The Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 (October 29 – November 1, 1876) is one of the deadliest cyclones in history.
It hits the coast of Backerganj (near Meghna estuary) in present-day Barisal, Bangladesh, killing about 200,000 people, half of whom are drowned by the storm surge, and the remainder die in the resultant famine.
