1783 - Skaptar Volcano on Iceland erupts killing about 9,000
1851 - Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
1968 - Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption
1978 - Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn & its rings
2005 - Astronomers announce their discovery of Eris.
2012 - Tropical Storm Khanun kills 88 people and leaves 60,000 homeless in North Korea
