May 19, 1780 – New England’s Black Friday

On May 19, 1780 the sky was black as night in New England due to massive wildfires in Canada.

Forest Fires – Google Books

The New England Dark Day, May 19, 1780 – New England Historical Society

CSIRO PUBLISHING | International Journal of Wildland Fire

That year also brought the deadliest Atlantic Hurricane and the third deadliest Pacific typhoon.

The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996   

Mother Nature’s Fury: 10 Devastating Historical Hurricanes, 1502-1780

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/data_sub/perez_11_20.pdf

30 Dec 1780, 2 – Jackson’s Oxford Journal at Newspapers.com

Template:Deadliest typhoons – Wikipedia

Historical deadly typhoons in the Philippines

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