On September 19.1976 ; Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew. source
On September 19.1976 ; Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people. source
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people.
On September 21.1938 ; The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people. source
On September 21.1938 ; The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
On September 22.1857 ; The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard. source
On September 22.1857 ; The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
On September 22.1995 ; An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed. source
On September 22.1995 ; An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
On September 23.1983 ; Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board. source
On September 23.1983 ; Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
On September 25.1978 ; PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people. source
On September 25.1978 ; PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
On September 26.1997 ; A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234. source
On September 26.1997 ; A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
On September 27.1959 ; Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. source
On September 27.1959 ; Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
On October 1.1966 ; West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. source
On October 1.1966 ; West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.
On October 2.1970 ; A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people. source
On October 2.1970 ; A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.
On October 2.1990 ; Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128. source
On October 2.1990 ; Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.
On October 4.1960 ; Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes after a bird strike on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people (out of 72 onboard). source
On October 4.1960 ; Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes after a bird strike on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people (out of 72 onboard).
On October 4.2001 ; Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. Seventy-eight people are killed. source
On October 4.2001 ; Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
On October 6.1976 ; Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados, after two bombs, placed on board by terrorists with connections to the CIA, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed. source
On October 6.1976 ; Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados, after two bombs, placed on board by terrorists with connections to the CIA, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.
On October 8.1895 ; Eulmi incident: Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside Gyeongbok Palace. source
On October 8.1895 ; Eulmi incident: Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside Gyeongbok Palace.
On October 10.1780 ; The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean. source
On October 10.1780 ; The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
On October 10.1998 ; A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. source
On October 10.1998 ; A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
On October 12.1918 ; A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Cloquet, Minnesota. source
On October 12.1918 ; A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Cloquet, Minnesota.
On October 12.1992 ; A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died. source
On October 12.1992 ; A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
On October 13.1972 ; Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued. source
On October 13.1972 ; Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.
On October 20.1991 ; A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people. source
On October 20.1991 ; A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.
On October 25.1995 ; A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students. source
On October 25.1995 ; A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
On October 26.2015 ; A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured. source
On October 26.2015 ; A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, killing 398 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.
On October 29.1953 ; BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Pianist William Kapell is among the 19 killed. source
On October 29.1953 ; BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Pianist William Kapell is among the 19 killed.
On October 31.1994 ; American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana, killing 68. source
On October 31.1994 ; American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana, killing 68.
On October 31.1999 ; EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board. source
On October 31.1999 ; EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
On November 5.1970 ; The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). source
On November 5.1970 ; The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).
On November 6.2004 ; An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. source
On November 6.2004 ; An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
On November 7.1918 ; The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. source
On November 7.1918 ; The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.