1978
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard.
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard.
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1886
Normanton incident: As the British merchant vessel Normanton sinks off the coast of Japan, her European officers…
Normanton incident: As the British merchant vessel Normanton sinks off the coast of Japan, her European officers appear to commandeer the ship's lifeboats for themselves, leaving her Asian crew and pa�
1596
The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a…
The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a retreat to port.
2010
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 400…
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 400 people.
1927
The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
1998
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go…
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
1985
Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
1948
A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing…
A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.
2010
Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from…
Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving�
2012
An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
1847
The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on…
The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.
2026
The S.S. United States is planned to be sunk off of the coast of Okaloosa County, Florida.
The S.S. United States is planned to be sunk off of the coast of Okaloosa County, Florida.
1928
SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320 km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly…
SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320 km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
2022
A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.
A mass stabbing occurs in Moscow, Idaho in which four University of Idaho students are killed in off-campus housing.
1906
In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world.…
In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote.
1940
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1915
World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given…
World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive.
1945
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters
World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
1944
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate
World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
1944
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545…
World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.