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January 7
[edit]1839: Known as the Night of the Big Wind, a European windstorm swept across Ireland, killing between 250 and 300 people.
1987: A major cold snap began in the United Kingdom and Ireland, bringing temperatures as low as −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) and up to 75 centimetres (30 in) of snow.