1517: Martin Luther sends his Ninety-five Theses to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation
1541: Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
1876: Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing over 200,000
1918: The 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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