154 notable events in Taiwan — earthquakes, wars and air crashes. Page 1 of 2.
- White Terror (Taiwan)
May 19, 1949–Nov 6, 1992 · Terrorism
- China Airlines Flight 611
May 25, 2002 · Aviation accident
- February 28 incident
Feb 27, 1947–May 16, 1947 · Massacre
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006
Oct 31, 2000 · Aviation accident
- Japanese battleship Kongō
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
Aug 23, 1958–Sep 22, 1958 · Crisis
- TransAsia Airways Flight 235
Feb 4, 2015 · Aviation accident
- China Airlines Flight 676
Feb 16, 1998 · Aviation accident
- Musha Incident
Oct 26, 1930–Dec 1, 1930 · War & armed conflict
- Martial law in Taiwan
May 20, 1949–Jul 15, 1987
- Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103
Aug 22, 1981 · Aviation accident
- 1999 Jiji earthquake
Sep 21, 1999 · Earthquake
- Mudan incident
Oct 18, 1871 · Murder & homicide
- China Airlines Flight 358
Dec 29, 1991 · Aviation accident
- 2024 Hualien earthquake
Apr 3, 2024 · Earthquake
- TransAsia Airways Flight 222
Jul 23, 2014 · Aviation accident
- Uni Air Flight 873
Aug 24, 1999 · Aviation accident
- 1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan
May 29, 1895–Nov 18, 1895 · War & armed conflict
- Siege of Fort Zeelandia
Mar 30, 1661–Feb 1, 1662 · War & armed conflict
- 2025 Taipei stabbings
Dec 19, 2025 · Attack (other)
- 1987 Lieyu massacre
Mar 7, 1987–Mar 8, 1987 · War & armed conflict
- Taiwan frigate scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen
Apr 14, 1997–Apr 28, 1997 · Crime & justice
- Japanese landing craft carrier Shinshū Maru
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion
May 10, 1948–May 1, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Justin Lee sex scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Kaohsiung Incident
Dec 10, 1979 · Riot & unrest
- 2014 Taipei Metro attack
May 21, 2014 · Attack (other)
- Raid on Taipei
May 31, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- 2015 New Taipei water park fire
Jun 27, 2015 · Bombing & explosion
- Japanese cruiser Matsushima
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan
from Aug 4, 2022 · War & armed conflict
- 2021 Hualien train derailment
Apr 2, 2021 · Rail accident
- China Airlines Flight 204
Oct 26, 1989 · Aviation accident
- Wild Lily student movement
1990 · Riot & unrest
- Tainan fake panda incident
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- SS President Hoover
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Murder of Poon Hiu-wing
Feb 17, 2018 · Murder & homicide
- 2018 Yilan train derailment
Oct 21, 2018 · Rail accident
- China Airlines Flight 2265
Feb 16, 1986 · Aviation accident
- Tapani incident
1915 · War & armed conflict
- 2024 Taichung MRT attack
May 21, 2024 · Attack (other)
- China Airlines Flight 825
Nov 20, 1971 · Aviation accident
- Arisan Maru
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- TransAsia Airways Flight 791
Dec 21, 2002 · Aviation accident
- Rover incident
1867 · Maritime disaster
- China Airlines Flight 206
Aug 12, 1970 · Aviation accident
- Murder of Iguchi Mariko
Apr 8, 1990 · Murder & homicide
- Taiwan Garrison Command
date unknown
- 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions
Jul 31, 2014–Aug 1, 2014 · Bombing & explosion
- Lin Shuangwen rebellion
Jan 16, 1787–1788 · War & armed conflict
- USS Shark (SS-314)
date unknown · Attack (other)
- 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake
Feb 6, 2016 · Earthquake
- Alexander family hostage crisis
Nov 18, 1997 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Nerbudda incident
Aug 10, 1842 · Massacre
- Beipu uprising
Nov 1907 · War & armed conflict
- Pescadores campaign (1895)
Mar 23, 1895–Mar 26, 1895 · War & armed conflict
- TransAsia Airways Flight 510A
Jan 30, 1995 · Aviation accident
- 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake
Apr 21, 1935 · Earthquake
- 2020 ROCAF UH-60M crash
Jan 2, 2020 · Aviation accident
- Civil Air Transport Flight 10
Feb 16, 1968 · Aviation accident
- March 19 shooting incident
Mar 19, 2004 · Shooting
- Formosa Airlines Flight 7623
Mar 18, 1998 · Aviation accident
- Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104
Feb 24, 1969 · Aviation accident
- Lamey Island Massacre
Apr 1636–May 1636 · Massacre
- Mao Renfeng
date unknown · Death & funeral
- Keelung campaign
Aug 1884–Mar 1885 · War & armed conflict
- 2024 Taiwanese legislative reform controversy
May 17, 2024–Oct 25, 2024 · War & armed conflict
- USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 2006 Hengchun earthquakes
Dec 26, 2006 · Earthquake
- 2018 Hualien earthquake
Feb 4, 2018 · Earthquake
- Truku War
May 1914–Aug 1914 · War & armed conflict
- 2023 Taichung crane collapse
May 10, 2023 · Rail accident
- May 24 incident
May 24, 1957 · Riot & unrest
- Taiwan McDonald's bombings
Apr 28, 1992 · Bombing & explosion
- 2022 Taitung earthquakes
Sep 18, 2022 · Earthquake
- Nanjing consulate poisoned wine incident
date unknown · Terrorism
- Zhongli incident
Nov 19, 1977 · Riot & unrest
- 2025 Taichung Shin Kong Mitsukoshi gas explosion
Feb 13, 2025 · Bombing & explosion
- Hukou incident
Jan 21, 1964 · War & armed conflict
- 2021 Kaohsiung building fire
Oct 14, 2021 · Fire
- Hirayama Jōchin incident
1620 · Maritime disaster
- Death of Hung Chung-chiu
Jul 4, 2013 · Crime & justice
- Period of mobilization for the suppression of Communist rebellion
May 10, 1948–May 1, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa
Nov 22, 1635 · Massacre
- 2025 Tainan–Chiayi earthquake
Jan 21, 2025 · Earthquake
- Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident
Jul 21, 1990–Jul 22, 1990 · Massacre
- 1616 Japanese expedition to Taiwan
Jan 1, 1616–Jan 1, 1617 · War & armed conflict
- Yeh Yung-chih incident
Apr 21, 2000 · Crime & justice
- Language policy in Taiwan during martial law
date unknown
- 2023 New Taipei City junior high school stabbing
Dec 25, 2023 · Murder & homicide
- Willy incident
1906 · War & armed conflict
- Guo Huaiyi rebellion
Sep 11, 1652 · War & armed conflict
- Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park
date unknown
- July 13 Penghu incident
Jul 13, 1949 · Attack (other)
- Po Lin Teahouse poisoning incident
date unknown · Epidemic & disease
- National Human Rights Museum
date unknown
- Formosa Airlines Flight 7601
Aug 10, 1997 · Aviation accident
- 2014 Taiwanese adulterated oil scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Xincheng Incident
Dec 23, 1896–May 13, 1897 · War & armed conflict