Meadow Pond Dam failure
Meadow Pond Dam was an earthen dam in Alton, New Hampshire, in the United States, that collapsed in 1996, causing a fatal flood. On the evening of Wednesday, March 13, 1996, the wife of the dam owner noticed the creek running between the Bergeron dam and the Merrymeeting River swollen with water. Bob Bergeron inspected the dam at 6:46 p.m. and found that a three-foot hole had opened in the dam and was flooding the area between his residence and Route 140. Less than ten minutes later the dam had failed, releasing 92 million gallons of water towards town. The failure of the Bergeron Dam resulted in one fatality, two injuries, and damage to several homes.
1992 Erzincan earthquake
On 13 March 1992, a moment magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck eastern Turkey. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) and occurred along the North Anatolian Fault. At least 498 people died, roughly 2,000 were injured, and an unknown number of people went missing. Total financial losses were between $13.5 million and $750 million.
Seikan Tunnel opened
The Seikan Tunnel is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido. The track level is about 100 m (330 ft) below the seabed and 240 m (790 ft) below sea level. The Seikan Tunnel is the world's longest undersea tunnel by overall length (the Channel Tunnel, while shorter, has a longer undersea segment). It is also the second-deepest transport tunnel below the sea level after the Ryfylke Tunnel, and the second longest main-line railway tunnel after the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland
Kobe Municipal Subway opened
The Kobe Municipal Subway is a rapid transit system in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Like other large Japanese cities, Kobe's subway system is heavily complemented by suburban rail. In addition, two people mover lines also serve the Kobe area: the Port Island Line and the Rokko Island Line. Construction of the first line of the subway system, the Seishin Line, began on November 25, 1971. The line opened on March 13, 1977, running for 5.7 km (3.5 mi) between Myodani and Shin-Nagata stations.
Kurenivka mudslide
The Kurenivka mudslide occurred on 13 March 1961 in Kyiv, then a city in the Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. It took place near the historic Babi Yar ravine, which had been the site of the mass murder of more than 100,000 Jews and other civilians during World War II. The mudslide began at the edge of the ravine and dumped mud, water, and human remains into the streets of Kyiv. The Soviet authorities suppressed information about the disaster, and claimed 145 people were killed, while forbidding any memorial events for the victims. A 2012 study in Ukraine estimated that the number of victims was closer to 1,500. The mudslide started when a dam securing the loam pulp dump of a brick factory near the Babi Yar ravine collapsed after rain.
Clifford Milburn Holland was born
Clifford Milburn Holland was an American civil engineer who oversaw the construction of a number of subway and automobile tunnels in New York City, and for whom the Holland Tunnel is named.
