1876: A cyclone sweeps through India, kills 200,000
1963: An explosion at the Indiana State Fair during an ice skating show kills 74 and injures 400.
2000: EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 217.
1926: Harry Houdini dies from gangrene.
1922: Fascist Benito Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy.
1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two security guards. Widespread riots occur as a result.
1943: The USS Reuban James is torpedoed by a German U-Boat, killing 100 Navy sailors.
