2015 Event The death toll rises to 104 from a massive explosion three days ago at a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals in the port of Tianjin, China; 720 were also injured in the disaster 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near the California Bay Area city of Napa; 87 have been injured, but no fatalities have been reported 2014 Event China's Yunnan Province is hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake; 367 people perished, and over 1,880 were injured 2014 Event The NCAA settles a lawsuit regarding concussions, paying $70 million to assess head injuries for current and past players of college sports; The fund does not cover treatment, forcing injured players to sue their colleges for compensation 2013 Event Iran experiences a 5.6-magnitude earthquake 35 miles from the Bushehr nuclear plant, raising concerns over the risk of radioactive leaks in the event of a major earthquake; seven people die and 30 are injured 2013 Event The roof of a Maxima superstore collapses in Latvia's capital, Riga; a least six are killed and 35 injured 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event A 6.0-magnitude earthquake named Nantou, strikes near Taipei, Taiwan; one person is killed and 19 injured 2012 Event Typhoon Bopha, striking New Bataan and parts of the southern Philippines, leads to the deaths of 283 people with 339 injured, over 300 missing, and over 87,000 evacuated from the area 2012 Event A dense fog near Beaumont, Texas, causes a a 100-vehicle pileup , leaving 120 people injured and 2 killed; the incident forced the Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas to close in both directions 2011 Event Protesters in Cario's Tahir Square are beaten by Egyptian Army soldiers in a second day of skirmishes resulting in 10 deaths and hundreds of injured 2011 Event Washington State University researchers develop an artificial bone 'scaffold' which uses 3D printers to print replacement bone tissue for injured patients 2011 Event A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 plane crashed and split in to at the Chaddi Jagan International Airport; no one was injured 2011 Event Tornado warnings are issued for Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri; the Joplin, Missouri death toll rises to 126 people with 1,150 injured by the May 22 tornado 2011 Event U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords is shot, Judge John Roll killed, in a Tucson, Arizona shooting rampage that killed 6 people and injured 14 2010 Event Rival political parties clash in Guinea ahead of a presidential run-off election; at least 24 people are injured 2010 Event Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel states he will not apologize to Turkey for the Gaza flotilla clash, and that the injured will not receive any compensation 2010 Event Kurdish rebels claim responsibility for a bus bomb in Istanbul, Turkey; five people were killed and twelve people injured 2010 Event Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh and Jalal-Abad left more than 100 people dead and over 1,400 injured after three days of four days of fighting 2010 Event At least 38 are killed and 60 injured when two female suicide bombers carry out two separate terrorist attacks at Moscow Metro stations Lubyana and Park Kultury 2010 Event Taiwan is hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, twelve people are injured, communications and rail services are disrupted 2010 Event At least 32 people are dead and 68 injured from floods and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal 2009 Event The engine on an airbus A320 plane catches fire at Paris-Orly airport, eight people are injured 2009 Event Dozens are killed and injured when wildfires spread across France, Spain, Sardinia and Greece 2009 Event Nearly 300 people are killed and 1,500 injured near L'Aquila, Italy, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes 2009 Event Eight people are killed, several injured, after gunmen attack a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketeers in Lahore, Pakistan 2005 Event London's transit system is bombed by terrorists, 56 deaths, 700 injured 1999 Death 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 Event Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated 1996 Event Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured 1995 Event Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4,700 injured 1995 Event Car bomb explodes in Algiers, 42 killed/296 injured 1994 Event 3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident 1993 Event Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack 1992 Event Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii; 3 die and 8,000 injured 1992 Event Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident 1991 Event Wrestler Rip Oliver forced to retire after being injured by Crush 1990 Event Wrestler Brutus Beefcake injured during para-sailing 1990 Event 3 passengers killed and 162 injured as subway train derails in Philadelphia 1989 Event Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash 1988 Event Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash 1988 Event With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series 1986 Event Rioting at DMC concert, 40 injured 1986 Event 10 killed and 60 injured at ETA-bomb attack in Madrid 1985 Event During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin 1985 Event Little Richard seriously injured in a car accident 1985 Event 12,000 die and 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1) 1985 Event Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1985 Event 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground 1984 Event Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident 1983 Event Bomb attack on Harrod's war house in London, 5 killed, 94 injured 1982 Event Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1981 Event Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured 1981 Event Lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured 1981 Event 8 killed and 198 injured by fire at Las Vegas Hilton 1980 Event Major race riot in Miami Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured 1980 Event Flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injured 1978 Event Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb 1975 Event Ewen Chatfield flattened by Peter Lever and seriously injured 1972 Event 46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk 1971 Event Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident 1970 Event 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park, New Jersey 1968 Event Students and police battle in Paris, 100s injured 1968 Event Battle between students and troops in Paris, 1000 injured 1968 Death Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during game (Jan 13), dies 1968 Event Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th) 1967 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves 1967 Event 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) 1967 Event Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured and over 1000 arrested 1966 Event Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured 1965 Event Persians premier Ali Mansoer injured 1964 Event Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage 1963 Event Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured 1963 Event Greek parliament leader Lambrakis injured 1960 Event Jordan premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack 1953 Event Worcester County tornado, 94 killed, 1310 injured, 10,000 homeless 1949 Event Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949 1949 Event Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident 1940 Event 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Company plant explodes, New Jersey 1940 Event 27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas 1938 Event Jews injured and property destroyed in Przemyal Poland 1937 Event Prince Bernhard injured in auto accident in Netherlands 1928 Event 6 children die and 10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania 1928 Event 44-yr old New York Ranger General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montreal Maroons 2-1 1919 Event Chicago race riot, 15 whites and 23 blacks killed, 500 injured 1919 Event French premier Clemenceau injured during assassination attempt 1918 Event 101 killed and 171 injured in worst U.S. train wreck, Nashville, Tennessee 1916 Event Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract 1916 Event Soldier Adolf Hitler is injured 1916 Event French driven out of Fort Douaumont after 500 killed or injured 1914 Event German assault at Dinant: Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured 1912 Event 1st accident (collision) in Londoner Underground: 22 injured person 1912 Event King Vittorio Emanuel III of Rome injured during assassination attempt 1906 Event English Minister of Foreign affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured 1905 Event Hottentot chief Hendrik Witbooi fataly injured 1900 Event Battle at Paardeberg, 1,270 British killed/injured 1900 Event Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured 1896 Event Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed 1864 Event Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft. Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured 1864 Event Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured 1864 Event Battle at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia, 1,400 killed or injured 1864 Event Spotsylvania-campaign ends after 10,920 killed/injured person 1864 Event Battle of Wilderness, General Longstreet seriously injured 1863 Event Battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured 1863 Event Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia (29,000 injured or died) 1862 Event General Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines 1795 Event Fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured 1763 Event English journalist John Wilkes injured at duel 1582 Event Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp 644 Event Kalief Omar I injured during assassination attempt
