Today's selected anniversaries: 29th June 2023

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Today's selected anniversaries: 29th June 2023

1764:

One of the strongest tornadoes in history struck Woldegk, Germany, killing one person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1764_Woldegk_tornado

1864:

A passenger train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River near present-day Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, killing as many as 99 people and injuring 100 others in Canada's worst railway accident.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Hilaire_train_disaster

1913:

More than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans gathered at the Gettysburg Battlefield, the largest combined reunion of American Civil War veterans ever held.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913_Gettysburg_reunion

2003:

An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Chicago_balcony_collapse

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