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The 1941 Florida hurricane was a compact but strong tropical cyclone that affected the Bahamas, Florida, and the southeastern United States in October 1941. The fifth known storm of the 1941 Atlantic hurricane season , it was first observed to the north of the Virgin Islands on October 3.
The death toll is unknown, but is estimated at over 2,500 fatalities, making the cyclone the third deadliest hurricane in American history. ... Florida: 1941: 5 Fort ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. ... 5 June 1941: Smederevo Fortress ... crashed over Florida, U.S. 7:
Including 45 deaths from the capsizing of a boat in the Straits of Florida and 11 deaths from a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico: 60 1967 1967 Chicago blizzard: Winter storm Midwestern United States: 26 deaths in Chicago 59–67 1856 Great Train Wreck of 1856: Accident – railroad Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: 59 1908 Hanna Mine disasters
This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.
1 Ten deadliest natural disasters by highest estimated death toll excluding epidemics and famines. ... 1941 1,200 1941 Jabal Razih earthquake: Yemen January 11 1942
October 23 – An arson at the Beinan Branch of Xinyang Hospital, Taiwan, killed 13 patients. The perpetrator, in the final phase of cancer and upset by his illness, received the death penalty, dying during detention in April 2014. [188] November 24 – 2012 Dhaka fire. A fire in a Tazreen Fashion factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least 124.
Deaths 1: World War II: 1941–1945: ... 1988), 854. Newer estimates place the total death toll at 650,000 to 850,000. ... Island, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida ...