1808 - Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist (Globus)
1833 - Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana
1880 - Amsterdam Free University opens
1926 - Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600
1991 - Uttarkashi earthquake; a 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.
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