891 notable events in China — wars, earthquakes and air crashes. Page 1 of 9.
- 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Apr 15, 1989–Jun 4, 1989 · Massacre
- Unit 731
Jan 1, 1936 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Nanjing Massacre
Dec 13, 1937–Feb 2, 1938 · Massacre
- Cultural Revolution
May 16, 1966–Oct 6, 1976 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
Mar 21, 2022 · Aviation accident
- Xinjiang
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Taiping Rebellion
Jan 11, 1851–Aug 1864 · War & armed conflict
- Manchukuo
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Great Leap Forward
Feb 1, 1958–1962 · War & armed conflict
- War on terror
Sep 11, 2001–Aug 30, 2021 · War & armed conflict
- 1911 Revolution
Oct 10, 1911–Feb 12, 1912 · War & armed conflict
- 2026 Liuyang fireworks factory explosion
May 4, 2026 · Bombing & explosion
- First Opium War
Mar 18, 1839–Aug 29, 1842 · War & armed conflict
- 2015 Tianjin explosions
Aug 12, 2015 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Persecution of Uyghurs in China
from 2014 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Great Chinese Famine
1959–1961 · Natural disaster
- Tank Man
Jun 5, 1989 · Riot & unrest
- 2026 Liushenyu coal mine explosion
May 22, 2026 · Bombing & explosion
- Sino-Soviet split
Jan 1, 1961–Jan 1, 1989 · Crisis
- Shi Yousan
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Disappearance of David Louis Sneddon
Aug 14, 2004 · Disappearance
- Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Aug 9, 1945–Aug 20, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- May Fourth Movement
May 4, 1919 · Riot & unrest
- Marco Polo Bridge incident
Jul 7, 1937–Jul 9, 1937 · War & armed conflict
- Mukden incident
Sep 18, 1931 · War & armed conflict
- Warlord Era
1916–1928 · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Sichuan earthquake
May 12, 2008 · Earthquake
- Ai Weiwei
date unknown · Disappearance
- 2026 Quan Hongchan cyberbullying incident
date unknown · Crime & justice
- Beiyang government
Mar 10, 1912 · War & armed conflict
- Zhao Wei
date unknown · Disappearance
- Siege of Port Arthur
Aug 1, 1904–Jan 2, 1905 · War & armed conflict
- Yellow Turban Rebellion
184–205 · War & armed conflict
- Chinese Communist Revolution
1927–1949 · War & armed conflict
- Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
Oct 6, 1950 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- An Lushan rebellion
Dec 16, 755–Feb 17, 763 · War & armed conflict
- Struggle session
date unknown · Massacre
- Tsingtao Brewery
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Wanggongchang Explosion
May 30, 1626 · Bombing & explosion
- Old Summer Palace
Jan 1, 1707 · War & armed conflict
- 1931 China floods
Nov 1, 1931 · Natural disaster
- Nanjing Sister Hong incident
Jul 6, 2025 · Scandal & controversy
- Guangxi Massacre
1966–1976 · Massacre
- 1976 Tangshan earthquake
Jul 28, 1976 · Earthquake
- 2025–2026 China–Japan diplomatic crisis
from Nov 7, 2025 · Crisis
- Battle of Changping
262 BC–260 BC · War & armed conflict
- Hu Jintao removal incident
Oct 22, 2022 · Scandal & controversy
- Xi'an Incident
Dec 12, 1936–Dec 26, 1936 · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Chinese milk scandal
2008 · Scandal & controversy
- Sino-Indian border dispute
from Oct 20, 1962 · Crisis
- 1938 Yellow River flood
Jun 1938 · Natural disaster
- Siege of Tsingtao
Aug 27, 1914–Nov 7, 1914 · War & armed conflict
- 1959 Tibetan uprising
Mar 10, 1959–Mar 21, 1959 · War & armed conflict
- 1556 Shaanxi earthquake
Jan 23, 1556 · Earthquake
- Yang Xinhai
Sep 19, 2000–Aug 8, 2003 · Shooting
- Wu Peifu
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Huanggutun incident
Jun 4, 1928 · Bombing & explosion
- Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633
May 14, 2018 · Aviation accident
- Human rights in China
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Dzungar genocide
1755–1758 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1967 USS Forrestal fire
Jul 29, 1967 · Fire
- Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
from Aug 4, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- Land Reform Movement
Jun 1949–1958 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Gansu ultramarathon disaster
May 22, 2021 · Riot & unrest
- Shanghai Massacre (1927)
Apr 12, 1927 · Massacre
- War of the Eight Princes
291–306 · War & armed conflict
- USS Tang (SS-306)
date unknown · Attack (other)
- First Taiwan Strait Crisis
Sep 3, 1954–May 1, 1955 · War & armed conflict
- Operation Yellowbird
Jun 4, 1989 · Massacre
- Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
Jul 21, 1995–Mar 23, 1996 · War & armed conflict
- January 28 incident
Jan 28, 1932–Mar 3, 1932 · War & armed conflict
- Banqiao Dam
date unknown
- Red Turban Rebellions
1351–1368 · War & armed conflict
- Bombing of Chongqing
Feb 18, 1938–Aug 23, 1943 · War & armed conflict
- He Jiankui affair
Nov 26, 2018 · Scandal & controversy
- 1976 Tiananmen incident
Apr 5, 1976 · Riot & unrest
- Dungan Revolt (1862–1877)
1862 · War & armed conflict
- Wuchang Uprising
Oct 10, 1911–Dec 1, 1911 · War & armed conflict
- Hainan Island incident
Apr 1, 2001 · Aviation accident
- Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316
Apr 15, 1999 · Aviation accident
- Death of Hu Yaobang
Apr 15, 1989 · Massacre
- Death and state funeral of Mao Zedong
Sep 9, 1976 · Death & funeral
- Jinan incident
May 11, 1928 · War & armed conflict
- Red August
Aug 18, 1966–Sep 5, 1966 · Massacre
- Wenzhou train collision
Jul 23, 2011 · Rail accident
- July 2009 Ürümqi riots
Jul 5, 2009 · Riot & unrest
- USS Panay incident
Dec 12, 1937 · Maritime disaster
- Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign
May 15, 1942–Sep 4, 1942 · Massacre
- Battle of Peking (1900)
Aug 14, 1900–Aug 15, 1900 · War & armed conflict
- Anti-Rightist Campaign
Jul 1957–1959 · Terrorism
- Jingkang incident
Sep 1, 1125–Mar 1, 1127 · War & armed conflict
- China Southern Airlines Flight 3456
May 8, 1997 · Aviation accident
- Manchu Restoration
Jul 1, 1917–Jul 12, 1917 · War & armed conflict
- Tumu Crisis
Sep 1, 1449 · War & armed conflict
- 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
from Oct 9, 2025 · War & armed conflict
- 1887 Yellow River flood
Sep 28, 1887–Jan 1899 · Natural disaster
- Tongzhou mutiny
Jul 29, 1937 · Massacre
- National Protection War
Dec 25, 1915–Jul 14, 1919 · War & armed conflict
- Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Nov 1681 · War & armed conflict
- Kris Wu rape case
2021 · Crime & justice