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April 7

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1922: The first mid-air collision of airliners in history occurred over Picardie, France, due to thick fog.

1999: Cyclone Gwenda reached peak intensity near Western Australia, with a central pressure of 900 millibars (26.58 inHg), making it tied for the strongest cyclone ever observed in that region.

2001: Cyclone Sose passed just west of Vanuatu, killing 9 people.

2012: An avalanche struck a military base near Siachen Glacier in northern Pakistan, killing 140 people.