[Apocalyptic Calendar] January-March / April-June / October-December
1845 – Possible start of the Great Famine of Ireland.
1924 – Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
1940 – Treznea Massacre in Transylvania.
1954 – The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured.
1965 – Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage.
1969 – Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 collides in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana, killing all 83 people on board both aircraft.
1971 – The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison.
1990 – Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.
2001 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
2012 – A wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.
2016 – The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".
2023 – The war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza is ongoing for 704 days.
2024 – Typhoon Yagi leaves more than 200 people dead across six Asian countries.
2022 – 2026 Invasion of Ukraine: The war in the Ukraine is ongoing for 1659 days.
