List of massacres in Taiwan

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NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Lamey Island Massacre April–May 1636 Liuqiu Island 300By Dutch soldiers
Guo Huaiyi rebellion 1652-09-07 & 1652-09-11 Tainan 4.000+by Dutch soldiers
Nerbudda incident 1842-08-10 Tainan city197by Qing Dynasty
Mudan incident 1871-12-18 Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province 54by Paiwan Formosans
Beipu uprising 1907-11-14Beipu village100+by Japanese army
Musha Incident 1930-10-27Musa village134by Seediq rebels against Japanese occupation
February 28 incident and White Terror (Taiwan) 1947-02-28entire Taiwan main island18,000-28,000 [1] by Republic of China Army
July 13 Penghu incident 1949-07-13 Penghu 7+ (Initial casualties of July 13 unknown)By Republic of China Armed Forces
Nantou shooting 1959-09-21 Nantou City 11 (including the perpetrator)By Li Hsing-ju (李兴儒)
Li Shing Junior High School Shooting1962-01-26Taipei7By Tsui Yin (崔荫) [2] [3]
Lee We incident [4] 1962-04-05Taipei10By Lee We (李某) [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Civil Air Transport Flight 106 1964-06-20village of Shenkang 57By Zeng Yang (曾旸) and Wang Zhengyi (王正义) [11] [12] [13] [14]
Taipei bus attack [15] [16] 1964-08-30Taipei3By Ho Chung-ming (何忠明) [17] [18] [19]
Taichung massacre1965-01-24 & 1965-01-25Taichung7 (including the perpetrator)by Hsiao [20]
Mou family massacre1965-08-22Taipei6by Chou Shin-Hsiang (周信祥) [21]
China Airlines Flight 825 1971-11-20 Penghu 25by unknown
Lin family massacre 1980-02-28Taipei3by unknown
1987 Lieyu massacre 1987-03-07 Lieyu, Kinmen 19 or moreby Republic of China Army
Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident July 21–22, 1990Aodi, Yilan County, Taiwan Province25By Taiwan Garrison Command
Lunqing Western Restaurant fire 1993-01-19 Taipei 33by unknown [22]
Carlton Barber's Shop fire 1993-05-12 Taipei 21 (including the perpetrator)by Liang Hsin-teng (梁兴登)
Murder of Liu Pang-yu 1996-11-21 Taoyuan 8by Two Killers
Luzhou fire 2003-08-31 New Taipei City 16by Xu Ruiqin (徐瑞琴) [23]
Beimen of Xinying Hospital fire 2012-10-23 Tainan 13by Lin Jixiong (林基雄) [24]
2014 Taipei Metro attack 2014-05-21 New Taipei City 4by Cheng Chieh (郑捷)
Weng Renxian arson case 2016-02-06 Taoyuan 6by Weng Renxian (翁仁贤) [25] [26]
2016 Taoyuan bus fire 2016-07-19 Taoyuan 26 (including the perpetrator)By Su Mingcheng(苏明成)
2021 Kaohsiung building fire 2021-10-14 Kaohsiung 46by Huang Gege (黄格格) [27]
Chen Yanxiang arson case 2022-06-15 Hsinchu City 8by Chen Yanxiang(陈彦翔) [28]

References

  1. ↑ Forsythe, Michael (2015-07-14). "Taiwan Turns Light on 1947 Slaughter by Chiang Kai-shek's Troops". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ↑ Admits killing 7 for revenge, Pacific Stars and Stripes (January 27, 1962)
  3. ↑ Teacher who slew 7 denied wish to see pupil perform, Toledo Blade (July 26, 1962)
  4. ↑ 泛亚社台北 (1962-04-07). "台湾发生枪杀惨案" (PDF). 华侨日报 (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
  5. ↑ Berserk Soldier Slays 10 Others, The Chronicle Telegram (April 6, 1962)
  6. ↑ Poker loser kills 10 others, San Antonio Light (April 6, 1962)
  7. ↑ News in brief, The New Mexican (April 6, 1962)
  8. ↑ Nationalist Soldier Kills 10 Comrades, Pacific Stars and Stripes (April 8, 1962)
  9. ↑ Soldier kills 7, hurts 5, The Miami News (April 5, 1962)
  10. ↑ Chinese Runs Amok, Kills Seven, Tucson Daily Citizen (April 5, 1962)
  11. ↑ 揭秘台湾海军军官夺机叛逃事件, (January 5, 2006)
  12. ↑ 台中上空的“死亡航班” 上, (March 31, 2006)
  13. ↑ 台中上空的“死亡航班” 下, (March 31, 2006)
  14. ↑ Declassified: Civil Air Transport B-908 Crash Investigation Report, (March 30, 2010)
  15. ↑ Taipei Bus Driver Kills Three, The New York Times (September 1, 1964)
  16. ↑ Angry bus driver runs amuck, Reading Eagle (August 31, 1964)
  17. ↑ Bus Driver on Taiwan Is Sentenced to Death Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine , The Washington Post (November 2, 1964)
  18. ↑ Miffed driver of bus kills 3, faces death, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 2, 1964)
  19. ↑ 泛亚社台北 (1964-09-01). "台北巴士惨剧,司机失去人性造成三死廿一伤". 华侨日报.
  20. ↑ Prefiere morir carbonizado antes que entregarse a la policia, La Vanguardia (January 27, 1965)
  21. ↑ Six in a family slain because of $450 debt, The Straits Times (August 24, 1965)
  22. ↑ "判定蓄意縱火至今仍抓不到禍首 - 1993年論情西餐廳大火 - 報時光". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  23. ↑ Xiuhua, Wu (9 November 2023). "20年前蘆洲大囍市社區惡火住戶自焚奪走16條人命 - 報時光". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "火燒醫院釀13死 69歲死囚癌逝 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  25. ↑ Charlier, Phillip (2 April 2020). "Killer of 6 drags his feet: execution delayed for an hour – Taiwan English News". Taiwan News . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "烈火煞星》除夕夜燒死6親人 翁仁賢成魔之路!最終槍決伏法 - 社會 - 中時新聞網". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 11 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  27. ↑ Mengjie, Lin (25 January 2024). "逃死!高雄城中城大火46條人命 縱火婦人黃格格最終判無期徒刑定讞 - 法律前線 - 社會 - 聯合新聞網". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  28. ↑ Charlier, Phillip (28 September 2023). "Man sentenced to death for arson attack that left 8 of his family members dead – Taiwan English News". Taiwan News . Retrieved 5 August 2024.