While many celebrate this special day with family and close friends, it is important to remember some tragic events that occurred/are occuring on this day in history.
1717: Thousands died in a massive flood along the Dutch coast.
1932: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed 275 people in China.
1968: In a retalian for higher wages 42 Dalits are burned alive in India.
1976: 100 people drowned when the Egyption SS Patria sank in the Red Sea.
2012: A plane crash killed 27 people in Kazakhstan while large fires in the Philippines left 8 dead and thousands homeless.
2013: The death toll in the ongoing Syrian Civil War is close to 130,000.
(A large Christmas tree in the skating rink near the London Eye)
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