Events in North Korea

65 notable events in North Korea — wars, kidnappings and natural disasters.

• North Korea
  date unknown · Terrorism
• USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Lazarus Group
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• 1990s North Korean famine
  1994–2000 · Natural disaster
• Human rights in North Korea
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• Panmunjom axe murder incident
  Aug 18, 1976 · Murder & homicide
• Battle of Lake Khasan
  Jul 29, 1938–Aug 11, 1938 · War & armed conflict
• Jesse L. Brown
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Death and state funeral of Kim Jong Il
  Dec 29, 2011 · Death & funeral
• 2019 SEAL Team Six operation in North Korea
  2019 · War & armed conflict
• Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung
  Jul 17, 1994 · Death & funeral
• Bombing of North Korea
  Jun 1950–Jul 1953 · Bombing & explosion
• 2010 Yeonpyeongdo bombardment
  from Nov 23, 2010 · War & armed conflict
• General Sherman incident
  Sep 5, 1866 · War & armed conflict
• Sinking of ROKS Cheonan
  Mar 26, 2010 · War & armed conflict
• Illicit activities of North Korea
  date unknown · Terrorism
• August faction incident
  Aug 30, 1956 · War & armed conflict
• North Korean abductions of South Koreans
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• Ryongchon disaster
  Apr 22, 2004 · Rail accident
• ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Todai-in
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
  date unknown · Industrial & structural disaster
• Deepening Group Incident
  1997–2000 · Massacre
• 1992 North Korean coup attempt
  Apr 25, 1992 · War & armed conflict
• Kapsan faction incident
  1967 · War & armed conflict
• Hungnam evacuation
  Dec 24, 1950 · War & armed conflict
• Sinchon Massacre
  Oct 17, 1950–Dec 7, 1950 · Massacre
• Blockade of Wonsan
  Feb 16, 1951–Jul 27, 1953 · War & armed conflict
• North Korean ghost ships
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• North Korean abductions
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• Daecheong incident
  Nov 10, 2009 · War & armed conflict
• Kim Dong-shik
  Jan 16, 2000 · Murder & homicide
• 6th Corps Incident
  1995 · War & armed conflict
• Onsong concentration camp
  date unknown · Massacre
• Sin Gwang-su case
  1980s · Kidnapping & hostage
• 2024 South Korean drone intrusion incident in North Korea
  Oct 3, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Assassination attempt on Kim Jong-il
  Jan 1, 1995 · Murder & homicide
• Inter-Korean Liaison Office bombing
  Jun 16, 2020 · Bombing & explosion
• Major Henderson incident
  Jun 30, 1975 · War & armed conflict
• 2006 North Korean missile test
  2006 · Crisis
• Sunchon tunnel massacre
  Oct 30, 1950 · Massacre
• Yalu River concessions
  May 1903 · War & armed conflict
• Sinuiju Incident
  Nov 23, 1945 · Massacre
• Heijō Shrine
  date unknown · Fire
• North Korean abductions of Lebanese
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• 2014 Pyongyang high-rise building collapse accident
  date unknown · Industrial & structural disaster
• Cash-for-summit scandal
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• Operation Strangle (Korean War)
  May 1, 1951 · War & armed conflict
• North Korean abductions of United States citizens
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• 2007 North Korean floods
  Aug 2007 · Natural disaster
• Pak Hon-yong and Yi Sung-yop spy case
  1950s · Crime & justice
• 2006 North Korean floods
  Jul 2006 · Natural disaster
• 2014 North Korean missile tests
  Jun 30, 2014–Jul 2, 2014
• 2018 North Korea bus accident
  Apr 22, 2018 · Road accident
• 2012 North Korean floods
  Jul 19, 2012 · Natural disaster
• 2014 Pyongyang apartment building collapse
  date unknown · Industrial & structural disaster
• 1810 North Korea earthquake
  Feb 19, 1810 · Earthquake
• Building collapse in Pyongyang
  May 13, 2014 · Industrial & structural disaster
• 2018 North Korean floods
  Aug 28, 2018 · Natural disaster
• North Korean abductions of Singaporean citizens
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• North Korean abductions of Jordanian citizens
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• North Korean abductions of Malaysian citizens
  date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
• 2016 North Korean floods
  date unknown · Natural disaster
• Yanbian incident
  date unknown
• Dancheon train disaster
  Dec 26, 2023 · Rail accident