Events in South Korea

291 notable events in South Korea — wars, murders and fires. Page 1 of 3.

• Lee Choon-jae
  Feb 8, 1986–Jan 13, 1994 · Murder & homicide
• Gwangju Uprising
  May 18, 1980–May 27, 1980 · War & armed conflict
• Jeju Air Flight 2216
  Dec 29, 2024 · Aviation accident
• Sinking of MV Sewol
  Apr 16, 2014 · Maritime disaster
• Korea under Japanese rule
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Seoul Halloween crowd crush
  Oct 29, 2022 · Stampede & crowd crush
• Korean Air
  date unknown · Aviation accident
• Burning Sun scandal
  Feb 23, 2018–Feb 17, 2019 · Crime & justice
• Unit 684
  from Apr 1, 1968 · War & armed conflict
• Sampoong Department Store collapse
  Jun 29, 1995 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Cho Doo-soon case
  Dec 2008 · Crime & justice
• Jeju uprising
  Apr 3, 1948–Aug 17, 1949 · Massacre
• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  Dec 3, 2024–Dec 4, 2024 · War & armed conflict
• Assassination of Park Chung Hee
  Oct 26, 1979 · Murder & homicide
• Yoo Young-chul
  Jan 1, 2003–Jan 1, 2004 · Murder & homicide
• Battle of Inchon
  Sep 15, 1950–Sep 19, 1950 · War & armed conflict
• Miryang gang rape
  Nov 1, 2004 · Crime & justice
• Blue House raid
  Jan 17, 1968–Jan 29, 1968 · War & armed conflict
• Frog Boys
  Mar 26, 1991 · Scandal & controversy
• May 16 coup
  May 16, 1961 · War & armed conflict
• Nth Room case
  2018–Mar 2020 · Crime & justice
• June Democratic Struggle
  Jun 10, 1987–Jun 29, 1987 · Riot & unrest
• 1979 South Korean coup d'état
  Dec 12, 1979 · War & armed conflict
• Assassination of Empress Myeongseong
  Oct 8, 1895 · Murder & homicide
• Brothers Home
  date unknown
• Dalgona coffee
  date unknown · Epidemic & disease
• Shincheonji Church of Jesus
  date unknown · Riot & unrest
• Bodo League massacre
  1950 · Massacre
• Air China Flight 129
  Apr 15, 2002 · Aviation accident
• Woo Bum-kon incident
  Apr 26, 1982–Apr 27, 1982 · Shooting
• Daegu subway fire
  from Feb 18, 2003 · Attack (other)
• Qing invasion of Joseon
  Dec 9, 1636 · War & armed conflict
• March First Movement
  Mar 1, 1919 · Riot & unrest
• 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident
  Sep 17, 1996 · War & armed conflict
• Jin Air
  date unknown · Aviation accident
• Tonghak Peasant Revolution
  Jan 11, 1894–Mar 29, 1895 · War & armed conflict
• Hwaseong serial murders
  Jan 1, 1986 · Crime & justice
• MV Sewol
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• United States expedition to Korea
  Jul 3, 1871 · War & armed conflict
• April Revolution
  Apr 19, 1960 · Riot & unrest
• Coup d'état of May Seventeenth
  May 17, 1980 · War & armed conflict
• No Gun Ri massacre
  Jul 26, 1950–Jul 29, 1950 · Massacre
• 2016 South Korean political scandal
  2016 · Scandal & controversy
• Air Busan Flight 391
  Jan 28, 2025 · Aviation accident
• Ganghwa Island incident
  Sep 20, 1875 · War & armed conflict
• Lee Seung-bok
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2017–2018 North Korea crisis
  Apr 8, 2017 · War & armed conflict
• Gwangju Inhwa School
  2000 · Scandal & controversy
• Silmido Incident
  Aug 23, 1971 · War & armed conflict
• Assassination of Yuk Young-soo
  Aug 15, 1974 · Murder & homicide
• Kapsin Coup
  Dec 4, 1884–Dec 7, 1884 · War & armed conflict
• Asiana Airlines Flight 991
  Jul 28, 2011 · Aviation accident
• Jeong Nam-gyu
  Jan 1, 2004–Jan 1, 2006 · Murder & homicide
• 1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking
  Dec 11, 1969 · Aviation accident
• French expedition to Korea
  Oct 1866–Nov 1866 · War & armed conflict
• Imo Incident
  until Aug 30, 1882 · War & armed conflict
• Kang Ho-sun
  Jan 1, 2005–Jan 1, 2008 · Attack (other)
• Chijon family
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Asiana Airlines Flight 733
  Jul 26, 1993 · Aviation accident
• Robert Charles Browne
  Jan 1, 1987–Jan 1, 1991 · War & armed conflict
• Seongsu Bridge disaster
  Oct 21, 1994 · Industrial & structural disaster
• 2016 Seocho-dong public-toilet murder case
  May 17, 2016 · Murder & homicide
• Yangju highway incident
  date unknown · Road accident
• Busan–Masan Uprising
  Oct 16, 1979–Oct 20, 1979 · Riot & unrest
• United States military and prostitution in South Korea
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Yeosu–Suncheon rebellion
  Oct 19, 1948–Oct 27, 1948 · War & armed conflict
• South Korean humidifier disinfectant case
  date unknown · Crisis
• Tsushima incident
  Mar 14, 1861–Sep 19, 1861 · War & armed conflict
• Battle of Pungdo
  Jul 25, 1894 · War & armed conflict
• Seoul National University Hospital massacre
  Jun 28, 1950 · Massacre
• 1998 Sokcho submarine incident
  Jun 22, 1998 · War & armed conflict
• 1971 Korean Air Lines Fokker F27 hijacking
  Jan 23, 1971 · Aviation accident
• Jeong Du-yeong
  Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 2000 · Murder & homicide
• Hill 303 massacre
  Aug 17, 1950 · Massacre
• Goseong military base shooting
  Jun 21, 2014–Jun 22, 2014 · Murder & homicide
• Hwang affair
  2005 · Scandal & controversy
• Geoje POW camp
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Syngman Rhee Line
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Seongsu Bridge
  Oct 21, 1994 · Industrial & structural disaster
• Siege of Busanjin
  May 24, 1592–May 25, 1592 · War & armed conflict
• Korean Air Lines Flight 015
  Nov 19, 1980 · Aviation accident
• Korean Air Flight 2033
  Aug 10, 1994 · Aviation accident
• Slavery on salt farms in Sinan County
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Murder of Yun Geum-i
  Oct 28, 1992 · Murder & homicide
• Siege of Jinju (1593)
  Jul 21, 1593–Jul 27, 1593 · War & armed conflict
• Jeamni massacre
  Apr 15, 1919 · Massacre
• Russian cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Port Hamilton incident
  Mar 1, 1885–Feb 5, 1887 · War & armed conflict
• 2025 Pocheon accidental bombing
  Mar 6, 2025 · War & armed conflict
• 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis
  Mar 12, 1993–Oct 21, 1994 · Crisis
• Hangang Bridge bombing
  Jun 28, 1950 · Bombing & explosion
• Siege of Suncheon
  Oct 19, 1598–Nov 2, 1598 · War & armed conflict
• Sinking of MV Seohae
  Oct 10, 1993 · Maritime disaster
• 2017 Pohang earthquake
  Nov 15, 2017 · Earthquake
• Anyang student murders
  Dec 25, 2007 · Murder & homicide
• 1995 Daegu gas explosions
  Apr 28, 1995 · Bombing & explosion
• Murder of Kim Ha-neul
  Feb 10, 2025 · Murder & homicide
• Tsushima Buddha statue theft incident
  Oct 8, 2012 · Crime & justice
• Autumn Uprising of 1946
  1946 · Riot & unrest