28th.South Korea source
1995August 7 – The Chilean government declares a state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.source
1995October 26 – An avalanche hits the village Flateyri in Iceland, killing 20 people, the second of two deadly avalanches to occur in Iceland during this calendar year.source
1995November 2–3 – The most destructive of the series of tropical cyclones, Super Typhoon Angela (Rosing) rampages across southern Luzon with strong winds; devastates half of the country's regions including Bicol Region, the hardest hit, as well as the mainland part of the Southern Tagalog Region, Metro Manila, and Bataan. Final data reports 936 deaths and ₱10.829-billion worth of damages. —"Philippines -Typhoon Angela Information Report No. 4" ReliefWeb. November 14, 1995.Philippines source
1995November 7 – Typhoon Angela leaves the Philippines and Vietnam devastated, with 882 deaths and US$315 million in damage. The typhoon is the strongest to strike the Philippines in 25 years, with wind speeds of 130 mph and gusts of 180 mph.source
1995November 22 – The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.source
1995December 30 – The lowest ever United Kingdom temperature of -27.2 °C is recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands. This equals the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire in 1895 and 1982.source
1995Weather Underground of Hong Kong website is established for weather and climate information.Hong Kong source
1995The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.Jordan source
19966 January – A landslide blocked the North–South Expressway (NSE) near Gua Tempurung, Perak.Malaysia source
1996January 8 – Mapenduma hostage crisis: The Free Papua Movement took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma, Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya (now Papua Province), Indonesia.Indonesia source
1996February 3 – The 6.6 Mw earthquake near Lijiang in South-west China kills up to 322 people, injures 17,000, and leaves 300,000 homeless.source
1996February 3 – 1996 Lijiang earthquake hit Lijiang City and left at least 322 killed, 3,925 serious injuries, and 13,000 injuries.China source
1996February 17 – The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured.source
1996March 8 – Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: China begins surface-to-surface missile testing and military exercises off Taiwanese coastal areas. The United States government condemns the act as provocation, and the Taiwanese government warns of retaliation.source
1996May 9 – Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni wins a landslide victory in the country's first direct presidential elections, securing 75% of the vote.source
1996May 13 – Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.source
1996May 26 – The Alaska Milkmen defeats the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, 93-92 in overtime to win the 1996 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals.Philippines source
1996July 21 – The Saguenay Flood, one of Canada's most costly natural disasters, is caused by flooding on the Saguenay River in Quebec.source
1996September 30 – October 4: Hurricane HernanMexico source
1996November 7 – A category 4 cyclone strikes Andhra Pradesh, India, killing at least 1,000 people.source
19967 November – A devastating Category 4 Cyclone strikes Andhra Pradesh, India. The storm surge sweeps fishing villages out to sea, over 2,000 people die. 95% of the crops are completely destroyed.India source
1996December 6 - Gamahara Swamp Landslide disaster, A landslide recurs, during restoration work for landslide by heaviest rain hit in July 1995, borders between Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 14 workers lost their lives and 9 were wounded.Japan source
1996The Fort Canning Aquarium closes.Singapore source
1997February 4 – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes North Khorasan province, Iran, killing 88 people and injuring 1,948.source
1997April 18 – The Red River of the North breaks through dikes and floods Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, causing US$2 billion in damage.source
1997May 10 – The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes eastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). At least 1,567 were killed and 2,300 were injured.source
1997May 12 – An F1-rated tornado strikes downtown Miami, causing $525,000 in damages. Pictures and videos of this tornado made news headlines around the world.source
1997May 27 – The fourth-deadliest tornado of the 1990s hits in Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people and causing extreme damage in the Double Creek Estates.source
1997June 1–7: Tropical Storm Andres (1997)Mexico source
1997June 25 – A massive eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat leads to evacuation and eventual abandonment of the capital, Plymouth.source
19976 July – 1997 Central European flood: Flooding began in Poland in the towns of Głuchołazy and Prudnik.Poland source
1997July – The 1997 Central European flood occurs across Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.source
199718 September – The haze came to Singapore, which caused the Pollutant Standards Index to reach a record of 226 then (since surpassed by 401 during the June 2013 haze).Singapore source
1997September 26 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.source
1997September – Forest fires break out due to a prolonged drought and last into 1998.Indonesia source
1997November 5 - The Red Cross aids the victims of the Somali flood.Somalia source
1997Late November – President Ramos declares a state of calamity over Metro Manila and Bulacan due to water shortage caused by the El Niño; and approves the imposition of water rationing in these areas, along with Cavite and Rizal, effective December 1.Philippines source
1997Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Ismail PetraMalaysia source
199726–27 February – A warm spell causes temperatures to rise to record levels, with weather stations in Aveiro and Viana do Castelo each observing a high 25°C on 26 and 27 February respectively, Portugal's highest ever winter temperatures.Portugal source
1998February 4 – The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With up to 4,000 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.source
1998April 20 – The alleged date the German Red Army Faction (created 1970) is dissolved.source
1998May 5–6 - landslides in Campania, Italy kill 161source
1998May 30 – A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000.source
199827 June – The 6.3 Mw Adana–Ceyhan earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving at least 145 dead and 1,500–1,600 injured.Turkey source
1998July 17 – The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake shakes the region near Aitape with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This submarine earthquake triggered a landslide that caused a destructive tsunami, leaving more than 2,100 dead and thousands injured.source
1998August 7 – Yangtze River Floods: in China the Yangtze river breaks through the main bank; before this, from August 1–5, peripheral levees collapsed consecutively in Jiayu County Baizhou Bay. The death toll exceeds 12,000, with many thousands more injured.source
1998September 9 – Keiko the orca, captured in 1979, is released back into the wild off the coast of Iceland.source
1998September 9 - Kinshasa is facing serious food shortages due to the war.Democratic Republic of the Congo source
1998October 15 – Sudanese refugees flee DRC, bringing themselves to a famine in southern Sudan.Sudan source
1998October 29 – Hurricane Mitch makes landfall in Central America, killing an estimated 11,000 people.source
19981 November – 1998 Indonesia Open ends.Indonesia source
199815 November – The country's presidential elections are won in a landslide by Blaise Compaoré.Burkina Faso source
199828 November – Floods devastate rice fields, pushing Bangladesh's annual food shortfall to 4.3 million tons. Over 1000 people reportedly died in the floods.Bangladesh source
1998The 5.9 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the northeastern portion of the country with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This strike-slip shock left 2,323 dead and 818 injured in the Takhar Province. A 6.5 Mw earthquake affected the same region on May 30, claiming 4,000 livesAfghanistan source
19981998 South Korea Flood is the 3rd deadliest in South Korean history.South Korea source
1999January 25 – The 6.2 Mw Colombia earthquake strikes western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people.source
199925 January – The 6.2 Mw Armenia, Colombia earthquake kills at least 1,900.Colombia source
1999February 23 – 1999 Galtür avalanche: An avalanche destroys the village of Galtür, Austria, killing 31.source
1999May 3 – 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak: a devastating tornado, rated F5 on the Fujita scale, hits southern and eastern Oklahoma City metropolitan area, killing 36 people (and 5 indirectly) and producing the highest winds recorded on Earth: 301 ± 20 mph.source
199920 May – massive hurricane strikes Sindh.Pakistan source
1999July 22–25 – Woodstock '99 was held in Rome, New York at former Griffiss Air Force Base, which was marred with difficult environmental conditions, poor sanitation, overpriced food and water, looting, violence, rapes, riots and several deaths.source
1999August 17 – The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 17,000 dead and around 50,000 injured.source
1999September 7 – The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake hits with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.source
19997 September – The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 22, injuring 800–1,600 injured, and causing $3–4.2 billion in damage.Greece source
1999September 14 – Hurricane Floyd hits the BahamasBahamas source
1999September 21 – The 7.7 Mw 921 earthquake (also known as the Jiji earthquake) affects central Taiwan with a maximum Mercali intensity of X (Extreme) leaving 2,400 people dead and more than 11,000 injured.source
199921 September – The 7.6 Mw Jiji earthquake occurred in Nantou County.Taiwan source
1999October 29 – 1999 Odisha cyclone: A super cyclonic storm impacts Orissa, India, killing approximately 10,000 people.source
1999November 12 – The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured.source
1999November 26 – The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows, killing 10 and injuring 40.source
1999December 26 – Cyclone Lothar kills 140 people as it crosses France, southern Germany, and Switzerland.source
1999December 27 – A day after Cyclone Lothar, Cyclone Martin causes additional damage throughout France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy, including an emergency due to flooding at the Blayais Nuclear Power Plant.source
1999December 30 - Several areas in the northeast are declared a disaster zone when melting snow causes flooding and landslides.Bosnia and Herzegovina source
1999Bangladesh participated in the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup held in Goa, India, where they lost to India in the final.Bangladesh source
1999Flooding in Eastern Hungary results in extra measture to protect drinking water and facilities storing fertilizers, toxic, and hazardous materials.Hungary source