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June 30, 1912
On June 30, 1912, the Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Featured · June 30, 1912
The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
On Sunday, June 30, 1912, a violent and deadly tornado devastated the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The tornado, also known as the Regina Cyclone or the Regina tornado of 1912, remains the deadliest tornado in Canadian history with a total of 28 fatalities and about 300 people injured. , green funnel clouds formed and touched down south of the city, tearing through the residential area between Wascana Lake and Victoria Avenue, and continuing through the downtown business district, rail yards, warehouse district, and northern residential area.
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1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1912th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 912th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 20th…
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On June 30, 1912
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1912 The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan. 1912 tornado in Saskatchewan, Canada
On Sunday, June 30, 1912, a violent and deadly tornado devastated the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The tornado, also known as the Regina Cyclone or the Regina tornado of 1912, remains the deadliest tornado in Canadian history with a total of 28 fatalities and about 300 people injured. , green funnel clouds formed and touched down south of the city, tearing through the residential area between Wascana Lake and Victoria Avenue, and continuing through the downtown business district, rail yards, warehouse district, and northern residential area.
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Other moments from 1912
- April 10 RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage.
- April 14 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink.
- April 15 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive.
- April 16 Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
- April 17 Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
- April 18 The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
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