Catastrophes occurred on 26th day of months since 1531

LAHORE: A lot of devastating earthquakes, deadly sea storms or tsunamis, ruthless floods and deadly volcanic eruptions jolting the planet Earth since 1531, have occurred on the 26th day of various months—-which can be interpreted as a mere coincidence or dubbed a stern reminder from God to humans that their misdeeds undoubtedly deserve some divine wrath.
Internet is littered with these eyebrow-raising statistics and facts, meaning thereby that the web users are not always wrong and that they do talk sense at times.
Dozens of global Internet users, irrespective of their religion, faith, caste, colour and creed, have pointed this fact from time to time and have consequently posted their views, which are absolutely correct.
Research conducted by the “Jang Group and Geo Television” network and prompt fact checking reveals that many natural calamities in the world have surely taken place on the 26th day of various months since 1531.
Here follow the brief details of some of the natural disasters that have rocked the world on the 26th day of numerous months:
The Lisbon (Portugal) quake of January 26, 1531
The North American Cascadia earthquake of January 26, 1700
The Mount Krakatau volcanic eruption (Indonesia) of August 26, 1883
The Rhodes Island earthquake of June 26, 1926. Rhodes is famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
The Turkish earthquake of December 26, 1939
The Yugoslavian quake of July 26, 1963
The China quake of July 26, 1976.
The Sabah Tidal waves of December 26, 1996
The Gujarat earthquake of January 26, 2001
The Iranian quake of December 26, 2003
The Indian Ocean Tsunami and the resultant tremors of December 26, 2004
The Mount Merpai Volcanic eruption (Central Java, Indonesia) of October 26, 2010 and the consequent volcanic tremors.
The Tasik quake (West Java, Indonesia) of June 26, 2010
The Taiwan earthquake of April 26, 2010
The Japanese earthquake of February 26, 2010
The Nepalese quake of July 26, 2015 and the devastating Mumbai floods of July 26, 2005
By the way, although it is not a natural tragedy by any means, the Indian Constitution had also come into force on January 26, 1950.