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1910: The deadliest avalanche in United States history killed 96 people in Wellington, Washington.

1883: The Hong Kong Observatory, the weather forecasting agency of Hong Kong, was founded.

1971: A large blizzard hit much of eastern Canada, killing over 30 people.

2010: The GOES 15 geostationary weather satellite was launched.

1966: BOAC Flight 911 broke up in mid-air near Mount Fuji due to extreme turbulence, killing all 124 people aboard.

2010: A storm system brought high winds, large hail, and flooding to Melbourne and the surrounding area, causing at least $500 million in damage.

1997: Cyclone Gavin struck Fiji, killing 18 people and causing millions of dollars in damage. It was the strongest tropical cyclone ever to affect the island.

2008: Cyclone Jokwe made landfall between the Island of Mozambique and Angoche with winds over 200 kilometers per hour (120 mph).

2000: Cyclone Steve made its fourth landfall near Denham, Western Australia. Steve was the only known tropical cyclone to make four landfalls on Australia.

2010: Tropical Storm Hubert moved onshore near Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. Heavy rains led to flooding that killed at least 85 people.

2007: Cyclone Hamish dissipated off the coast of Queensland.

1888: The Great Blizzard of 1888 began dropping snow on the Northeastern United States. Eventually snow would drift as high as 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 m), and 400 people would perish.

1979: Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 flew into a thunderstorm while attempting to land at Doha International Airport, Qatar, encountering a microburst that forced the plane into the ground, killing 45 of the 64 people onboard.

2006: A dam holding back the Ka Loko Reservoir on the island of Kauai burst due to extremely heavy rains, killing seven people.

2007: Cyclone Indlala made landfall in the Antalaha District of Madagascar, killing over 100 people.

1942: The Weather Prediction Center (then known as the Analysis Center) began operations in Washington, D.C.

1936: An extreme flood struck Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, eventually causing around $3 billion (2006 USD) in damage in the city.

1966: United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashed near Cairo International Airport, Egypt while attempting to land in a severe dust storm after sustaining damage while flying through a thunderstorm. All 30 passengers and crew were killed.

1956: A severe nor'easter struck the Northeastern United States, leaving drifts of snow more than 10 feet (3.0 m) high in some areas.

1969: A United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-18 crashed while attempting to land in a sandstorm at Aswan International Airport, Egypt, killing 100 of the 105 people on board.

1932: A deadly tornado outbreak killed 330 people in the Southern United States, including 268 deaths in Alabama, the most in that state's history.

1984: Cyclone Kathy struck the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in northern Australia. A wind gust of 232 kilometres per hour (144 mph) was recorded on Centre Island before the anemometer was destroyed.

1923: Joanne Simpson, renowned research meteorologist and the first woman to receive a PhD in meteorology, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

1994: Cyclone Nadia made landfall in Mozambique between Nacala and the Island of Mozambique. The storm directly killed more than 200 people, and also disrupted the local harvest causing starvation which would kill hundreds more.

1982: Typhoon Nelson made landfall on the central Philippines, killing 288 people.

1976: The National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala was created.

1890: A deadly tornado outbreak killed more than 100 people across the central United States, including at least 76 deaths in Louisville, Kentucky.

1983: NOAA-8, the first weather satellite of the Advanced TIROS-N series, was launched into a polar orbit.

1998: A supercell dropped 13 tornadoes across southern Minnesota, killing two people in the state's earliest tornado outbreak on record.

1915: Herbert Riehl, a meteorologist known for his work on the importance of hot towers in tropical meteorology, was born in Munich, Germany.

2007: Major flooding reached its peak in Argentina's coastal region. Five people were killed in the week-long flood.