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A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.

On November 1, in the year 2012, A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of November 1, a notable event in this corner of history.

This is a list of notable tank truck fires and explosions.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on November 1, 2012 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 25 September 2026.

On This Date in History

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 Nov 1 Martha Layne Collins, American politician, 56th Governor of Kentucky (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2025 Nov 1 John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2025 Nov 1 Carlos Manzo, Mexican politician (born 1985)
Historical Events 2024 Nov 1 A concrete canopy collapses at the Novi Sad railway station, killing 16 people and injuring 3.
Notable Deaths 2023 Nov 1 Brian Brain, English cricketer (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2022 Nov 1 Takeoff, member of the American hip-hop group Migos (born 1994)
Notable Deaths 2021 Nov 1 Hugo Dittfach, Canadian horse jockey (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2020 Nov 1 Keith Hitchins, American historian expert on Romanian history (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2020 Nov 1 Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, British party planner, writer and socialite (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 1 Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 1 Houston McTear, American sprinter (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 1 Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist and academic (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 1 Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 1 Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 1 Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, English accountant and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 1 Jackie Fairweather, Australian runner and coach (born 1967)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 1 Abednigo Ngcobo, South African footballer (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 1 Jean-Pierre Roy, Canadian-American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 1 Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1965)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 1 John Y. McCollister, American lieutenant and politician (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 1 Piet Rietveld, Dutch economist and academic (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 1 Agustín García Calvo, Spanish poet, playwright, and philosopher (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 1 Mitch Lucker, American singer (born 1984)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 1 Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (born 1957)
Historical Events 2011 Nov 1 Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.
Notable Deaths 2011 Nov 1 Cahit Aral, Turkish engineer and politician, Turkish Minister of Industry and Commerce (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 1 Shannon Tavarez, American actress (born 1999)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 1 Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (born 1922)
Historical Events 2009 Nov 1 An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near the Mir mine after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 aboard.
Notable Deaths 2009 Nov 1 Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2009 Nov 1 Endel Laas, Estonian scientist and academic (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2009 Nov 1 Robert H. Rines, American violinist and composer (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2008 Nov 1 Jacques Piccard, Swiss oceanographer and engineer (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2008 Nov 1 Shakir Stewart, American record producer (born 1974)
Notable Deaths 2008 Nov 1 Yma Sumac, Peruvian-American soprano and actress (born 1922/1923)
Notable Deaths 2007 Nov 1 S. Ali Raza, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2007 Nov 1 Paul Tibbets, American general (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2006 Nov 1 Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1966)
Notable Deaths 2006 Nov 1 William Styron, American novelist and essayist (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 1 Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 1 Michael Piller, American screenwriter and producer (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2004 Nov 1 Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (born 1970)
Notable Deaths 2004 Nov 1 Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1943)
Notable Births 2003 Nov 1 Ernest Nuamah, Ghanaian footballer
Notable Births 2003 Nov 1 Lautaro Rivero, Argentine footballer
Notable Births 2002 Nov 1 NLE Choppa, American rapper and YouTuber
Historical Events 2001 Nov 1 Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
Notable Births 2001 Nov 1 Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Australian rugby league player
Historical Events 2000 Nov 1 Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Historical Events 2000 Nov 1 Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.

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