1517-Copy of Martin Luther's 95 theses, the publication of which began the Protestant Reformation in EuropeThe Protestant Reformation
1517-Martin Luther sends his Ninety-five Theses to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation
1541-Michelangelo finishes painting "The Last Judgment" on the altar wall of the Sistine Chape in Vatican City [1]
1876-Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing over 200,000
1918-The Spanish flu kills 21,000 people in the US in a single week
1984-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh at her home in New Delhi
2011-The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations