479 notable events in Indonesia — earthquakes, wars and air crashes. Page 1 of 5.
- Michael Rockefeller
Nov 19, 1961 · Disappearance
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Dec 26, 2004 · Earthquake
- Krakatoa
date unknown · Natural disaster
- 1883 eruption of Krakatoa
May 20, 1883–Oct 21, 1883 · Natural disaster
- British Airways Flight 009
Jun 24, 1982 · Aviation accident
- Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66
Oct 1965 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
Apr 7, 1813–Jul 15, 1815 · Natural disaster
- Indonesian National Revolution
Aug 17, 1945–Dec 27, 1949 · War & armed conflict
- Youngest Toba eruption
71860 BC · Natural disaster
- Lion Air Flight 610
Oct 29, 2018 · Aviation accident
- Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Dec 28, 2014 · Aviation accident
- 2002 Bali bombings
Oct 12, 2002 · Terrorism
- SilkAir Flight 185
Dec 19, 1997 · Aviation accident
- Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Dec 8, 1941–Aug 1, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- USS Langley (CV-1)
date unknown · Aviation accident
- Papua conflict
from Oct 1, 1962 · War & armed conflict
- 30 September Movement
Sep 30, 1965 · War & armed conflict
- 2026 Bekasi train collision
Apr 27, 2026 · Rail accident
- Battle of the Java Sea
Feb 27, 1942 · War & armed conflict
- Adam Air Flight 574
Jan 1, 2007 · Aviation accident
- Walisongo school massacre
May 28, 2000 · Massacre
- Death of Juliana Marins
Jun 21, 2025–Jun 24, 2025 · Disappearance
- HMS Exeter (68)
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- 1257 Samalas eruption
1257 · Natural disaster
- May 1998 Indonesia riots
May 4, 1998–May 15, 1998 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Jan 9, 2021 · Aviation accident
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
Sep 26, 1997 · Aviation accident
- 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
from Dec 21, 2018 · Natural disaster
- Death of Akbar Salubiro
Mar 27, 2017 · Attack (other)
- Poso riots
Dec 25, 1998–Dec 20, 2001 · Scandal & controversy
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 421
Jan 16, 2002 · Aviation accident
- 2025 Indonesian protests
Feb 17, 2025–Dec 31, 2025 · Riot & unrest
- 2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash
Jan 17, 2026 · Aviation accident
- 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
Sep 28, 2018 · Earthquake
- Jakarta school bombing
Nov 7, 2025 · Bombing & explosion
- HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Bre-X
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Chromebook procurement scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- August 2025 Indonesian protests
Aug 25, 2025–Sep 9, 2025 · Riot & unrest
- 2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash
May 9, 2012 · Aviation accident
- Fall of Suharto
May 21, 1998 · Attack (other)
- USS Houston (CA-30)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Garuda Indonesia Flight 200
Mar 7, 2007 · Aviation accident
- Amboyna massacre
1623 · Massacre
- Ahmad Suradji
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1997 · Shooting
- Insurgency in Aceh
Dec 4, 1976 · War & armed conflict
- Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster
Oct 1, 2022 · Stampede & crowd crush
- Murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin
Jan 2016 · Murder & homicide
- Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands
1609–1621 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Bangka Island massacre
Feb 16, 1942 · Massacre
- Bersiap
Aug 1945–Dec 1946 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Transition to the New Order
1965–1966 · War & armed conflict
- Japanese destroyer Amagiri (1930)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Java War
Jan 1, 1825–Jan 1, 1830 · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Timor
Feb 19, 1942–Feb 10, 1943 · War & armed conflict
- Bruno Manser
May 25, 2000 · Disappearance
- 1740 Batavia massacre
Oct 9, 1740–Oct 22, 1740 · Murder & homicide
- Japanese cruiser Ashigara
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 2005 Bali bombings
Oct 1, 2005 · Terrorism
- Sidoarjo mud flow
May 29, 2006 · Natural disaster
- Trigana Air Flight 267
Aug 16, 2015 · Aviation accident
- Lion Air Flight 904
Apr 13, 2013 · Aviation accident
- West New Guinea dispute
1949–1962 · War & armed conflict
- Mandala Airlines Flight 091
Sep 5, 2005 · Aviation accident
- Japanese cruiser Isuzu
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- KRI Nanggala (1980)
date unknown · Attack (other)
- 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake
May 27, 2006 · Earthquake
- HMAS Perth (D29)
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Sampit conflict
Feb 18, 2001–Feb 28, 2001 · War & armed conflict
- Mapenduma hostage crisis
Jan 8, 1996–May 15, 1996 · War & armed conflict
- 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
Mar 28, 2005 · Earthquake
- Pan Am Flight 812
Apr 22, 1974 · Aviation accident
- HMS Electra (H27)
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Jun'yō Maru
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Madiun Affair
Sep 18, 1948–Dec 19, 1948 · War & armed conflict
- 2025 Pertamina corruption case
2025 · Scandal & controversy
- 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes
Apr 11, 2012 · Earthquake
- Lion Air Flight 538
Nov 30, 2004 · Aviation accident
- USAT Liberty
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing
Aug 5, 2003 · Terrorism
- 2024 Indonesian local election law protests
from Aug 22, 2024 · Riot & unrest
- HNLMS Java (1921)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Darul Islam rebellion
Aug 7, 1949–Sep 2, 1962 · War & armed conflict
- Adam Air Flight 172
Feb 21, 2007 · Aviation accident
- 1998 East Java ninja scare
Feb 1998–Oct 1998 · Massacre
- Trisakti shootings
May 12, 1998 · Shooting
- Rawagede massacre
Dec 9, 1947 · Massacre
- 2009 Jakarta bombings
Jul 17, 2009 · Bombing & explosion
- 2021 Semeru eruption
from Dec 4, 2021 · Natural disaster
- 2026 North Maluku earthquake
Apr 1, 2026 · Earthquake
- 1987 Bintaro train crash
Oct 19, 1987 · Rail accident
- 2016 Jakarta attacks
Jan 14, 2016 · Terrorism
- Marsinah
May 5, 1993 · Murder & homicide
- 5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake
Aug 5, 2018 · Earthquake
- Takenaga incident
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
Jul 17, 2006 · Earthquake
- Nduga hostage crisis
Feb 7, 2023–Sep 21, 2024 · War & armed conflict
- Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Dec 24, 2000 · Bombing & explosion
- 2003 Bawean incident
Jul 3, 2003 · War & armed conflict
- Malari incident
Jan 15, 1974–Jan 16, 1974 · Riot & unrest