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List of massacres in Taiwan

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Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Lamey Island Massacre April–May 1636 Liuqiu Island 300 By Dutch soldiers
Guo Huaiyi rebellion 1652-09-07 & 1652-09-11 Tainan 4.000+ by Dutch soldiers
Nerbudda incident 1842-08-10 Tainan city 197 by Qing Dynasty
Mudan incident 1871-12-18 Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province 54 by Paiwan Formosans
Beipu uprising 1907-11-14 Beipu village 100+ by Japanese army
Musha Incident 1930-10-27 Musa village 134 by Seediq rebels against Japanese occupation
February 28 incident and White Terror (Taiwan) 1947-02-28 entire Taiwan main island 18,000-28,000[1] by Republic of China Army
Nantou shooting 1959-09-21 Nantou City 11 (including the perpetrator) By Li Hsing-ju
Li Shing Junior High School Shooting 1962-01-26 Taipei 7 By Tsui Yin[2][3]
Lee We incident 1962-04-15 Taoyuan 10 By Lee We[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Civil Air Transport Flight 106 1964-06-20 village of Shenkang 57 By Zeng Yang and Wang Zhengyi[10][11][12][13]
Taipei bus attack[14][15] 1964-08-30 Taipei 3 By Ho Chung-ming[16] [17]
Taichung massacre 1965-01-24 & 1965-01-25 Taichung 7 (including the perpetrator) by Hsiao[18]
Mou family massacre 1965-08-22 Taipei 6 by Chou Shin-Hsiang[19]
China Airlines Flight 825 1971-11-20 Penghu 25 by unknown
Lin family massacre 1980-02-28 Taipei 3 By Iron Blood Patriots
1987 Lieyu massacre 1987-03-07 Lieyu, Kinmen 19 or more by Republic of China Army
Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident July 21–22, 1990 Aodi, Yilan County, Taiwan Province 25 By Taiwan Garrison Command
Lunqing Western Restaurant fire 1993-01-19 Taipei 33 unknown[20]
Carlton Barber's Shop fire 1993-05-12 Taipei 21 (including the perpetrator) by Liang Hsin-teng
Murder of Liu Pang-yu 1996-11-21 Taoyuan 8 by Two Killers
Luzhou fire 2003-08-31 New Taipei City 16 by Xu Ruiqin[21]
Beimen of Xinying Hospital fire 2012-10-23 Tainan 13 by Lin Jixiong[22]
2014 Taipei Metro attack 2014-05-21 New Taipei City 4 by Cheng Chieh
Weng Renxian arson case 2016-02-06 Taoyuan 6 by Weng Renxian[23][24]
2016 Taoyuan bus fire 2016-07-19 Taoyuan 26 (including the perpetrator) By Su Mingcheng
2021 Kaohsiung building fire 2021-10-14 Kaohsiung 46 by Huang Gege[25]
Chen Yanxiang arson case 2022-06-15 Hsinchu City 8 by Chen Yanxiang[26]

References

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  1. ^ Forsythe, Michael (2015-07-14). "Taiwan Turns Light on 1947 Slaughter by Chiang Kai-shek's Troops". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ Admits killing 7 for revenge, Pacific Stars and Stripes (January 27, 1962)
  3. ^ Teacher who slew 7 denied wish to see pupil perform, Toledo Blade (July 26, 1962)
  4. ^ Berserk Soldier Slays 10 Others, The Chronicle Telegram (April 6, 1962)
  5. ^ Poker loser kills 10 others, San Antonio Light (April 6, 1962)
  6. ^ News in brief, The New Mexican (April 6, 1962)
  7. ^ Nationalist Soldier Kills 10 Comrades, Pacific Stars and Stripes (April 8, 1962)
  8. ^ Soldier kills 7, hurts 5, The Miami News (April 5, 1962)
  9. ^ Chinese Runs Amok, Kills Seven, Tucson Daily Citizen (April 5, 1962)
  10. ^ 揭秘台湾海军军官夺机叛逃事件, (January 5, 2006)
  11. ^ 台中上空的“死亡航班” 上, (March 31, 2006)
  12. ^ 台中上空的“死亡航班” 下, (March 31, 2006)
  13. ^ Declassified: Civil Air Transport B-908 Crash Investigation Report, (March 30, 2010)
  14. ^ Taipei Bus Driver Kills Three, The New York Times (September 1, 1964)
  15. ^ Angry bus driver runs amuck, Reading Eagle (August 31, 1964)
  16. ^ Bus Driver on Taiwan Is Sentenced to Death Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post (November 2, 1964)
  17. ^ Miffed driver of bus kills 3, faces death, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 2, 1964)
  18. ^ Prefiere morir carbonizado antes que entregarse a la policia, La Vanguardia (January 27, 1965)
  19. ^ Six in a family slain because of $450 debt, The Straits Times (August 24, 1965)
  20. ^ "判定蓄意縱火至今仍抓不到禍首 - 1993年論情西餐廳大火 - 報時光". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  21. ^ Xiuhua, Wu (9 November 2023). "20年前蘆洲大囍市社區惡火住戶自焚奪走16條人命 - 報時光". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  22. ^ "火燒醫院釀13死 69歲死囚癌逝 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  23. ^ Charlier, Phillip (2 April 2020). "Killer of 6 drags his feet: execution delayed for an hour – Taiwan English News". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  24. ^ "烈火煞星》除夕夜燒死6親人 翁仁賢成魔之路!最終槍決伏法 - 社會 - 中時新聞網". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 11 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  25. ^ Mengjie, Lin (25 January 2024). "逃死!高雄城中城大火46條人命 縱火婦人黃格格最終判無期徒刑定讞 - 法律前線 - 社會 - 聯合新聞網". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  26. ^ Charlier, Phillip (28 September 2023). "Man sentenced to death for arson attack that left 8 of his family members dead – Taiwan English News". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.