336 notable events in Colombia — massacres, air crashes and terror attacks. Page 1 of 4.
- Luis Garavito
Jan 1, 1992–Jan 1, 1999 · Attack (other)
- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
1964–2016 · Terrorism
- LaMia Flight 2933
Nov 28, 2016 · Aviation accident
- Colombian conflict
from May 27, 1964 · War & armed conflict
- Death of Pablo Escobar
Dec 2, 1993 · War & armed conflict
- Avianca Flight 203
Nov 27, 1989 · Bombing & explosion
- Pedro Alonso Lopez
Jan 1, 1969 · Attack (other)
- Armero tragedy
Nov 13, 1985 · Natural disaster
- Banana Massacre
Dec 1928 · Massacre
- Palace of Justice siege
Nov 6, 1985 · Terrorism
- American Airlines Flight 965
Dec 20, 1995 · Aviation accident
- Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- Rafael Orozco Maestre
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- Daniel Camargo Barbosa
Jan 1, 1974–Jan 1, 1986 · Attack (other)
- Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Mar 13, 1741–May 20, 1741 · War & armed conflict
- Assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay
Jun 7, 2025 · Murder & homicide
- DAS Building bombing
Dec 6, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash
Mar 23, 2026 · Aviation accident
- Death of Simón Bolívar
Dec 17, 1830 · Death & funeral
- Spanish galleon San José
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Pozzetto massacre
Dec 4, 1986 · Massacre
- Bogotazo
Apr 9, 1948 · Riot & unrest
- 2023 Caquetá Cessna Stationair crash
May 1, 2023 · Aviation accident
- SATENA Flight 8849
Jan 28, 2026 · Aviation accident
- "False positives" scandal
2002 · Scandal & controversy
- Boyacá necklace bomb incident
May 15, 2000 · Bombing & explosion
- 1999 Colombia earthquake
Jan 25, 1999 · Earthquake
- Raúl Reyes
date unknown · Terrorism
- Death of Luis Andres Colmenares
Oct 31, 2010 · Murder & homicide
- 1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá
Feb 27, 1980–Apr 27, 1980 · War & armed conflict
- Muerte a Secuestradores
date unknown · Terrorism
- Bojayá massacre
May 2, 2002 · Massacre
- 2021 Colombian protests
Apr 28, 2021–2022 · Riot & unrest
- Operation Jaque
Jul 2, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- AIRES Flight 8250
Aug 16, 2010 · Aviation accident
- Álvarez incest case
date unknown · Crime & justice
- Murder of Doris Adriana Niño
May 15, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- USS Kearsarge (1861)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Jhon Frank Pinchao
date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
- 2026 Cauca bombing
Apr 25, 2026 · Bombing & explosion
- Cali explosion
Aug 7, 1956 · Bombing & explosion
- Aerosucre Flight 157
Dec 20, 2016 · Aviation accident
- El Salado massacre
Feb 16, 2000–Feb 22, 2000 · Massacre
- Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada)
Jun 8, 1781 · Riot & unrest
- Monster of the Mangones
Jan 1, 1963 · Murder & homicide
- Avianca Flight 410
Mar 17, 1988 · Aviation accident
- India Catalina
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Black Eagles
date unknown · Terrorism
- Mapiripán massacre
Jul 20, 1997 · Massacre
- Operation Orion (Colombia)
Oct 17, 2002
- Manuel Octavio Bermúdez
Jan 1, 1999–Jan 1, 2003 · Murder & homicide
- El Aro Massacre
Oct 22, 1997 · Massacre
- Operacion Fenix
Mar 1, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- Colombian parapolitics scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Septembrine Conspiracy
Sep 25, 1828 · Murder & homicide
- 2026 Popayán monster truck accident
May 3, 2026 · Road accident
- Attack on the Edificio Mónaco
Jan 13, 1988 · Bombing & explosion
- 2003 El Nogal Club bombing
Feb 7, 2003 · Bombing & explosion
- Air France Flight 422
Apr 20, 1998 · Aviation accident
- Los chulabitas
date unknown · Terrorism
- 2026 Paipa Piper PA-31 Navajo crash
Jan 10, 2026 · Aviation accident
- Escándalo de corrupción en la UNGRD
Jan 1, 2023 · Scandal & controversy
- Juan Carlos Villa
Jan 1, 2012–Jan 1, 2023 · Murder & homicide
- Fredy Armando Valencia
Jan 1, 2012–Jan 1, 2014 · Murder & homicide
- Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164
Jul 7, 2008 · Aviation accident
- Massacre of Trujillo
1986–1994 · Massacre
- 1935 Medellín Airport runway collision
Jun 24, 1935 · Aviation accident
- Luis Gregorio Ramírez Maestre
Jan 1, 2006–Jan 1, 2012 · Murder & homicide
- Nule Group corruption scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Bombing of El Espectador
Sep 2, 1989 · Terrorism
- Siege of Mitú
Nov 1, 1998 · War & armed conflict
- 2019 Bogotá car bombing
Jan 17, 2019 · Terrorism
- Jamundí massacre
May 22, 2005 · Massacre
- 1875 Cúcuta earthquake
May 18, 1875 · Earthquake
- Tacueyó massacre
Nov 1, 1985 · Massacre
- 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis
Jan 1, 2008 · Crisis
- Jaime Iván Martínez
Jan 1, 2005–Jan 1, 2016 · Murder & homicide
- Avenida Suba Tragedy
2004 · Accident
- Assassination of Antonio José de Sucre
Jun 4, 1830 · Murder & homicide
- CONVIVIR
date unknown · Terrorism
- TAME Flight 120
Jan 28, 2002 · Aviation accident
- Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis
Apr 11, 2002 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Andrés Leonardo Achipiz
Jan 1, 2009–Jan 1, 2013 · Murder & homicide
- Collapse of the Space Building
Oct 12, 2013 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Avianca Flight 9463
Apr 12, 1999–Nov 22, 2000 · Aviation accident
- 1992 Colombian energy crisis
Mar 2, 1992–Feb 7, 1993 · Crisis
- Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256
Jan 11, 1995 · Aviation accident
- Bogotá Bracelet
May 1970 · Scandal & controversy
- 1983 Popayán earthquake
Mar 31, 1983 · Earthquake
- Leonidas Vargas
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Elodia Ghinescu
Aug 30, 2007 · Disappearance
- Nepomuceno Matallana
Jan 1, 1936–Jan 1, 1947 · Murder & homicide
- 2014 Fundación bus fire
May 18, 2014 · Road accident
- Alianza Americana Anticomunista
date unknown · Terrorism
- José William Aranguren
Jan 1, 1956–Jan 1, 1964 · Murder & homicide
- Assassination of Eudaldo Díaz
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- West Caribbean Airways Flight 9955
Mar 25, 2005 · Aviation accident
- Segovia massacre
Nov 11, 1988 · Massacre
- La Rochela massacre
Jan 18, 1989 · Massacre
- Death of Lucas Villa
May 11, 2021 · Murder & homicide