 1879 

– The Tay Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland

between Dundee and Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was
passing over it, killing all on board.
 1907 – The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua
Range on New Zealand's North Island.
 2009 – Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for
subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
 2014 – The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic (pictured) caught fire in the Adriatic
Sea.
 1879 – The Tay Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland
between Dundee and Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was
passing over it, killing all on board.
 1907 – The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua
Range on New Zealand's North Island.
 2009 – Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for
subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
 2014 – The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic (pictured) caught fire in the Adriatic Sea.
 1879 – The Tay Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland
between Dundee and Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was
passing over it, killing all on board.
 1907 – The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua
Range on New Zealand's North Island.
 2009 – Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for
subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
 2014 – The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic (pictured) caught fire in the Adriatic Sea.
 1879 – The Tay Bridge, spanning the Firth of Tay in Scotland
between Dundee and Wormit, collapsed during a violent storm while a train was
passing over it, killing all on board.
 1907 – The last confirmed sighting of the now-extinct huia occurred in the Tararua
Range on New Zealand's North Island.
 2009 – Tibetan dissident filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was imprisoned for
subversion by Chinese authorities after a secret trial.
 2014 – The passenger ferry Norman Atlantic (pictured) caught fire in the Adriatic Sea.