List of battles and other violent events by death toll

This page lists mortalities from battles and other individual military operations or acts of violence, sorted by death toll. For wars and events more extensive in scope, see List of wars and disasters by death toll. For natural disasters, see List of natural disasters by death toll.

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Battles and sieges

Many of the entries in this section are currently for total casualties rather than deaths. Until this notice is removed, check the individual links to confirm what the figure represents.

Bombing campaigns

Dresden after being bombed

World War II

Post-World War II

Individual air raids

World War II

Wartime ship disasters

Prior to World War I

Estimate Name Nat. Ship Type Principal casualties Where sunk Date
1300–1900 Sultana US Transport Steamboat Union POWs formerly held
by the Confederate Army 		Mississippi River
near Memphis 		April 27, 1865[5]
900 HMS Victory GB 1st-rate Crew The Casquets Oct 3, 1744
882-949 Soleil Royal France 1st-rate Crew English Channel June 3, 1692
838 HMS St George UK 1st-rate Crew North Sea Dec 24, 1811
800+ Kronan SE 1st-rate Crew Baltic Sea Jun 1, 1676
800+ HMS Royal George GB 1st-rate Crew Spithead Aug 29, 1782
800 HMS Association GB 2nd-rate Crew Isles of Scilly Oct 22, 1707
699 HMS Ramilles GB 3rd-rate Crew Bolt Head Feb 15, 1760
673 HMS Queen Charlotte GB 1st-rate Crew Livorno Mar 17, 1800
566 General Lyon US Transport Discharged Union soldiers, Confederate POWs Cape Hatteras Mar 31, 1865
600 HMS Hero UK 3rd-rate Crew Wadden Sea Dec 28, 1811
555 HMS Defence UK 3rd-rate Crew North Sea Dec 24, 1811
380 Mary Rose Eng Carrack Soldiers, crew The Solent Jul 19, 1545
372 Arniston Eng East Indiaman Soldiers, crew & their family Cape Agulhas May 30, 1815

World War I

The loss of two British cruisers to a German naval squadron at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914 was followed by the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December where most of the German force was destroyed. The Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 was the largest naval battle during World War I and resulted in the loss of three British battlecruisers and three armoured cruisers.

Estimate Name Nat. Ship Type Principal casualties Where sunk Date
1,255 HMS Queen Mary UK Battlecruiser Crew North Sea May 31, 1916
1,198 RMS Lusitania UK Ocean Liner Civilians Celtic Sea May 7, 1915
1,015 HMS Invincible UK Battlecruiser Crew North Sea May 31, 1916
1,013 HMS Indefatigable UK Battlecruiser Crew North sea May 31, 1916
903 HMS Defence UK Armoured cruiser Crew North Sea May 31, 1916
919[6] HMS Good Hope UK Armoured Cruiser Crew off Coronel, Chile Nov 1, 1914
857 HMS Black Prince UK Armoured cruiser Crew North Sea May 31, 1916
843 HMS Vanguard UK Battleship Crew Scapa Flow, Scotland Jul 19, 1917
839 SMS Pommern Ger Pre-dreadnought battleship Crew North Sea Jun 1, 1916
782 SMS Blücher Ger Armoured Cruiser Crew Dogger Bank Jan 24, 1915
860[7] SMS Scharnhorst Ger Armoured cruiser Crew Falkland Islands Dec 8, 1914
735[6] HMS Monmouth UK Armoured cruiser Crew off Coronel, Chile Nov 1, 1914
738 HMS Bulwark UK Battleship Crew Sheerness Nov 26, 1914
648 Suffren Fr Pre-dreadnought battleship Crew off Lisbon Nov 26, 1916
646 SS Mendi UK Troopship Troops English Channel Feb 21, 1917
650 Bouvet Fr Pre-dreadnought battleship Crew Dardanelles Mar 18, 1915
501 RMS Leinster UK Mail Ship Military personnel Irish Sea Oct 10, 1918
598[7] SMS Gneisenau Ger Armoured Cruiser Crew Falkland Islands Dec 8, 1914
570 HMS Goliath UK Battleship Crew Dardanelles May 13, 1915
524 HMS Hawke UK Cruiser Crew North Sea Oct 15, 1914
1450 HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy UK Armoured cruisers Crew North Sea near Netherlands Sept 22, 1914

World War II

Estimate Name Nat. Ship type Principal casualties Where sunk Date
9,000[8]Wilhelm Gustloff GermanyCruise shipGerman refugees from PolandBaltic SeaJan 30, 1945
6,000-6,700[9]Goya GermanyTroopshipWounded, refugeesBaltic SeaApr 16, 1945
5,000-7,000[10]Armenia USSR Hospital shipWounded, refugeesBlack SeaNov 7, 1941
5,000-7,000[11]Cap Arcona GermanyPrison shipConcentration camp prisonersBaltic SeaMay 3, 1945
5,620[12]Junyō Maru JapanHell shipJapanese labourers and Allied POW'sIndian OceanSep 18, 1944
5,400[13]Toyama Maru JapanTroopshipTroopsSea of JapanJun 29, 1944
4,998[14]Ryusei Maru JapanTroopshipTroopsBali SeaFeb 25, 1944
4,755[15] Tamatsu Maru JapanTroopshipTroopsOff LuzonAug 19, 1944
3,900[16]-5,000[17]Totila GermanyCargo shipTroopsCrimean PeninsulaMay 10, 1944
4,074[18] Oria  Germany Troopship Italian POWs Cape Sounion Feb 12, 1944
3,850[19] Orion  Germany Auxiliary cruiser Refugees Baltic Sea May 4, 1945
3,000-4,500[20]
(1,738 known dead;
2,477 survived)		 HMT Lancastria  UK Troopship Troops, refugees Bay of Biscay Jun 17, 1940
2,000-4,000 Teja  Germany Cargo ship Troops Crimean Peninsula May 10, 1944
2,000-5,400[21] Ural Maru  Japan Troopship Wounded, troops South China Sea Sep 27, 1944
3,536[22] Mayasan Maru  Japan Troopship Troops East China Sea Aug 17, 1944
3,000-4,000[23] General von Steuben  Germany Passenger ship Wounded, refugees Baltic Sea Feb 10, 1945
3055[24][25]-3063[26] Yamato  Japan Battleship Crew Sea of Japan Apr 7, 1945
3,000[27] Tango Maru  Japan Hell ship Javanese labourers and Allied POW's Bali Sea Feb 25, 1944
2,750[28] Thielbek  Germany Prison ship Concentration camp prisoners Baltic Sea May 3, 1945
2,750[29] Lenin  USSR Passenger ship Passengers, troops Black Sea Jul 27, 1941
2,700[30] Moero  Germany Hospital ship Soldiers and civilians from Estonia Baltic Sea Sep 22, 1944
2,670[31] Petrella  Germany Cargo liner Italian POW's Suda Bay, Crete Feb 8, 1944
2,665[32] Teia Maru  Japan Troopship Troops Off Luzon Aug 18, 1944
2,586[16] Yoshida Maru No. 1  Japan Troopship Troops Off Luzon Apr 26, 1944
2,571[33] Rigel  Norway Cargo ship Troops, Soviet POW's Off Norway Nov 27, 1944
2,300[34] Akitsu Maru  Japan Escort aircraft carrier Troops Manila Bay Nov 15, 1944
2,134[35] Hawaii Maru  Japan Troopship Troops East China Sea Dec 2, 1944
2;114[36] Edogawa Maru  Japan Troopship Troops Yellow sea[37] Nov 18, 1944
2,100+[38] Bismarck  Germany Battleship Crew Atlantic Ocean May 27, 1941
2,098[39] Sinfra  Germany Cargo ship Italian POWs Suda Bay, Crete Oct 20, 1943
2,035[40] Kamakura Maru  Japan Troopship Soldiers and civilians Philippines Sea Apr 28, 1943
2,003[41] Awa Maru  Japan Hospital ship[42] Civilians Taiwan Straits Apr 1, 1945
2,000[43] Dainichi Maru  Japan Hell ship, Troopship Troops Philippines Sea Oct 8, 1943
2,000[44] Salzburg  Germany Cargo liner Russian POW's Black Sea Oct 1, 1942
2,000 Iosif Stalin  USSR Passenger ship Troops, crew Baltic Sea Dec 3, 1941
1,932[45] Scharnhorst  Germany Battleship Crew Arctic Ocean Dec 26, 1943
1,796[46] Gaetano Donizetti  Italy Cargo ship Italian POW's Aegean Sea Sep 23, 1943
1,777[47] Arisan Maru  Japan Hell ship US POW's China Sea Oct 24, 1944
1,747[48] Arabia Maru  Japan Troopship Troops South China Sea Oct 18, 1944
1,700[49] Takahito Maru  Japan Hospital ship Wounded, civilians Taiwan Strait Mar 19, 1943
1,658[50] RMS Laconia  UK Armed merchant cruiser Italian POW's, civilians South Atlantic Sep 12, 1942
660[51]-1,650[52] Taihō  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Philippine Sea Mar 7, 1944
1,636[53] Yamashiro  Japan Battleship Crew Surigao Strait Oct 25, 1944
1,540[54] Koshu Maru  Japan Hell shipPassengers, Allied POW'sIndonesia Aug 4, 1944
1,529[55] Tsushima Maru  Japan Passenger ship Schoolchildren, civilians Sea of Japan Aug 22, 1944
1,470[56] Chiyoda  Japan Light aircraft carrier Crew Philippines Sea Oct 25, 1944
1,450[57] Maebashi Maru  Japan Troopship Troops Pacific Ocean Sep 30, 1943
1,435[58] Shinano  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Pacific Ocean Nov 29, 1944
1,430[59] Jinyo Maru  Japan Cargo ship Troops South China Sea Dec 7, 1944
1,428[60] Shiranesan Maru (I) JapanTroopship Troops South China Sea Oct 18, 1944
1,415[61] HMS Hood  UK Battlecruiser Crew Denmark Strait May 24, 1941
1,400[62] Fusō  Japan Battleship Crew Surigao Strait Oct 25, 1944
1,400[63] Chikuma  Japan Heavy cruiserCrew Philippine Sea Oct 25, 1944
1,400[64] Tatsuta Maru  Japan Troopship Troops Sea of Japan Feb 9, 1943
1,384[65] Fuso Maru  Japan Troopship Troops South China Sea Jul 31, 1944
1,300[66] Mario Roselli  Italy Cargo ship Italian POW's Corfu Bay Oct 10, 1943
1,291[67] Conte Rosso  Italy Troopship Troops Mediterranean Sea May 24, 1941
1.288[68] Yasukuni Maru  Japan TroopshipTechnical personnel Philippines Sea Jan 31, 1944
1,279[69] Khedive Ismail  Egypt Troopship Troops Indian Ocean Feb 12, 1944
1,263[70] Shōkaku  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Philippine Sea Jun 19, 1944
1,253[71] Roma  Italy BattleshipCrew Mediterranean Sep 8, 1943
1,250[72] Kongō  Japan Battleship Crew Formosa Strait Nov 21, 1944
1,243[73] Chuyo  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Izu Islands Dec 4, 1943
1,240[74] Unryū  Japan Escort aircraft carrier Crew East China Sea Dec 19, 1944
1,207[75] HMS Glorious  UK Aircraft carrier Crew Norwegian Sea Jun 8, 1940
1,159[76] Rakuyo Maru  Japan Hell ship British and Australian POW's South China Sea Sep 12, 1944
1,138[77] Rohna  UK Troopship US troops, crew Mediterranean Nov 26, 1943
1,124[78] Montevideo Maru  Japan Hell ship Australian POW's, civilians Philippine Sea? Jul 1, 1942
1,121[79] Mutsu  JapanBattleship Crew, flying cadets Hashirajima (Japan) Jun 8, 1943
1,118[80] Hakozaki Maru  Japan Troopship Troops Yellow Sea Mar 19, 1945
1,023[81] Musashi  Japan Battleship Crew Leyte Gulf Oct 24, 1944
1,000[82] Eiwa Maru  Japan Tanker shipTroopsSouth China Sea Nov 13, 1944
991[83] Galilea  Italy TroopshipItalian alpine troops, Italian carabinieri, Greek POW'sMediterranean Sea Mar 28, 1942
956-1,025[84] Neuwerk  Germany Cargo ship Refugees, railway workers, doctors Baltic Sea Apr 10, 1945
977[85] Bretagne  France Battleship Crew Mers El Kébir Jul 3, 1940
850-1,100[86] Shuntien  UK Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship Italian and German POW's, British soldiers, crew Mediterranean Sea Dec 23, 1941
970[87] Karlsruhe  Germany Cargo ship Passengers, crew Baltic sea Apr 13, 1945
956[88] Taihei Maru  JapanTroopship Troops Sea of Okhotsk Jul 9, 1944
954[89] Palatia  Germany Passenger ship Crew, Soviet POWs Off Lindesnes Oct 21, 1942
946[90] Exercise Tiger  UK Military exercise US troops South Devon Apr 28, 1944
945[91] Aikoku Maru  Japan Armed merchant cruiser Troops Pacific Ocean Feb 17, 1944
918[92]Corregidor  PhilippinesOcean linerPassengers, crewSouth China Sea Dec 12, 1941
920 Blücher  Germany Heavy cruiser Troops, crew Oslofjord Apr 9, 1940
903[93] Chitose Japan Light aircraft carrierCrew Philippines SeaOct 25, 1944
800[94]-901[95] Unyō JapanEscort aircraft carrierCrew South China Sea Sep 17, 1944
900[96] Haguro  JapanHeavy cruiser Crew Strait of MalaccaMay 16, 1945
895[97] Tirpitz  Germany Battleship Crew Tromsø Nov 12, 1944
883[98] USS Indianapolis  USA Heavy cruiser Crew Philippine Sea Jul 30, 1945
881[99] Nachi  Japan Heavy cruiserCrew Manila Bay Nov 5, 1944
862[100] HMS Barham  UK Battleship Crew Mediterranean Sea Nov 25, 1941
858[101] RMS Nova Scotia  UK Troopship Passengers, British military and naval personnel, South African guards, Italian civil internees Indian Ocean Nov 28, 1942
846[102] Lisbon Maru  Japan Hell ship British and Canadian POW's East China Sea Oct 1, 1942
843[103] Zuikaku  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Leyte GulfOct 25,1944
833[104] HMS Royal Oak  UK Battleship Crew Scapa Flow Oct 14, 1939
817[105] Taiyo Maru  Japan Passenger ship Passengers, crew East China Sea May 8, 1942
814[106] Kaga  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Midway Jun 4, 1942
808[107] Leopoldville  Belgium Troopship US Troops English Channel Dec 24, 1944
791 Struma  Panama Passenger Crew Black Sea Feb 24, 1942
718 Sōryū  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Midway Jun 4, 1942
693 USS Houston  USA Heavy cruiser CrewJava Sea March 1, 1942
655 Ceramic  UK Passenger Civilians Atlantic Ocean Dec 6, 1942
645 HMAS Sydney  UK Light cruiser Crew Indian Ocean Nov 19, 1941
631 Shōhō  Japan Aircraft carrier Crew Coral Sea May 7, 1942
549 Ukishima Maru  Japan Transport Korean forced labourers Maizuru, Japan Aug 24, 1945
518 HMS Courageous  UK Aircraft carrier Crew Irish coast Sep 17, 1939
513 HMS Repulse  UK Battlecruiser Crew South China Sea Dec 10, 1941
484 Yoma  UK Troopship Crew, British Army troops & Free French Navy personnel[108] Mediterranean June 17, 1943
353 HMAS Perth  UK Light cruiser Crew Sunda Strait Mar 1, 1942
338 HMS Curacoa  UK Light cruiser Crew Atlantic? Oct 2, 1942
327 HMS Prince of Wales  UK Battleship Crew South China Sea Dec 10, 1941
271 Ilmarinen  Finland Coastal defence ship Crew Baltic Sea Sep 13, 1941
159 USS Asheville  USA Gunboat crew Java Sea March 3, 1942
137 Caribou  Canada Ferry Passengers, crew Cabot Strait Oct 14, 1942

Post World War II

Estimate Name Nat. Ship Type Principal casualties Where sunk Date
2,750 SS Kiangya Chi Steamship Refugees Shanghai Dec 3, 1948
323 ARA General Belgrano Arg Cruiser Crew South Atlantic May 2, 1982
194 INS Khukri Ind Frigate Crew Arabian Sea Dec 8, 1971
20 HMS Sheffield UK Guided missile destroyer Crew South Atlantic May 4, 1982

Terrorist attacks

Estimate Name Political Ideology Country Location Date
2,996 September 11 attacks Salafist United States New York City
Arlington County, Virginia
Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania 		2001
774 1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers Tamil separatism Sri Lanka Eastern Province, Sri Lanka 1990
500 2007 Yazidi communities bombings Tafiri Iraq Kahtaniya and Adnaniyah 2007
449 May 2013 Iraq attacks Isamic State Takfiri Iraq Across Iraq 2013
422 Cinema Rex fire Disputed Iran Abadan, Iran 1978
400 Massacre of Trujillo Paramilitary groups Colombia Trujillo, Valle del Cauca 1990
389 July 2013 Iraq attacks Isamic State Takfiri Iraq Across Iraq 2013
336+ 2014 Gamboru Ngala attack Jihadism Nigeria Gamboru Ngala 2014
200-800 Rais massacre Jihadism Algeria village of Rais, near Sidi Moussa and south of Algiers 1997
200-400 Bentalha massacre Jihadism Algeria village of Bentalha about 15 km south of Algiers 1997
385 Beslan school hostage crisis Chechen separatism Russia Beslan 2004
329 Air India Flight 182 Sikh extremism Ireland Irish Atlantic airspace 1985
307 1983 Beirut barracks bombing Jihadism Lebanon Beirut 1983
293 Russian apartment bombings Jihadism Russia Moscow 1999
270 Pan Am Flight 103 State-sponsored terrorism United Kingdom Lockerbie, Scotland 1988
257 1993 Bombay bombings Jihadism India Mumbai 1993
252 2001 Angola train attack Separatism Angola 2001
238 MV Dara Unknown Southwest Asia Persian Gulf 1961
224 Metrojet Flight 9268 Jihadism Egypt Sinai Peninsula 2015
224 1998 United States embassy bombings Jihadism Kenya,
Tanzania 		Nairobi,
Dar es Salaam 		1998
222+ January 2012 Nigeria attacks Jihadism Nigeria Mubi, Yola, Gombi, Maiduguri and Kano 2012
215 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings Jihadism Iraq Sadr City 2006
209 2006 Mumbai train bombings Jihadism India Mumbai 2006
202 2002 Bali bombings Jihadism Indonesia Bali 2002
198 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2007
191 2004 Madrid train bombings Jihadism Spain Madrid 2004
178+ 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq Jihadism Iraq Kerbala and Baghdad 2004
175 2008 Mumbai attacks Jihadism India Mumbai 2008
171 UTA Flight 772 Jihadism Niger 1989
170 Moscow theater hostage crisis Chechen separatism Russia Moscow 2002
168 Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis Chechen separatism Russia Kizlyar, Pervomayskoye, and Sovetskoye 1996
168 Oklahoma City bombing Militia movement United States Oklahoma City 1995
155 October 2009 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2009
152 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre Jihadism Iraq Tal Afar 2007
150+ 2015 Baga massacre Jihadism Nigeria Baga 2015
150 St Nedelya Church assault Communism Bulgaria Sofia 1925
148 Gyaneshwari Express train derailment Unknown India 2010
147 2015 Garissa University College attack Jihadism Kenya Garissa 2015
147 Kattankudy mosque massacre Tamil separatism Sri Lanka Kattankudy, Batticaloa District 1990
146 Anuradhapura massacre Tamil Separatism Sri Lanka Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura District 1985
145 2014 Peshawar school attack Jihadism Pakistan Peshawar 2014
140 Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis Chechen separatism Russia Budyonnovsk 1995
137 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings Jihadism Yemen Sana'a 2015
137 November 2015 Paris attacks Jihadism France Paris 2015
136 2007 Karachi bombing Jihadism Pakistan Karachi 2007
135 February 3, 2007 Baghdad market bombing Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2007
133+ January 2011 Iraq suicide attacks Jihadism Iraq 2011
130 Rafiganj train disaster Unknown India Rafiganj 2002
128 Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 Unknown China Guangzhou 1990
127 December 2009 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2009
127 2005 Al Hillah bombing Jihadism Iraq Al Hillah 2005
125 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Unknown Indian Ocean 1996
120 2007 Al Hillah bombings Jihadism Iraq Al Hillah 2007
120 2012 Sana'a bombing Jihadism Yemen Sana'a 2012
120 Palace of Justice siege 19th of April Movement Colombia Bogotá 1985
120 October 1995 Eastern Sri Lanka massacres Tamil Separatism Sri Lanka Eastern Province, Sri Lanka 1995
119 Bojayá massacre United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia Colombia Choco 2002
117 September 2015 Maiduguri bombing Jihadism Nigeria Maiduguri 2015
117 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing Jihadism Pakistan Peshawar 2009
117 2004 Irbil bombings Jihadism Iraq Irbil 2004
116 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing Jihadism Philippines 2004
114+ 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2010
113+ 2 November 2010 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2010
112 2006 Digampathana bombing Tamil Separatism Sri Lanka Digampathana 2006
112 September 14, 2005 Baghdad bombing Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2005
112 Avianca Flight 203 Criminal act Colombia 1989
112 Gulf Air Flight 771 Jihadism United Arab Emirates Dubai 1983
110 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing Jihadism Pakistan Orakzai 2008
105 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing Jihadism Pakistan Lakki Marwat 2010
104 Mohmand Agency attack Jihadism Pakistan Mohmand Agency 2010
102 2015 Ankara bombings Jihadism Turkey Ankara 2015
102 First Tyre truck bombing attack Islamism Lebanon Tyre 1982
101 19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2009
100+ 2011 Damaturu attacks Jihadism Nigeria 2011
100 2008 Kandahar bombing Jihadism Afghanistan Kandahar 2008
98 May 2010 attacks on Ahmadi mosques in Lahore Jihadism Pakistan Lahore 2010
98 1 February 2008 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2008
98 Musayyib fuel tanker bombing Jihadism Iraq Musayyib 2005
91 King David Hotel bombing Zionism Mandatory Palestine Jerusalem 1946
90 Central Bank Bombing Tamil Separatism Sri Lanka Colombo 1996
90 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks Jihadism Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh 2005
89 Russian airplane bombings Chechen separatism Russia Moscow 2004
88 TWA Flight 841 Jihadism Ionian Sea 1974
88 22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2007
86 AMIA Bombing Islamism Argentina Buenos Aires 1994
85 April 2010 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2010
85 Buratha Mosque bombing Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2006
85 Stazione Centrale bombing Neo-fascism Italy Bologna 1980
83 2002 Grozny truck bombing Chechen separatism Russia Grozny 2002
83 Imam Ali Mosque bombing Jihadism Iraq Najaf 2003
81 2008 Assam bombings Assamese separatism India Assam 2008
80 Jaipur bombings Jihadism India Jaipur 2008
80 1985 Beirut car bombing Jihadism Lebanon Beirut 1985
78 Bombing of Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 Anti-Castroism Cuba Atlantic Sea 1976
77 2011 Norway attacks Neo-fascism Norway Oslo and Utøya 2011
76 February 12, 2007 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2007
76 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada Maoism India Dantewada, Chhattisgarh 2010
75 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing Jihadism Afghanistan Baghlan 2008
74 July 2010 Kampala attacks Jihadism Uganda Kampala 2010
74 2005 Khanaqin bombings Jihadism Iraq Khanaqin 2005
74 21 April 2004 Basra bombings Jihadism Iraq Basra 2004
74 2004 Kufa shelling Unknown Iraq Kufa 2004
73+ September 2010 Quetta bombing Jihadism Pakistan Quetta 2010
73 20 June 2009 Taza bombing Jihadism Iraq Taza 2009
73 Hafte Tir bombing Mojahedin-e-Khalq Iran Tehran 1981
72+ March 2010 Lahore bombings Jihadism Pakistan Lahore 2010
70+ July 2010 Baghdad attacks Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2010
70 2008 Wah bombing Jihadism Pakistan Wah 2008
70 2007 Baghdad Mustansiriya University bombing Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2007
69+ 17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2010
69 June 2009 Baghdad bombing Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2009
68 6 March 2008 Baghdad bombing Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2008
68 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings Jihadism India 2007
68 2004 Baqubah bombing Jihadism Iraq Baqubah 2004
67 Westgate shopping mall shooting Jihadism Kenya Nairobi 2013
67 In Amenas hostage crisis Jihadism Algeria In Amenas 2013
67 19 December 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings Jihadism Iraq Karbala 2004
66 2010 Darra Adam Khel mosque bombing Jihadism Pakistan Darra Adam Khel 2010
66 Kebithigollewa massacre Tamil Separatism Sri Lanka Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura District 2006
64 Dehiwala train bombing (1996) Tamil Separatism Sri Lanka Dehiwala, Colombo District 1996
63 Luxor massacre Jihadism Egypt Luxor 1997
63 12 February 2007 Baghdad bombings Jihadism Iraq Baghdad 2007
63 DAS Building bombing Criminal act Colombia Bogotá 1989
63 Iraqi Airways Flight 163 Jihadism Saudi Arabia Arar 1986
63 April 1983 US Embassy bombing Jihadism Lebanon Beirut 1983
62 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing Chechen separatism Russia Vladikavkaz 1999
62 1 July 2006 Sadr City bombing Jihadism Iraq Sadr City 2006
62 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings Jihadism India Delhi 2005
62 24 June 2004 Mosul bombings Jihadism Iraq Mosul 2004
60 2005 Amman bombings Jihadism Jordan Amman 2005
60 EgyptAir Flight 648 Jihadism Greece Athens 1985
60 Second Tyre truck bombing attack Jihadism Lebanon Tyre 1983
59 2003 Znamenskoye suicide bombing Chechen separatism Russia Znamenskoye 2003
58 2010 Baghdad church attack Isamic State Takfiri Iraq Baghdad 2010
58 6 April 2010 Baghdad bombings Iraq Insurgent Iraq Baghdad 2010
58 April 2010 Kohat bombings Deobandi fundamentalism Pakistan Kohat 2010
58 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul Pashtunwali Afghanistan Kabul 2008
58 1948 Ben Yehuda Street bombing Palestinian Nationalism Mandatory Palestine Jerusalem 1948
57 Nishtar Park bombing Takfiri Pakistan Karachi 2006
57 2003 Istanbul Bombings Salafist Turkey Istanbul 2003
56 2008 Ahmedabad bombings Pan-Islamism India Ahmedabad 2008
56 7 July 2005 London bombings Salafist United Kingdom London 2005
54 1 February 2010 Baghdad bombing Iraq Insurgent Iraq Baghdad 2010
54 December 2009 Lahore attacks TPP Separatists Pakistan Lahore 2009
54 Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing TPP Separatists Pakistan Islamabad 2008
53+ 25 August 2010 Iraq bombings Iraq Insurgent Iraq Kut 2010
52 2011 Monterrey casino attack Criminal act Mexico Monterrey 2011
52 2003 Mumbai bombings Salafist India Mumbai 2003
52 Reyhanlı bombings Isamic State Takfiri Turkey Reyhanlı 2013
51 2009 African Union base bombings in Mogadishu Salafist Somalia Mogadishu 2009
51 17 June 2008 Baghdad bombing Iraq Insurgency Iraq Baghdad 2008
50+ Dera Ghazi Khan bombings TPP Separatists Pakistan Dera Ghazi Khan 2011
50+ December 2010 Mohmand Agency bombings TPP Separatists Pakistan Mohmand Agency 2010
50 5 April 2010 Peshawar bombings TPP Separatists Pakistan Peshawar 2010
50 July 2010 Lahore bombings Unknown Pakistan Lahore 2010
48 27 January 2011 Baghdad bombing Salafist Iraq Baghdad 2011
48 2009 Jamrud mosque bombing Unknown Pakistan Jamrud 2009
47 December 2010 Bajaur bombing TPP Seperatists Pakistan Khar 2010
47 14 September 2004 Baghdad bombing Iraq Insurgent Iraq Baghdad 2004
47 2008 Parachinar bombing Unknown Pakistan Parachinar 2008
46 2003 Stavropol train bombing Chechen Separatists Russia Stavropol 2003
46 2003 Casablanca bombings Salafist Morocco Casablanca 2003
44 Kaspiysk bombing Dagestan Separatist Russia Kaspiysk 2002
43+ 7 August 2010 Basra attacks Iraq Insurgent Iraq Basra 2010
43 May 2014 Ürümqi attack East Turkistan Seperatists China Ürümqi 2014
43 2009 Pishin bombing Salafist Iran Pishin 2009
43 2009 Karachi bombing TPP Separatists Pakistan Karachi 2009
43 2008 Issers bombing Salafist Algeria Issers 2008
43 2015 Beirut bombings Isamic State Takfiri Lebanon Beirut 2015
42 25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings Islamic fundamentalism India Hyderabad 2007
42 April 4, 2010 Baghdad bombings Salafist Iraq Baghdad 2010
42 February 2004 Moscow metro bombing Chechen separatism Russia Moscow 2004
41 30 September 2004 Baghdad bombing Salafist Iraq Baghdad 2004
41 25 January 2010 Baghdad bombings Salafist Iraq Baghdad 2010
41 December 11, 2007 Algiers bombings Salafist Algeria Algiers 2007
40+ 9 March 2011 Peshawar bombing TPP Seperatists Pakistan Peshawar 2011
40 La Gabarra massacre United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia Colombia Norte de Santander 1996
40 Nadahan wedding bombing Unknown Afghanistan Kandahar Province 2010
40 2010 Moscow Metro bombings Chechen separatism Russia Moscow 2010
39 2015 Sousse attacks Isamic State Takfiri Tunisia Sousse 2015
39 May 2010 Mogadishu bombings Unknown Somalia Mogadishu 2010
38 Coastal Road massacre Palestinian Nationalism Israel Coastal Highway 1978
38 2010 Chabahar suicide bombing Salafist Iran Chabahar 2010
38 October 2009 Lahore attacks TPP Seperatists Pakistan Lahore 2009
38 2016 Brussels bombings Isamic State Takfiri Belgium Brussels 2016
38 December 2009 Rawalpindi attack TPP Seperatists Pakistan Rawalpindi 2009
38 2001 attack on Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly Kasmir Seperatists India Srinagar 2001
38 Wall Street bombing Anarchism United States New York City 1920
37 March 2016 Ankara bombing Kurdish nationalism Turkey Ankara 2016
37 2006 Malegaon blasts Militant Hinduism India 2006
37 Domodedovo International Airport bombing Salafist Russia Moscow 2011
36 2003 El Nogal Club bombing FARC Colombia Bogotá 2003
35+ 2010 Dantewada bus bombing Maoism India Dantewada 2010
35 Dublin and Monaghan bombings Ulster Loyalism Ireland Dublin,
Monaghan		 1974
35 September 2010 Lahore bombings Salafist Pakistan Lahore 2010
35 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings Iraq Insurgent Iraq Baghdad 2003
35 November 2009 Rawalpindi bombing TPP Separatists Pakistan Rawalpindi 2009
35 2009 Beledweyne bombing Salafist Somalia Beledweyne 2009
35 2009 Lahore bombing TPP Separatists Pakistan Lahore 2009
35 September 2008 Peshawar bombing Unknown Pakistan Peshawar 2008
35 2008 Baquba bombings Iraq Insurgency Iraq Baqubah 2008
35 Riyadh compound bombings Salafist Saudi Arabia Riyadh 2003
34 April 2009 Baghdad bombings Unknown Iraq Baghdad 2009
34 2004 Sinai bombings Palestinian Nationalists Egypt Taba,
Nuweiba 		2004
33 2014 Kunming attack East Turkistan Separatists China Kunming 2014
33 Akshardham Temple attack Salafist India Gandhinagar 2002
33 2009 Dera Ghazi Khan bombing Takfiri Pakistan Dera Ghazi Khan 2009
33 2010 Baqubah bombings Salafist Iraq Baqubah 2010
33 11 April 2007 Algiers bombings Salafist Algeria Algiers 2007
33 2015 Suruç bombing Isamic State Takfiri Turkey Suruç 2015
33 Pan Am Flight 110 Palestinian Nationalism Italy Rome 1973
33 1998 Coimbatore bombings Islamism India Coimbatore 1998
32 December 2013 Volgograd bombings Salafist Russia Volgograd 2013
32 2009 African Union base bombings in Mogadishu Salafist Somalia Mogadishu 2009
32 Muna Hotel attack Salafist Somalia Mogadishu 2010
32 28 September 2008 Baghdad bombings Isamic State Takfiri Iraq Baghdad 2008
31+ 19 September 2010 Baghdad bombings Isamic State Takfiri Iraq Baghdad 2010
30 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings Islamism India Delhi 2008
30 February 2010 Khyber Mosque bombing Unknown Pakistan Khyber Agency 2010
30 Mapiripán Massacre United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia Colombia Mapiripán 1997
30 Passover massacre Palestinian Nationalism Israel Netanya 2002
30 2007 Dellys bombing Salafists Algeria Dellys 2007
30 February 2016 Ankara bombing Kurdish nationalism Turkey Ankara 2016
29 Cave of the Patriarchs massacre Kahanism Palestinian Territories Hebron 1994
29 1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires Pan-Islamism Argentina Buenos Aires 1992
29 Omagh bombing Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Omagh 1998
28 2003 Nasiriyah bombing Iraq Insurgency Iraq Nasiriyah 2003
28 2009 Nevsky Express bombing Salafist Russia Bologoye 2009
28 2006 Varanasi bombings Islamism India Varanasi 2006
27+ 24 January 2011 Iraq bombings Unknown Iraq Baghdad 2011
27+ 2010 Zahedan bombings Salafist Iran Zahedan 2010
27 2015 Bamako hotel attack Salafist Mali Bamako 2015
27 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing Isamic State Takfiri Kuwait Kuwait City 2015
27 1994 Baku Metro bombings Lezghin Separatists Azerbaijan Baku 1994
27 JAT Flight 367 Fascism (Ustaše) Czechoslovakia Srbská Kamenice 1972
26 Lod Airport massacre Palestinian Nationalism Israel Tel Aviv 1972
26 First Jaffa Road bus bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel Jerusalem 1996
25+ Assassination of Benazir Bhutto Salafist Pakistan Rawalpindi 2007
25+ February 2010 Karachi bombings Takfiri Pakistan Karachi 2010
25 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing Salafist Somalia Mogadishu 2009
25 September 2007 bombings in Rawalpindi Pashtunwali Pakistan Rawalpindi 2007
25 2009 Nazran bombing Salafist Russia Nazran 2009
25 2010 Peshawar bombing Islamism Pakistan Peshawar 2010
25 Tarata bombing Maoism Peru Lima 1992
24 2011 Alexandria bombing Salafist Egypt Alexandria 2011
23 2016 Ouagadougou attacks Salafist Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 2016
23 2011 Kashgar attacks East Turkistan Seperatists China Kashgar 2011
23 2009 Pakistan Army General Headquarters attack TPP Separatists Pakistan Punjab 2009
23 2006 Dahab bombings Iraq Insurgents Egypt Dahab 2006
23 Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel Jerusalem 2003
22 Rizal Day bombings Salafist Philippines Metro Manila 2000
22 2004 Khobar massacre Salafist Saudi Arabia Khobar 2004
22 2007 Batna bombing Salafist Algeria Batna 2007
22 2004 Forward Operating Base Marez bombing Iraq Insurgency Iraq Mosul 2004
22 Canal Hotel bombing Iraq Insurgency Iraq Baghdad 2003
22 Dizengoff Street bus bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Tel Aviv 1994
22 Beit Lid massacre Palestinian Nationalists Israel 1995
21+ Bacha Khan University attack TPP Separatists Pakistan Charsadda 2016
21 Bardo National Museum attack Isamic State Takfiri Tunisia Tunis 2015
21 Kosheh massacre Revenge Egypt Kosheh 2000
21 1987 Hipercor bombing Basque nationalism Spain Barcelona 1987
21 Los Angeles Times bombing Militant Trade Unionism United States Los Angeles 1910
21 Birmingham pub bombings Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Birmingham 1974
21 Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Tel Aviv 2001
21 Maxim restaurant suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Haifa 2003
20+ Pan Am Flight 73 Palestinian Nationalists Pakistan Karachi 1986
20 2011 Faisalabad bombing TPP Separatists Pakistan Faisalabad 2011
20 2009 Zahedan bombing Salafist Iran Zahedan 2009
20 2011 Mumbai bombings Salafist India Mumbai 2011
20 January 2015 Île-de-France attacks Salafist France In and around Paris 2015
20 Khobar Towers bombing Shia Militants Saudi Arabia Khobar 1996
19 Patt Junction Bus Bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Jerusalem 2002
19 Rome and Vienna airport attacks Palestinian Nationalists Italy, Austria Rome, Vienna 1985
19 2003 Karbala bombings Takfir Iraq Karbala 2003
19 2008 attack on the American Embassy in Yemen Salafi Yemen Sana'a 2008
19 February 2010 Khyber bombing TPP Separatists Pakistan Khyber 2010
18 Pakistan CID building attack Salafi Pakistan Karachi 2010
18 1985 El Descanso bombing Unknown Spain Madrid 1985
18 Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings Salafist Indonesia Jakarta, Pekanbaru, Medan, Bandung, Batam Island, Mojokerto, Mataram, and Sukabumi 2000
18 2007 Zahedan bombings Salafist Iran Zahedan 2007
18 May 2010 Kabul bombing State Sponsored Afghanistan Kabul 2010
18 February 2010 Kabul attack State Sponsored Afghanistan Kabul 2010
18 2011 Hotan attack East Turkistan Separatists China Hotan 2011
17 USS Cole bombing Salafist Yemen Aden 2000
17 2008 Istanbul bombings Kurdish nationalism Turkey Istanbul 2008
17 Munich massacre Palestinian nationalism Germany Munich 1972
17 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad Unknown Iraq Baghdad 2003
17 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack State sponsored Afghanistan Kabul 2009
17 2010 Pune bombing Salafist India Pune 2010
17 Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel Haifa 2003
17 2010 Vladikavkaz bombing Radical Islam Russia Vladikavkaz 2010
16 2011 Marrakech bombing Salafist Morocco Marrakech 2011
16 2001 Bahawalpur church attack Salafist Pakistan Bahawalpur 2001
16 January 2010 Bajaur bombing TTP Separatists Pakistan Bajaur 2010
16 2009 Lahore police academy attacks TTP Separatists Pakistan Lahore 2009
16 2015 San Bernardino attack Salafist United States San Bernardino 2015
15 École Polytechnique massacre Anti-feminism Canada Montreal 1989
15 2011 Imbaba church attacks Salafist Egypt Imbaba 2011
15 Matza restaurant suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel Haifa 2002
15 El Aro Massacre United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia Colombia Ituango 1997
15 Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel Jerusalem 2001
14 2011 Minsk Metro bombing Unknown Belarus Minsk 2011
14 Karkur junction suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel 2002
14 2008 Shiraz explosion Iraninan Monarchists Iran Shiraz 2008
13 1999 Istanbul bombings Kurdish nationalism Turkey Istanbul 1999
13 2002 Karachi bus bombing Salafist Pakistan Karachi 2002
13 2009 Fort Hood shooting Salafist United States Texas 2009
13 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway Aum Shinrikyo Japan Tokyo 1995
13 2006 Moscow market bombing Russian supremacists Russia Moscow 2006
13 Dizengoff Center suicide bombing Palestinian Nationalism Israel Tel Aviv 1996
13 2008 Beni Amrane bombings Salafist Algeria Beni Amrane 2008
13 Oktoberfest terror attack Radical right Germany Munich 1980
13 Cafetería Rolando bombing Basque nationalism Spain Madrid 1974
12+ 2010 Hakkâri bus attack Kurdish nationalism Turkey Hakkâri Province 2010
12 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing Salafist Indonesia Jakarta 2003
12 October 2010 Abuja attacks Niger Separatists Nigeria Abuja 2010
12 2001 Indian Parliament attack Salafist India New Delhi 2001
12 2002 US consulate bombing in Karachi Salafist Pakistan Karachi 2002
12 Remembrance Day bombing Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Enniskillen 1987
12 Charlie Hebdo shooting Salafist France Paris 2015
12 M62 coach bombing Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Yorkshire 1974
12 December 2009 Lower Dir mosque bombing Unknown Pakistan Lower Dir 2009
12 2010 Kizlyar bombings Dagestan Separatists Russia Kizlyar 2010
12 2008 Vladikavkaz bombing Chechen Separatists Russia Vladikavkaz 2008
12 Plaza República Dominicana bombing Basque nationalism Spain Madrid 1986
11 January 2016 Istanbul bombing Tafiri Turkey Istanbul 2016
11 Nag Hammadi massacre Revenge Egypt Nag Hammadi 2010
11 2002 Zamboanga City bombings Moro Separatists Philippines Zamboanga City 2002
11 1987 Zaragoza Barracks bombing Basque nationalism Spain Zaragoza 1987
11 Deal barracks bombing Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Deal 1989
11 Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings Irish Republicanism United Kingdom London 1982
11 Café Moment bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Jerusalem 2002
11 Kiryat Menachem bus bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Jerusalem 2002
11 Gaza Street bus bombing Palestinian Nationalists Israel Jerusalem 2004
10 2003 Mumbai train bombing Unknown India Mumbai 2003
10 2007 attack on tourists in Yemen Salafist Yemen Mareb 2007
10 August 2004 Moscow Metro bombing Chechen Separatists Russia Moscow 2004
10 2010 Badakhshan massacre Pashtun Nationalists Afghanistan Badakhshan Province 2010
10 February 2010 Lower Dir bombing Deobandi Fundamentalism Pakistan Lower Dir 2010
9 2009 Jakarta bombings Salafist Indonesia Jakarta 2009
9 Charleston Church Shooting White Supremacy United States Charleston 2015
9 2007 Ankara bombing Kurdish nationalism Turkey Ankara 2007
9 Bloody Friday (1972) Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Belfast 1972
9 Camp Chapman attack Afghanistan Insurgent Afghanistan Khost Province 2009
9 1991 Vic bombing Basque nationalism Spain Vic 1991
8 2006 Central Mindanao bombings Moro Separatists Philippines Central Mindanao 2006
8 July 2009 Mindanao bombings Moro Separatists Philippines Mindanao 2009
8 2008 Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad Salafist Pakistan Islamabad 2008
8 Toulouse and Montauban shootings Palestinian nationalism France Toulouse and Montauban 2012
8 1995 Paris Metro bombing Takfir France Paris 1995
8 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team Sunni supremacist Pakistan Lahore 2009
8 2010 Stavropol bomb blast Chechen Separatists Russia Stavropol 2010
8 2009 UN guest house attack in Kabul Afghanistan Insurgent Afghanistan Kabul 2009
8 Mercaz HaRav massacre Palestinian nationalism Israel Jerusalem 2008
8 Bus on Shaul haMelekh st. 2011-08-18 Palestinian nationalism? Israel Tel Aviv 2011
7 October 2013 Volgograd bus bombing Dagestan separatists Russia Volgograd 2013
7 1977 Moscow bombings Unknown Russia Moscow 1977
7 1972 Aldershot Bombing Irish Republicanism United Kingdom Aldershot 1972
6 April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks Salafist Egypt Cairo 2005
6 2010 Chechen Parliament attack Chechen separatism Russia Grozny 2010
6 Batasang Pambansa bombing Moro Separatists Philippines Quezon City 2007
6 2009 International Islamic University bombing South Waziristan Separatists Pakistan Islamabad 2009
6 Harrods bombing Irish Republicanism United Kingdom London 1983
6 2003 Red Square bombing Chechen separatist Russia Moscow 2003
6 1993 World Trade Center bombing Salafist United States New York City 1993
6 Boston Marathon bombing Salafist United States Boston 2013
6 2015 Chattanooga shootings Unclear[109] United States Chattanooga 2015
5 March 2015 Bamako shooting Salafist Mali Bamako 2015
5 March 2016 Istanbul bombing Isamic State Takfiri Turkey Istanbul 2016
5 1995 Vallecas bombing Basque nationalism Spain Madrid 1995
4 Assassination of Lord Mountbatten Irish republicanism Ireland Mullaghmore 1979
4 Bomb attack on the Algerian consulate Far-right anti-Arab France Marseille 1973
4 West German embassy siege Marxism–Leninism Sweden Stockholm 1975
4 16th Street Baptist Church bombing White Supremacy United States Birmingham 1963
4 2015 Diyarbakır rally bombings Isamic State Takfiri Turkey Diyarbakır 2015
3 2015 Copenhagen shootings Isamic State Takfiri Denmark Copenhagen 2015
3 April 2014 Ürümqi attack East Turkestan Separatists China Ürümqi 2014
3 Murder of Carrero Blanco Basque nationalism Spain Madrid 1973
2 1972 Dublin bombing Ulster loyalism Ireland Dublin 1972
2 Ireland bombings 1972 Ulster loyalism Ireland Belturbet

Clones

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 1972
2 Assassination of Ewart Biggs Irish republicanism Ireland Dublin 1976
2 1975 Dundalk bombing Ulster loyalism Ireland Dundalk 1975
2 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa Isamic State Takfiri Canada Ottawa 2014
2 Centennial Olympic Park bombing Anti-Abortionism United States Atlanta 1996
2 2015 Istanbul suicide bombing Isamic State Takfiri Turkey Istanbul 2015[110]
2 Assassination of Orlando Letelier State-sponsored terrorism United States Washington, D.C. 1976
2 Assassination of Carlos Prats State-sponsored terrorism Argentina Buenos Aires 1974
1 1973 Dublin bombing Ulster loyalism Ireland Dublin 1973
1 1976 Castleblayney bombing Ulster loyalism Ireland Castleblayney 1976
1 1975 Dublin Airport bombing Ulster loyalism Ireland Dublin 1975
1 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack Iraq insurgent United Kingdom Glasgow 2007
1 Murder of Theo van Gogh Islamic extremism The Netherlands Amsterdam 2004
1 Murder of Lee Rigby Isamic State Takfiri United Kingdom London 2013
1 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack Isamic State Takfiri France Saint-Quentin-Fallavier 2015

Human sacrifice and mass suicide

This section lists notable individual episodes of mass suicide or human sacrifice. For tolls arising from the systematic practice of suicide or sacrifice, see Human sacrifice and ritual suicide.

Low
Estimate		 High
Estimate		 Type Event Group Location Date
< 40,000 80,400 Mass suicide, murder Battle of Okinawa Japanese civilians Japan 1945
8,000 8,000 Mass suicide Battle of Saipan Japanese civilians Mariana Islands 1944
3,000 80,400 Mass human sacrifice re-consecration of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan Aztecs Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan 1487
960 960 Mass suicide Siege of Masada Jewish zealots Judea 73
913 913 Mass suicide, murder Jonestown massacre Peoples Temple Guyana 1978
300 1000 Mass suicide Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God Uganda 2000, March
53 53 Mass suicide Order of the Solar Temple Switzerland, Canada 1994
39 39 Mass suicide Heaven's Gate California 1997
16 16 Mass suicide Order of the Solar Temple France 1995, December 23

Riot or political unrest

Victims Event Country City Date
300,000 Partition of India and Pakistan British India Punjab & Bengal 1947
300,000 La Violencia Colombia Country-wide 1948–1960
86,000 1959 Tibetan uprising Tibet (China) Lhasa 1959
30,000 Nika riots Constantinople 532
30,000 La semaine sanglante France Paris 1871
30,000 February 28 Incident Taiwan (Republic of China) 1947
14,000 Jeju Uprising South Korea Jeju island 1948
13,000 August Uprising Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 1924
12,000 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising El Salvador 1932
11,000 Romanian Peasants' Revolt Romania 1907
10,000 Kronstadt rebellion Russia Kronstadt 1921
8,000 1984 anti-Sikh riots India New Delhi 1984
7,500 March 1st Movement South Korea Seoul 1919
4,179–4,354 Second Intifada Israel/Palestinian territories 2000–2005
3,800 Pitchfork Uprising Russia 1920
3,000-60,000 Iranian Revolution[111] Iran 1979
3,000 8888 Uprising Burma / Myanmar 1987–1993
2,204 First Intifada Israel/Palestinian territories 1987
2,000 Banana Massacre Colombia Ciénaga 1928
2,000 Santa María School massacre Chile Iquique 1907
1,104 Romanian Revolution of 1989 Romania Bucharest and major cities 1989
1,000–1,200 May 1998 riots of Indonesia Indonesia Jakarta, Medan, Surakarta 1998
1,000 Bloody Sunday (1905) Russia Saint Petersburg 1905
893 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes Kyrgyzstan 2010
400 Iranian pilgrim riot Saudi Arabia Mecca 1987
379–1,526 Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) massacre India Amritsar 1919
360+ Telangana movement (Hyderabad) India Hyderabad 1969
338 Tunisian Revolution Tunisia 2010–2011
300–3,000 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 China Beijing 1989
285 Gordon Riots England 1780
249 1929 Palestine riots British Mandate for Palestine 1929
196 13 May incident Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1969
187-1,500 Andijan massacre Uzbekistan Andijan 2005
139 Cartoon Riots 2006
121–797 Euromaidan Ukraine Kiev 2014
100 Napoleon's "whiff of grapeshot" France Paris 1795
100 New York City draft riots United States New York City 1863
95 Jaffa riots British Mandate for Palestine Jaffa 1921
94 1947 Jerusalem riots Jerusalem 1947
94 July Revolt of 1927 Austria Vienna 1927
93 Bahraini uprising of 2011 Bahrain 2011
88 2012 Rakhine State riots Myanmar 2012
84 Riot and crushing during mass arrests Thailand Narathiwat Province 2004
74 Port Said Stadium riot Egypt Port Said 2012
69 Sharpeville massacre South Africa Sharpeville 1960
53 1992 Los Angeles riots United States Los Angeles 1992
50 2013 Myanmar anti-Muslim riots Myanmar 2013
50 Champ de Mars massacre France Paris 1791
46 Boipatong massacre South Africa Boipatong 1992
45 Polish 1970 protests Poland Gdynia, Szczecin, Gdańsk, and Elbląg 1970
43 Attica Prison riot United States Attica, New York 1971
43 1967 Detroit riot United States Detroit 1967
41 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests Afghanistan 2012
40–200 Paris massacre of 1961 France Paris 1961
40–50 Midland Revolt England Newton, Northamptonshire 1607
39+ Tulsa race riot United States Tulsa, Oklahoma 1921
36 1964 race riots in Singapore Singapore 1964
34 Watts Riots United States Los Angeles 1965
30–300 Tlatelolco massacre Mexico Mexico City 1968
25 Palingoproer Netherlands Amsterdam 1886
25 Corpus Christi massacre Mexico Mexico City 1971
23–600 Soweto uprising South Africa Soweto 1976
22 Eureka Rebellion Australia Ballarat 1854
20 Ludlow Massacre United States Ludlow, Colorado 1914
18 Maria Hertogh riots Singapore 1950
17 6 February 1934 crisis France Paris 1934
16 Bloody Sunday (1921) Northern Ireland Belfast 1921
14 Bloody Sunday (1972) Northern Ireland Derry 1972
13 Socialist riot (1932) Switzerland Geneva 1932
13 Chinese middle schools riots Singapore 1956
13 Mendiola Street massacre Philippines 1987
12 2011 Nakba Day Israel/Palestinian territories 2011
11 Peterloo Massacre England Manchester 1819
9 1920 Nebi Musa riots British Mandate for Palestine Jerusalem 1920
9 Fusillade de Fourmies France Fourmies 1891
5 Ådalen shootings Sweden Ådalen 1931
5 2011 England riots United Kingdom 2011
5 Boston Massacre British America Boston 1770
5 Greensboro massacre United States Greensboro, North Carolina 1979
4 Kent State shootings United States Kent, Ohio 1970
4 Hock Lee bus riots Singapore 1955

See also

Other lists organized by death toll

Other lists with similar topics

Topics dealing with similar themes

Footnotes

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