Flood, Revolution, Accident

(31 Dec 1931) In Hankow, China, over half a million people die when the Yang-tze River bursts its banks and catastrophic floods ensue
(Natural Disaster, Flood)
Spain's Bourbon monarchy is overthrown by the revolutionary forces and King Alfonso is forced to abdicate and flee to London
(Revolution)
In an attempt to break the world's speed record, aviator Lowell Bayles is killed when his plane crashes and hits the earth in a fiery inferno
(Accident, Aviation, Aircraft)

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