Crime and Violence Events in History

Browse 42 historical crime and violence events throughout history. Discover significant moments and their impact.

The Holocaust
January 1, 1941 - January 1, 1945

The Holocaust

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2023 Prague shooting
December 21, 2023

2023 Prague shooting

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Re'im music festival massacre
October 7, 2023

Re'im music festival massacre

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October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
October 1, 2023

October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel

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Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings
May 4, 2023

Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings

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2022 Oslo shooting
June 25, 2022

2022 Oslo shooting

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Robb Elementary School shooting
May 24, 2022

Robb Elementary School shooting

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2022 Buffalo shooting
May 15, 2022

2022 Buffalo shooting

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Kramatorsk railway station attack
April 8, 2022

Kramatorsk railway station attack

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death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
April 17, 2021

death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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Nakhon Ratchasima shootings
February 8, 2020

Nakhon Ratchasima shootings

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Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
March 23, 2018

Carcassonne and Trèbes attack

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2017 Las Vegas shooting
October 1, 2017

2017 Las Vegas shooting

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2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack
April 3, 2017

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack

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2016 Nice attack
July 14, 2016

2016 Nice attack

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Volkswagen emissions scandal
September 1, 2015

Volkswagen emissions scandal

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January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
January 7, 2015

January 2015 Île-de-France attacks

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Beslan school siege
September 1, 2004

Beslan school siege

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1999 Russian apartment bombings
September 1, 1999

1999 Russian apartment bombings

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massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia
January 1, 1942

massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia

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2011 England riots
August 6, 2011 - August 11, 2011

2011 England riots

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September 11 attacks
September 11, 2001

September 11 attacks

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Night of the Murdered Poets
August 12, 1952

Night of the Murdered Poets

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Iran hostage crisis
November 4, 1979 - January 20, 1981

Iran hostage crisis

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assassination of Olof Palme
February 28, 1986

assassination of Olof Palme

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Entebbe raid
July 4, 1976

Entebbe raid

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Munich massacre
September 1, 1972

Munich massacre

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Katyn massacre
April 1, 1940 - May 1, 1940

Katyn massacre

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2023 Chinese balloon incident
February 1, 2023 - February 4, 2023

2023 Chinese balloon incident

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American Airlines Flight 11
September 11, 2001

American Airlines Flight 11

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Nepalese royal massacre
June 1, 2001

Nepalese royal massacre

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École Polytechnique massacre
December 6, 1989

École Polytechnique massacre

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Munich air disaster
February 6, 1958

Munich air disaster

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Halifax explosion
December 6, 1917

Halifax explosion

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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
June 28, 1914

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Ludlow Massacre
April 20, 1914

Ludlow Massacre

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Iranian Embassy Siege
April 30, 1980 - May 5, 1980

Iranian Embassy Siege

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September 1, 1943

Foibe massacres

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May 2, 2022 - January 24, 2023

2022–2023 wide area robberies

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August 16, 1988 - August 18, 1988

Gladbeck hostage crisis

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October 31, 1984 - November 3, 1984

1984 Sikh Genocide

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Crushing The Rebellions of 1965–1966
October 1, 1965

Crushing The Rebellions of 1965–1966

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