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World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, and 1945 was a particularly grim year as it marked the war's violent conclusion. This year witnessed the U.S. dropping two atomic bombs on Japan ...
Year Death tolls Event Countries affected Type Date 1900 6,000–12,000 1900 Galveston hurricane: United States Tropical cyclone September 9 1901 9,500 1901 eastern United States heat wave: United States Heat wave June–July 1902 29,000 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: Martinique Volcanic eruption April–August 1903 3,500 1903 Manzikert ...
[21] [22] According to the World Health Organization, approximately 10 million new TB infections occur every year, and 1.5 million people die from it each year – making it the world's top infectious killer (before COVID-19 pandemic). [21] However, there is a lack of sources which describe major TB epidemics with definite time spans and death ...
1956 Yahiko Shrine Stampede: New Year event stampede at Yahiko Shrine: Yahiko, Niigata, Japan 123 2 July 2024 2024 Hathras crowd crush: A crowd crush caused by overcrowding during a satsang: Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh, India: 118 9 April 1998 1998 Hajj stampede: Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 115 19 September 1902 Shiloh Baptist Church stampede
Second-deadliest disaster in United States history. Deadliest drug epidemic in United States history. 700,000 [3] 1981 – present HIV/AIDS in the United States: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated. Third-deadliest disaster in United States history. 675,000 [4] 1918 – 1920 1918 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated.
Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States Year Incident Location Deaths Injuries Ref; 1949 Camden shootings: Camden, New Jersey: 13 3 1966 University of Texas tower shooting† Austin, Texas: 17 31 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre† San Diego, California: 22 19 1991 Luby's shooting† Killeen, Texas: 23 27 2007 Virginia ...
Year Event Agent Food Company Infected Deaths Notes 2017–2018 2017–18 South African listeriosis outbreak: Listeria: processed meat: Enterprise Foods 1,060 [1] 216 [1] A widespread listeriosis outbreak from contaminated deli meats from Enterprise Foods, a subsidiary of Tiger Brands. It is the world's worst listeriosis outbreak. 2011
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest tornado outbreak spawned by a single weather system in recorded history; it produced 367 tornadoes from April 25–28, with 223 of those in a single 24-hour period on April 27 from midnight to midnight CDT, [4] [11] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.