62 years ago today, July 26, 1963 (June 6, 1963 in the lunar calendar), an earthquake occurred in Yugoslavia, killing 1000 people. On July 26, 1963, an earthquake occurred in the Yugoslav city of Skopje, killing about 1000 people. On the morning of the 26th, more than 80 aftershocks pounded the city for nearly three hours, destroying 85% of the residential area of Skopje, which was rebuilt after severe damage in World War II. Yugoslav officials say more than half of the city's 170,000 residents are homeless. The United States and Sweden flew in emergency medicine and supplies because governments had warned of possible epidemics of measles and typhoid. At least 500 bodies have been recovered from the rubble, and many more are still buried inside.