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
Nantou shooting 1959-09-21 Nantou City 11 (including the perpetrator)By Li Hsing-ju
Li Shing Junior High School Shooting1962-01-26Taipei7By Tsui Yin [2] [3]
Lee We incident1962-04-15Taoyuan10By Lee We [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Civil Air Transport Flight 106 1964-06-20village of Shenkang 57By Zeng Yang and Wang Zhengyi [10] [11] [12] [13]
Taipei bus attack [14] [15] 1964-08-30Taipei3By Ho Chung-ming [16] [17]
Taichung massacre1965-01-24 & 1965-01-25Taichung7 (including the perpetrator)by Hsiao [18]
Mou family massacre1965-08-22Taipei6by Chou Shin-Hsiang [19]
China Airlines Flight 825 1971-11-20 Penghu 25by unknown
Lin family massacre 1980-02-28Taipei3By Iron Blood Patriots
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
Carlton Barber's Shop fire 1993-05-12 Taipei 21 (including the perpetrator)by Liang Hsin-teng
Murder of Liu Pang-yu 1996-11-21 Taoyuan 8by Two Killers
2014 Taipei Metro attack 2014-05-21 New Taipei City 4by Cheng Chieh
2016 Taoyuan bus fire 2016-07-19 Taoyuan 26 (including the perpetrator)By Su Mingcheng

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  3. ↑ Teacher who slew 7 denied wish to see pupil perform, Toledo Blade (July 26, 1962)
  4. ↑ Berserk Soldier Slays 10 Others, The Chronicle Telegram (April 6, 1962)
  5. ↑ Poker loser kills 10 others, San Antonio Light (April 6, 1962)
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  8. ↑ Soldier kills 7, hurts 5, The Miami News (April 5, 1962)
  9. ↑ Chinese Runs Amok, Kills Seven, Tucson Daily Citizen (April 5, 1962)
  10. ↑ 揭秘台湾海军军官夺机叛逃事件， (January 5, 2006)
  11. ↑ 台中上空的“死亡航班” 上， (March 31, 2006)
  12. ↑ 台中上空的“死亡航班” 下， (March 31, 2006)
  13. ↑ Declassified: Civil Air Transport B-908 Crash Investigation Report, (March 30, 2010)
  14. ↑ Taipei Bus Driver Kills Three, The New York Times (September 1, 1964)
  15. ↑ Angry bus driver runs amuck, Reading Eagle (August 31, 1964)
  16. ↑ Bus Driver on Taiwan Is Sentenced to Death Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine , The Washington Post (November 2, 1964)
  17. ↑ Miffed driver of bus kills 3, faces death, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 2, 1964)
  18. ↑ Prefiere morir carbonizado antes que entregarse a la policia, La Vanguardia (January 27, 1965)
  19. ↑ Six in a family slain because of $450 debt, The Straits Times (August 24, 1965)
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