2012
A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
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2025
The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000…
The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.
1981
NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands,…
NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.
1985
Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
1856
An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete cause major damage as far as Egypt and Malta.
An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete cause major damage as far as Egypt and Malta.
1748
War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
2014
The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the…
The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
1856
An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete causes major damage as far as Egypt and Malta.
An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete causes major damage as far as Egypt and Malta.
1978
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard.
Aeroflot Flight 6515 crashes off Syvash, killing all 26 people aboard.
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.
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.