389 notable events in Peru — wars, earthquakes and terror attacks. Page 1 of 4.
- Klaus Barbie
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Shining Path
date unknown · Terrorism
- 1970 Ancash earthquake
May 31, 1970 · Earthquake
- LANSA Flight 508
Dec 24, 1971 · Aviation accident
- Aeroperú Flight 603
Oct 2, 1996 · Aviation accident
- 2026 Peruvian post-electoral crisis
from Apr 12, 2026 · Crisis
- Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Dec 17, 1996–Apr 22, 1997 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Battle of Callao
May 2, 1866 · War & armed conflict
- Internal conflict in Peru
from May 17, 1980 · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Cajamarca
Nov 16, 1532 · War & armed conflict
- 2007 Peru earthquake
Aug 15, 2007 · Earthquake
- Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
date unknown · Terrorism
- Operation Chavín de Huántar
Apr 22, 1997 · War & armed conflict
- Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II
Nov 4, 1780–Mar 15, 1783 · War & armed conflict
- Putumayo genocide
1879–1912 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Estadio Nacional disaster
May 24, 1964 · Stampede & crowd crush
- 1970 Huascarán debris avalanche
May 31, 1970 · Natural disaster
- Militarized Communist Party of Peru
date unknown · Terrorism
- Andahuaylas uprising
Jan 1, 2005–Jan 4, 2005 · War & armed conflict
- 1992 Peruvian self-coup
Apr 5, 1992 · War & armed conflict
- LATAM Airlines Perú Flight 2213
Nov 18, 2022 · Aviation accident
- 2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt
Dec 7, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- National Police of Peru
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 1983 Lucanamarca massacre
Apr 3, 1983 · Massacre
- Forced sterilization in Peru
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- TANS Perú Flight 204
Aug 23, 2005 · Aviation accident
- 1987 Alianza Lima plane crash
Dec 8, 1987 · Aviation accident
- 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake
Oct 28, 1746 · Earthquake
- La Cantuta massacre
Jul 18, 1992 · Massacre
- 2001 southern Peru earthquake
Jun 23, 2001 · Earthquake
- Peruvian political crisis (2016–present)
from Sep 15, 2017 · Crisis
- Grupo Colina
date unknown · Terrorism
- SAM Colombia Flight 501
May 19, 1993 · Aviation accident
- Mesa Redonda fire
Dec 29, 2001 · Fire
- Gerald Oropeza case
Jan 1, 2015 · Crime & justice
- Plan Verde
Oct 1, 1989–Nov 22, 2000 · War & armed conflict
- Barrios Altos massacre
Nov 3, 1991 · Massacre
- Tarata bombing
Jul 16, 1992 · Bombing & explosion
- Faucett Perú Flight 251
Feb 29, 1996 · Aviation accident
- Peruvian protests (2022–2023)
Dec 7, 2022–Dec 2023 · Riot & unrest
- 1974 Lima earthquake
Oct 3, 1974 · Earthquake
- Rondas campesinas
from 1976 · War & armed conflict
- Plurinational Association of Tawantinsuyo Reservists
date unknown · Terrorism
- 1968 Peruvian coup d'état
Oct 3, 1968 · War & armed conflict
- Utopía nightclub fire
Jul 20, 2002 · Fire
- Peruvian security crisis
from 2021 · Crisis
- LANSA Flight 502
Aug 9, 1970 · Aviation accident
- Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386
Feb 14, 1992 · Aviation accident
- 2025 Callao earthquake
Jun 15, 2025 · Earthquake
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Peru)
date unknown
- Ciro Castillo case
date unknown
- Odebrecht case in Peru
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Four Quarters March
Jul 26, 2000 · Riot & unrest
- 2021–present Peruvian political crisis
from 2021 · Crisis
- Locumba uprising
Oct 29, 2000 · War & armed conflict
- Juliaca massacre
Jan 9, 2023 · Massacre
- Murder of Marco Antonio
Jul 9, 2009 · Murder & homicide
- Varig Flight 810
Nov 27, 1962 · Aviation accident
- 1970 Colombia earthquake
Jul 31, 1970 · Earthquake
- Real Plaza Trujillo roof collapse
Feb 21, 2025 · Crime & justice
- Chuschi ballot burning incident
May 17, 1980 · Murder & homicide
- United Democratic Andean Revolutionary Front of Peru
date unknown · Terrorism
- Deng Xiaoping's dogs
Dec 26, 1980 · Terrorism
- Gutiérrez Brothers' rebellion
Jul 22, 1872 · War & armed conflict
- 2016–17 South American floods
Dec 1, 2016 · Natural disaster
- 1940 Lima earthquake
May 24, 1940 · Earthquake
- 1962 Peruvian coup d'état
Jul 18, 1962 · War & armed conflict
- 1932 Trujillo uprising
Jul 7, 1932 · War & armed conflict
- TANS Perú Flight 222
Jan 9, 2003 · Aviation accident
- Mamanivideos scandal
2018 · Scandal & controversy
- Tacnazo
Aug 29, 1975 · War & armed conflict
- Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay)
1721–1735 · War & armed conflict
- Shining Path of the Alto Huallaga
date unknown · Terrorism
- Ayacucho massacre
Dec 15, 2022 · Massacre
- Asylum case
Jan 1, 1950 · Crime & justice
- Peruvian prison massacres
Jun 19, 1986 · Massacre
- 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis
Sep 30, 2019–Jan 14, 2020 · Crisis
- 2022 Callao oil spill
Jan 15, 2022–2022 · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Peru oil scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Tarapoto massacre
May 31, 1989 · Massacre
- 2017 Lima shooting
Feb 18, 2017 · Shooting
- BAP Unión (1865)
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Arequipa UFO incident
Apr 11, 1980
- San Miguel del Ene attack
May 23, 2021 · Terrorism
- Murder of María Jimena
Feb 1, 2018 · Murder & homicide
- 2019 Peru earthquake
May 26, 2019 · Earthquake
- 2026 Peru energy crisis
from Mar 1, 2026 · Crisis
- 2020 Peruvian protests
Nov 9, 2020–Nov 17, 2020 · Riot & unrest
- Second siege of Callao
Dec 5, 1824–Jan 23, 1826 · War & armed conflict
- Rodrigo Franco Command
date unknown · Terrorism
- Uchuraccay massacre
Jan 26, 1983 · Massacre
- Caligula case
Feb 13, 1992 · Murder & homicide
- Priwall (barque)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Red Mantaro Base Committee
date unknown · Terrorism
- Limazo
Feb 3, 1975 · Riot & unrest
- Peruvian Airlines Flight 112
Mar 28, 2017 · Aviation accident
- Cuellos Blancos scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Death and funeral of Alan García
Apr 17, 2019 · Suicide & execution
- 1930 Peruvian coup d'état
Aug 22, 1930 · War & armed conflict
- Iquicha War of 1825–1828
Mar 1825–Jun 8, 1828 · War & armed conflict