1517: Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating The Protestant Reformation
1541: Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
1876: Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (Modern-day Bangladesh), over 200,000 killed
1918: Spanish Flu kills 21,000 people in the US in a single week
2011: The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations
Source: Onthisday.com
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