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Events on Tuesday 24 December 1974 1
1974Cyclone Tracy devastates DarwinCategory 4 cyclone destroys most of an Australian cityCyclone Tracy struck Darwin, Australia on Christmas Eve, destroying more than 70 percent of the city's buildings and killing over 60 people. It remains one of the most destructive cyclones in Australian history.