The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1703" id="mwLw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Great Storm of 1703">Great Storm of 1703</a>, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120<span id="mwMA" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>mph, and 9,000 people die.