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1978: Nimbus 7, the last weather satellite of the Nimbus program, was launched.
1988: The passenger ferry MV Doña Marilyn sank while sailing from Manila to Tacloban, Philippines during Typhoon Ruby, killing at least 77 passengers, though there were reports of almost 400 killed. The storm also killed more than 200 people elsewhere in the Philippines.
2006: Cyclone Xavier, an unusually intense early-season South Pacific tropical cyclone, reached peak intensity near Vanuatu.
2008: An unusual tropical cyclone made landfall in Yemen, causing historic floods which resulted in nearly $1 billion in damage and killed 180 people.
2010: Hurricane Richard made landfall in Belize. One person was killed when their boat capsized, and another was mauled to death by a jaguar which escaped due to storm damage.