Disasters with highest death tolls - Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Time: 1913
Place: U.S. and Canada (Great Lakes region)
Details: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, historically referred to as the "Big Blow" the "Freshwater Fury," or the "White Hurricane," was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the Great Lakes Basin in the Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada from November 7 through November 10, 1913. The deadliest and most destructive natural disaster to hit the lakes in recorded history, the Great Lakes Storm killed more than 250 people, destroyed 19 ships, and stranded 19 others.
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John Maynard Keynes-First book
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1913 - Mexico City, Mexico
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Friday Feb 14, 1913 - Brazil, Indiana, U.S.
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Wednesday Feb 19, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico
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1913 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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Albert Einstein-Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin
Thursday Jul 24, 1913 - Berlin, Germany
Iran–Iraq War-The Anglo-Ottoman Convention of Constantinople
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1913 - U.S.
Albrecht Kossel-Luise's Death
1913 - Germany
Mexican Revolution-Huerta began Murdering Political Opponents
Oct, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico
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Oct, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was promoted to the first lieutenant
Oct, 1913 - France
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Tuesday Nov 25, 1913 - Ireland
Martial arts-Féderation Internationale d'Escrime founded
Saturday Nov 29, 1913 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Winston Churchill-Churchill threatened to resign as First Lord of the Admiralty
Dec, 1913 - London, England, United Kingdom