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July 4

• 1898 – An F1 tornado hit Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, destroying 20 cottages and injuring 120 people. Three people died in the collapse of a skating rink. Five drowned when a yacht capsized, but this may have been caused by nearby downburst winds rather than the tornado. Panicked beach goers did not notice the funnel, but it was spotted from a distance.
• 1965 – Three strong tornadoes touched down in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, resulting in 11 deaths and 200 injuries. The greatest loss of life was from a tornado that killed seven people in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, where it severely damaged many buildings and threw cars up to 500 metres (1,600 ft). An F4 tornado killed three people in Torricella di Sisa, and another tornado killed one person in Ostellato.