Agree or not, 26th has something ‘not good’ associated with it and that’s why, the most terrible and destructive natural calamities took place on 26th. In this article, we present a list of 22 such tragic incidents that happened on 26th right from 1700 to 2015.
Taking a look at the below list, you’ll be shocked to analyze how 26th is the name of devastation:
- 26th January, 1700 – Earthquake in Cascadia
- 26th April, 1721 – Earthquake in Tabriz : Around 80,000 people died
- 26th August, 1883 – Eruption of Krakatoa : Death toll – 36,417–120,000
- 26th December, 1932 – Northwestern province of Gansu earthquake, China : About 70,000 people died
- 26th May, 1957 – Abant earthquake, Turkey : Around 500 people died
- 26th April, 1959 – Earthquake in Japan
- 26th August, 1959 – Earthquake in Mexico
- 26th July, 1963 – Earthquake in Skopje – Around 1070 died
- 26th May, 1977 – Earthquake in Iran
- 26th May, 1983 – Earthquake in Japan
- 26th January, 1985 – Earthquake in Mendoza
- 26th April, 1986 – Earthquake in India
- 26th November, 1987 – Earthquake in Indonesia
- 26th April, 1990 – Earthquake in Qinghai, China
- 26th January, 2001 – Earthquake in Gujarat : About 20,023 died
- 26th December, 2003 – Earthquake in Bam, Iran : Around 26,271 died
- 26th December, 2004 – Indian Ocean earthquake & tsunami : Death toll – 280,000
- 26th July, 2005 – Flood in Maharashtra : About 1094 died
- 26th February, 2010 – Earthquake in Ryukyu Islands, Japan
- 26th April, 2015 – Earthquake in Nepal : About 9000 people died
Though it began on April 25, high-frequency aftershocks felt on April 26.
21. 26th October, 2015 – Hindu Kush earthquake – About 365 died
22. 26th December, 2015 – Earthquake in Central Asia At Around 12:30am measuring 6.2 on Richter Scale
Listed above are only some natural calamities that took place on 26th and there are more which have not been mentioned here.
26th surely is date of destruction and we should be prepared on 26th of every month to face it.