1915
– Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail crash near Gretna
Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246; the accident
is found to be the result of non-standard operating practices
during a shift change at a busy junction.
1958 – Sri Lankan riots of 1958: This riot
is a watershed event in the race relationship of the various ethnic
communities of Sri Lanka. The total number of deaths is estimated
to be 300, mostly Sri Lankan Tamils.
1967 – The L'Innovation department store in the centre of Brussels, Belgium, burns down.It is the most devastating fire in
Belgian history, resulting in 323 dead and missing and 150
injured.
1968 – The nuclear-powered submarine the sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles
southwest of the Azores.