List of massacres in Taiwan explained

NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Lamey Island MassacreApril–May 1636Liuqiu Island300By Dutch soldiers
1652-09-07 & 1652-09-11Tainan4.000+by Dutch soldiers
Nerbudda incident1842-08-10Tainan city197by Qing Dynasty
Mudan incident1871-12-18Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province54by Paiwan Formosans
Beipu uprising1907-11-14Beipu village100+by Japanese army
Musha Incident1930-10-27Musa village134by Seediq rebels against Japanese occupation
February 28 incident and White Terror (Taiwan)1947-02-28entire Taiwan main island18,000-28,000[1] by Republic of China Army
Nantou shooting1959-09-2111 (including the perpetrator)By Li Hsing-ju
Li Shing Junior High School Shooting1962-01-26Taipei7By Tsui Yin[2] [3]
Lee We incident1962-04-15Taoyuan10By Lee We[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Civil Air Transport Flight 1061964-06-20village of Shenkang57By Zeng Yang and Wang Zhengyi[10] [11] [12] [13]
Taipei bus attack[14] [15] 1964-08-30Taipei3By Ho Chung-ming[16] [17]
Taichung massacre 1965-01-24 & 1965-01-25Taichung7 (including the perpetrator)by Hsiao[18]
Mou family massacre1965-08-22Taipei6by Chou Shin-Hsiang[19]
China Airlines Flight 8251971-11-20Penghu25by unknown
Lin family massacre1980-02-28Taipei3By Iron Blood Patriots
1987 Lieyu massacre1987-03-07Lieyu, Kinmen19 or moreby Republic of China Army
Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incidentJuly 21–22, 1990Aodi, Yilan County, Taiwan Province25 By Taiwan Garrison Command
Lunqing Western Restaurant fire1993-01-1933unknown
Carlton Barber's Shop fire1993-05-1221 (including the perpetrator)by Liang Hsin-teng
Murder of Liu Pang-yu1996-11-21Taoyuan8by Two Killers
Luzhou fire2003-08-31New Taipei City16by Xu Ruiqin
Beimen of Xinying Hospital fire2012-10-23Tainan13by Lin Jixiong
2014 Taipei Metro attack2014-05-21New Taipei City4by Cheng Chieh
Weng Renxian arson case2016-02-066by Weng Renxian
2016 Taoyuan bus fire2016-07-1926 (including the perpetrator)By Su Mingcheng
2021 Kaohsiung building fire2021-10-14Kaohsiung46by Huang Gege
Chen Yanxiang arson case2022-06-15Hsinchu City8by Chen Yanxiang

Notes and References

  1. News: Forsythe. Michael. 2015-07-14. Taiwan Turns Light on 1947 Slaughter by Chiang Kai-shek’s Troops. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-05-21. 0362-4331.
  2. Admits killing 7 for revenge, Pacific Stars and Stripes (January 27, 1962)
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2gUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7282,775520&dq= Teacher who slew 7 denied wish to see pupil perform
  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. https://palmbeachpost.newspapers.com/image/301023022/?terms=Soldier%20kills%207%20hurts%205&match=1 Soldier kills 7, hurts 5
  9. Chinese Runs Amok, Kills Seven, Tucson Daily Citizen (April 5, 1962)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124433/http://blog.163.com/beckham_no1/blog/static/2589530200605426130/ 揭秘台湾海军军官夺机叛逃事件
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20091124090720/http://blog.sina.com.cn:80/s/blog_476745f6010002jf.html 台中上空的“死亡航班” 上
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003081218/http:/blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_476745f6010002jh.html 台中上空的“死亡航班” 下
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130126102951/http://taiwanairpower.org/blog/?p=953 Declassified: Civil Air Transport B-908 Crash Investigation Report
  14. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/01/archives/taipei-bus-driver-kills-three.html Taipei Bus Driver Kills Three
  15. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FhgrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KJ0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6531,6352131&dq= Angry bus driver runs amuck
  16. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/197903152.html?dids=197903152:197903152&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=NOV+02%2C+1964&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Bus+Driver+on+Taiwan+Is+Sentenced+to+Death&pqatl=google Bus Driver on Taiwan Is Sentenced to Death
  17. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pnEjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nGUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7226,617456&dq= Miffed driver of bus kills 3, faces death
  18. http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es/preview/1965/01/27/pagina-17/33554244/pdf.html Prefiere morir carbonizado antes que entregarse a la policia
  19. http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19650824.2.9.aspx Six in a family slain because of $450 debt

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