On December 20.1995 ; American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia killing 159. source
On December 20.1995 ; American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia killing 159.
On December 21.1910 ; An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners. source
On December 21.1910 ; An underground explosion at the Hulton Bank Colliery No. 3 Pit in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, England, kills 344 miners.
On December 24.1966 ; A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129. source
On December 24.1966 ; A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 129.
On December 25.1932 ; A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people. source
On December 25.1932 ; A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
On December 25.2012 ; An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people. source
On December 25.2012 ; An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.
On December 26.2006 ; An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people. source
On December 26.2006 ; An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people.
On December 27.1939 ; The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed. source
On December 27.1939 ; The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
On December 28.1879 ; Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75. source
On December 28.1879 ; Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
On December 28.2014 ; Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. source
On December 28.2014 ; Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard.
On December 29.2013 ; A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others. source
On December 29.2013 ; A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.
On December 30.2006 ; The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. source
On December 30.2006 ; The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
On December 31.1986 ; Arson at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97 people and injures 140. source
On December 31.1986 ; Arson at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97 people and injures 140.
Nine workers lost their lives during Gotthard Base Tunnel construction; one in the Amsteg section, two in the Sedrun section, and three each in the southernmost Faido and Bodio sections.
Chuck Daly was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2009 and died on May 9, 2009, at the age of 78. source
Chuck Daly was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2009 and died on May 9, 2009, at the age of 78.
President Abraham Lincoln lived for nine hours before succumbing to the severe head wound he sustained.