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1984 - Tropical Storm Domoina struck southeastern Mozambique and later moved into South Africa. Along its path, the storm killed 242 people and left US$200 million in damage.
1989 - Cyclone Firinga(pictured) passed very close to Réunion at its peak intensity with 165 km/h (105 mph) winds, causing $157 million in damage and 10 deaths.
January 28
2000 - Cyclone Connie(pictured) reached its peak intensity with a pressure of 928 hPa (mbar), before it struck the islands of Réunion and Mauritius, where it dropped up to 400 mm (15.5 in) of rain.
2011 - Cyclone Wilma brushed the northern coast of New Zealand, where it caused heavy rainfall and flooding.
2008 - Cyclone Fame(pictured) makes landfall on the west coast of Madagascar, causing 13 deaths while crossing the island.
January 26
2004 - Cyclone Elita formed west of Madagascar, and eventually made three landfalls on the island. Heavy rainfall killed 33 people.
2008 - Cyclone Gene(pictured) developed northeast of Fiji, where it later drops heavy rainfall and causes eight deaths.
January 25
1980 - Cyclone Hyacinthe reached its peak intensity with 130 km/h (80 mph) winds while performing a cyclonic loop to the west of Réunion. Hyacinthe caused a total of over 5700 mm (220 in) of rain over the island, and also became the wettest tropical cyclone on record.
1997 - Cyclone Gretelle(pictured) struck southeastern Madagascar with 220 km/h (140 mph) winds, which produced floods 16 m (52 ft) deep in some places. About 80,000 people were left homeless, and many were isolated after roads were damaged. The storm killed 152 people and left US$50 million in damage to the country.
2012 - Cyclone Funso reached peak intensity in the Mozambique Channel. Its large size caused 40 deaths, including 15 related to a shipwreck.
1568 – Delegates of the Three Nations of Transylvania adopted the Edict of Torda, allowing local communities to elect their preachers freely, in an unprecedented act of religious tolerance.