Jnaneswari Express train derailment
A Jnaneshwari Express train derailed at about 1 am in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India (between the Sardiha and Khemasuli railway stations near Jhargram). It was disputed as to whether sabotage or a bomb caused damage on the railway track, which in turn led to the derailment, before an oncoming goods train hit the loose carriages and resulted in the deaths of at least 148 passengers and injuring 180 more.
1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on northern Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. It was the most destructive earthquake known within the current territory of Russia, with a magnitude of Ms 7.1 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) that devastated the oil town of Neftegorsk, where 1,989 of its 3,977 citizens were killed, and another 750 injured.
Shanghai Metro opened
Serving Shanghai, China, the Shanghai Metro is the world's biggest metro system by route length, totaling 802 kilometres (498 mi) and the second biggest by the number of stations with 408 stations on 19 lines. There are currently over 7,000 railcars in the Shanghai metro system, with most lines currently use semi-automatic train operations.
The Afsluitdijk was completed
The Afsluitdijk is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. The Afsluitdijk is a fundamental part of the larger Zuiderzee Works, damming off the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Sea, and turning it into the fresh water lake of the IJsselmeer. It is a major landwinning project and a quicker road-connection between the North and West of the Netherlands. The motorway on the Afsluitdijk was the initial demonstration site for a 130 km/h (81 mph) speed limit in the Netherlands.
