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1941: A hurricane, one of the worst on record to impact Cabo San Lucas, made landfall on southern Baja California, Mexico, causing major damage in the area and killing 15 people.
1976: Typhoon Fran affected southern Japan with very heavy rainfall, causing flooding and landslides that killed more than 100 people. The highest recorded rainfall total in a 24-hour period was 1,114 millimetres (43.9 in) in Kito, Tokushima, which stood as a national record for almost 30 years.
1995: Hurricane Luis produced a 30-meter (98 ft) rogue wave which struck the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, the largest wave ever officially measured.
2013: A period of very heavy rains began over portions of Colorado, resulting in historic flooding that killed 8 people and destroyed over 1,500 homes.