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2009 One person out of 183 passengers and crew survives the crash of Yemenia Flight 626 off the coast of Moroni, Comoros
2007 David Halberstam, dies in California, in a traffic crash, at 73 2002 Paul Wellstone, Senator-D-Minnesota 1991 - 2002, died in a plane crash in Minnesota at age 58 2002 China Airlines flight 611 crashes near Taiwan, killing 225, crash probably due to structural failure 2001 SAS flight 686 crashes near Milano-Linate, killing 114, crash caused by flight crew and tower confusion 2000 Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes off coast of southern California, killing 88, crash caused by a bad stabilizer 1999 Greg Moore, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series, fatally injured in violent car crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale 1997 FBI says no evidence of foul play in 1996 TWA 800 crash 1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty 1997 John Denver, country star (Country Boy), dies in plain crash at 53 1997 Diana Spencer, princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 1997 Jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43 1997 Red Wings Vladimir Konstantinov and Slava Fetisov hurt in car crash 1997 Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash 1996 Hellevi Rombin Schine, Miss Universe (1955), dies in plane crash at 64 1996 Walter Hyatt, singer, songwriter, founder, The Contenders, work includes album 'Some Unfinished Business', dies at 46 in a plane crash 1996 Jessica Dubroff, attempting to be youngest pilot, dies in crash at 7 1995 William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light), dies in car crash at 83 1995 Walter "Crash" Morgan, drummer, dies at 35 1995 Fabio Casartelli, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race, died during 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France, in a crash occurring on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet in the Pyrenees 1995 Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash 1995 Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor, dies in air crash at 52 1994 American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed 1994 Royal Air Maroc ATR-42 crash down at Agadir, 44 killed 1994 Train crash in Tbilisi Georgia, 24 killed 1994 Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed 1994 Train crash in Havana Cuba, 6 killed 1994 37 dies in U.S. Air DC-9 crash in NC 1994 U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed 1994 Airbus A330 crash at Toulouse France, 7 killed 1994 Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash 1994 Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Grand prix driver, dies in crash at 34 1994 Frank Wells, president (Disney), dies in helicopter crash 1994 Oil tank/airship crash at Bosporus (huge fire/15+ killed) 1993 Chinese MD82 makes crash landing at Urumqi, 12 killed 1993 Train crash in tunnel at Vega de Anzo Spain, 12 killed 1993 Alfred Manessier, French painter (glass-in-lead), dies in car crash at 81 1993 British Aerospace 147 crash at Yinchuan, 55 killed 1993 Chinese B737 crash at Yinchuan, at least 66 killed 1993 Davey Allisson, race car drive, dies in a plane crash at 32 1993 George Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, and 7 others, die in a plane crash 1993 Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, dies in plane crash at 38 1993 Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash 1992 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die 1992 Jerome Brown, defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagle), dies in car crash at 27 1992 Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29 1992 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey 1992 Plane crash at Perris Valley Airport California, kills 16 parachutists 1992 Robert F Clayton, drummer (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash 1992 Robert Paul Haynes, bassist (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash 1992 Sam Kinison, loud mouth comedian, dies in a car crash at 38 1992 Juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash 1991 Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crash into mountain at Taipei 1991 Reynold Abel Dorris, (Broken Cord), dies at 23 in car crash 1991 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston 1991 Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 1991 John Tower, Senator-R-Texas 1961 - 1985, dies in a plane crash at 65 1991 John Heinz III, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991, dies in a plane crash at age 52 1991 7 of Reba McEntire band members are killed in a plane crash 1991 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash 1990 Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist, dies in a helicopter crash at 35 1989 2 hot-air balloon crash at Alice Springs Australia, 13 killed 1989 Mickey Leland, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 1989, and 15 others die in plane crash in Ethiopia 1989 Stanley David Griggs, astronaut (STS-51-D), dies plane crash at 59 1989 Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash 1989 Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51 1988 Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash 1988 Mexican radio station erronously reports Mike Tyson dies in car crash 1988 70 killed in crash of 3 Italian AF fighters at air show in Germany 1988 Alexandr V Shchukin, Russian cosmonaut, dies in SU-26 crash at 42 1988 Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1978-88), dies in crash at 64 1988 Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, killed in plane crash 1988 Train crash in Zeeland, Netherlands, kills 2 1988 Carrie Baxter, Best Bodybuilder (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42 1988 David Prater, U.S. singer (Sam and Dave-Soul Man), dies in car crash at 50 1988 Dave Prater, rocker (Sam and Dave), dies in a car crash at 50 1988 Lois Wilson, actress (Crash, Deluge, Bright Eyes), dies 1987 Dona Paz ferry sinks after crash with oil tanker Vector, 4386 die 1987 43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots) 1987 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver 1987 Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 1987 16 die in a train crash in Chase Md 1986 Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24 1986 Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 1986 Cliff Burton, rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24 1986 Stephen D Thorne, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33 1985 248 U.S. soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash 1985 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California 1985 Train crash at Flaujac, France: 35 killed 1985 5 die in a train crash in Westminster, Colorado 1985 4 die in a car and train crash in Buda Ill 1984 Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash 1984 June Preisser, dancer/actress (Babes in Arms), dies in car crash at 61 1984 5 die in a train crash in Williston, Vermont 1983 4 die in a train crash in Marshall Texas 1982 Grace Kelly, princess of Monaco, dies in a car crash at 52 1982 Grace, Princess of Monaco, dies at 52 in a car crash 1982 Train crash at Aalter Belgium, 5 killed 1982 Randy Rhoads, rocker, guitarist, songwriter, producer, studied classical guitar, member of Quiet Riot, played with Ozzy Ozbourne, dies in an air crash at 25 1982 Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash 1981 Bui Thanh Liem, Vietnam, cosmonaut, dies in Mig-21 crash at 32 1981 General Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash 1981 Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38 1981 Jaime Roldos Aguilera, President of Ecuador, dies in air crash 1980 Darby Crash, rocker, dies at 22 1980 Francisco Sa Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal 1980, dies in air crash 1980 Train crash at Winsum, 9 die 1980 Ringo and Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash 1980 Alf Sjoberg, dir (Fadern, Oen, Domaren), dies in a car crash at 76 1980 Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900m down (23 die) 1980 Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are U.S. amateur boxers) 1979 Claudia Jennings, playmate (Nov, 1969), dies in car crash at 29 1979 Train crash at Nijmegen, 7 die 1979 Thurmon Munson, New York Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32 1978 Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash 1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash 1977 Ronnie Van Zant, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 29 1977 Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash 1977 Ronnie Van Zant, singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd Band), killed in plane crash 1977 Stevie Gaines, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd Band), killed in plane crash 1977 Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 1977 Marc Bolan, rock vocalist and guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29 1977 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747 crash on Tenerife 1977 Eve Meyer, actress and pin-up model, dies in a plane crash at 46 1976 Ray "Crash" Corrigan, cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch), dies at 74 1976 Michael V. Love, U.S. test pilot, X-24, dies in F-4 crash at 37 1975 Robert Plant is involved in a car crash in Rhodes 1974 Karen Silkwood, killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances 1973 Jim Croce, vocalist (Time in a Bottle), dies in a plane crash at 30 1973 Butch Trucks drummer of Allman Brothers, breaks leg in a car crash 1973 Stevie Wonder involved in car crash, goes into a 4 day coma 1973 Jordan Air crash at Kano, Nigeria kills 176 Moslem pilgrims 1972 Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38 1972 16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70d, survived by cannabalism 1972 George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash 1972 Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24 1972 45 die in a train crash in Chicago, Illinois 1972 Brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash 1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 1971 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 1971 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois 1971 Train crash at Duivendrecht, Netherlands, 5 die 1971 Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46 1971 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 2, 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 1969 Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 1969 Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45 1969 John and Yoko are hospitalized after a car crash 1968 Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1968 Yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, and Seryogin, in plane crash at 34 1967 Carl Cunningham, rocker (Bar-kays), killed in a plane crash 1967 Jimmy King, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash 1967 Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26 1967 Phalin Jones, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash 1967 Ron Caldwell, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash 1967 Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15), dies in X-15 crash at 37 1967 June Thorburn, actress (Tom Thumb), dies in plane crash at 36 1967 Clifton C Williams, Jr., astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash 1967 Train crash at Arnhem, Netherlands, kills 5 1967 Train crash at Beesd, 2 die 1967 Jayne Mansfield, actress (Female Jungle), dies in a car crash at 34 1967 Edward G Givens, Jr., Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47 1967 Roger Babson, entrepreneur, business theorist, attended MIT, predicted Wall Street Crash of 1929, published Babson's Reports, oldest investment newsletter in U.S., dies at age 91, in Lake Wales, Florida 1966 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass 1966 Johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd and Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash 1966 Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash 1966 6 French fighters crash above Spain 1966 75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die 1966 Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet 1966 Elliot McKay See, Jr., astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash 1966 B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon 1964 Theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash 1964 Jim Reeves, U.S. country singer, dies in air crash at 39 1964 Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash 1964 Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, dies in plane crash at 22 1963 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die 1963 Train crash in Japan, kills 164 1963 450 die in a coal-dust explosion and 160 die in train crash (Japan) 1963 1st Lockheed A-12 to crash, CIA pilot Ken Collins ejects safely 1963 Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30 1962 19 die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania 1962 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India) 1962 Ranger 4 crash lands on (backside of) Moon 1962 U.S. Ranger spacecraft crash lands on Moon 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 1961 Dag Hammarskjold, United Nations Secretary General, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56 1961 Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph and his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25 1961 Entire U.S. figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash 1960 Disaster on U.S.S.R. (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); U.S.S.R. claims killed in plane crash 1960 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo 1960 Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash 1960 14 die in a train crash in Bakersfield California 1960 Jesse Belvin, rocker, dies at 26 in a car crash 1959 O'Neil Gordon Collie Smith, WI cricket all-rounder, dies in car crash 1959 Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28 1959 Buddy Holly, rocker (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22 1959 Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17 1958 48 die in a train crash in Elizabethport NJ 1958 Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash 1958 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash 1957 Passenger train and oil train crash in Gambar West Pakistan, 300 die 1957 Judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 23 in car crash 1957 12 die in a train crash in Vroman, Colorado 1957 Ramon Magsaysay, president of Philipines dies in a plane crash 1956 Milburn Apt, in X-2 rocket plane reaches 3370 kph, but, dies in crash 1956 20 die in a train crash in Springer NM 1956 13 die in a train crash in Swampscott Massachusetts 1956 30 die in a train crash in Los Angeles 1955 James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in car crash at 24 1955 Janice Long, British radio host, Crash FM 1953 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) 1953 Betty Jack Davis, singer (w/Skeeter Davis), killed in car crash 1953 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio 1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala 1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala 1950 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY 1950 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio 1950 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die 1950 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center, New York 1949 Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) 1948 4 Duluth Minnesota Dukes (St. Louis Cardinals Class C farm team) die in crash 1947 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin Pa 1947 Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash 1946 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash 1945 George S Patton, U.S. General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 1944 Aristide Maillol, French sculptor/graphic artist, dies in car crash at 82 1944 O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash 1943 Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi, test pilot (BI-1), killed in crash 1942 Carole Lombard, actress, (Bolero), and mom killed in plane crash at 32 1940 Billy "Crash" Craddock, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, singer 1939 Sabotage suspected in crash of 'City of San Francisco' 1938 James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67 1937 Bessie Smith, singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash at 43 1937 Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 1935 Wiley Post, aviation pioneer, killed in plane crash in Alaska at 36 1935 Will Rogers, humoprist, killed in plane crash in Alaska at 55 1935 Thomas E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, dies in a motorcycle crash 1934 Max Pallenberg, Austria actor (Brave Suender), dies in air crash at 56 1933 Train crash in Eastern Paris; 230 die 1931 Knute Rockne, football player and coach, dies in a plane crash at 43 1929 "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% 1919 John Alcock, pilot (1st non-stop over Atlantic), dies in crash at 27 1913 Train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week" 1910 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die 1908 Thomas E Selfridge, earlier U.S. aviator, 1st to die in an air crash 1902 Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Milwaukee, cowboy, Crash Corrigan's Ranch 1893 Great stock crash on New York stock exchange 1893 Panic of 1893: Great crash on New York Stock Exchange 1876 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die 1875 Roger Babson, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, entrepreneur, business theorist, attended MIT, predicted Wall Street Crash of 1929, published Babson's Reports, oldest investment newsletter in U.S. |
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