October 1[edit]

1976: Hurricane Liza, the third-deadliest Pacific hurricane on record, killed more than 600 people in northwestern Mexico.

1986: Hurricane Paine reached peak intensity just off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, with sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).

2015: Hurricane Joaquin, one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Bahamas on record, sunk the SS El Faro, killing 33 crew aboard.

2015: Several days of heavy rains led to a major landslide which destroyed the village of El Cambray Dos, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Guatemala City, Guatemala. At least 280 people were killed.