There is something about the date 26th; something that’s not very nice. The most nail-biting tragedies the world has seen have taken place on the 26th. And, if the vibrations felt on the Earth surface yesterday (October 26, 2015) are also to be considered, the date 26th continues to be a bad news.
Starting from this year, if we wind our clocks little back in time, you will be astonished to know that some of the most horrifying of catastrophes took place on this date. It is almost like the number 26th is synonymous with the term disaster. Now, while it is just a freakish coincidence that weirdly enough still continues to haunt the Earth, some people seem to have started seeing 26th as the new 13th!
Well, we don’t know for sure. But, we can’t deny that there’s something intriguing about this date. And following list is a testament to the same.
1. Â Cascadia earthquake– January 26, 1700
2. Tabriz earthquake–Â April 26, 1721
Death toll- 80,000
3. Eruption of Krakatoa–Â August 26, 1883
Death toll- 36,417–120,000
4. Northwestern province of Gansu earthquake, China-Â December 26, 1932
Death toll-Â 70,000
5. Abant earthquake, Turkey-  May 26, 1957
Death toll-Â 500
6. Japan earthquake– April 26, 1959
7. Mexico earthquake– August 26, 1959
8. Skopje earthquake– July 26, 1963
Death toll-Â 1,070
9. Iran earthquake– May 26, 1977
10. Japan earthquake– May 26, 1983
11. Mendoza earthquake– January 26, 1985
12. India earthquake– April 26, 1986
13. Indonesia earthquake– November 26, 1987
14. Qinghai earthquake, China – April 26, 1990
15. Gujarat earthquake, India- January 26, 2001
Death toll-Â 20,023
16. Bam earthquake, Iran- December 26, 2003
Death toll-Â 26,271
17. Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami- December 26, 2004
Death toll-Â 280,000
18.  Maharashtra floods– July 26-27, 2005
Death toll-Â 1,094
19. Ryukyu Islands earthquake, Japan- February 26, 2010
20. Â Nepal earthquake– April 25-26, 2015
Although, it started on the 25th of April this year (2015), the high-frequency aftershocks were felt through the 26th.
Death toll-Â 9,000
21. Hindu Kush earthquake – October 26, 2015
Death toll-Â 365
And believe me, these are just a few of the many notable natural calamities that shook the Earth on the 26th.
UPDATE
22. Central Asia – 12:30 AM, 26th Dec 2015
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hits central Asia at the wee hours of Saturday, tremors also felt in Delhi.