List of explosions
Appearance
Date | Country | Location | Casualties | Damages | Notes |
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30 May 1626 | China | Beijing | 20,000 | Unknown | Wanggongchang Explosion |
12 September 1634 | Malta | Valletta | 22 | Unknown | 1634 Valletta explosion: A gunpowder factory blew up, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings including a church and a college.[1] |
12 October 1654 | Dutch Republic | Delft | 100+ | Thousands | Delft Explosion : A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing over 100 people and destroying a large part of the city. |
18 August 1769 | Republic of Venice | Brescia | c. 400–3000 | 800+ | Brescia explosion: A gunpowder store blew up after being hit by lightning, killing between 400 and 3000 people (reports vary) and destroying a large part of the city. |
18 July 1806 | Malta | Birgu | c. 150–240 | c. 100 | 1806 Birgu polverista explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing around 200 people and destroying part of the city's fortifications and many buildings.[2] |
28 February 1844 | United States | Potomac River | 6 | 16–20 | A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration, killing six people. |
23 October 1844 | United States | near New Albany | 56–100+ | Unknown | Lucy Walker steamboat disaster |
14 July 1847 | United Kingdom | Faversham | 18 | Unknown | Faversham guncotton explosion |
6 October 1854 | United Kingdom | Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead | c. 53 (in fire and explosion) | c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion) | Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead |
17 July 1856 | United States | Whitemarsh Township | 59–67 | c. 100 | Great Train Wreck of 1856 |
17 September 1862 | United States | Pittsburgh | 78 | Unknown | Allegheny Arsenal explosion |
27 April 1865 | United States | near Memphis | 1192 | c. 760 | Sultana steamboat disaster |
25 May 1865 | United States | Mobile | c. 300 | Unknown | Mobile magazine explosion |
12 December 1866 | United Kingdom | Stairfoot | 361 | Unknown | Oaks explosion |
13 May 1873 | Canada | Westville | 70 | Unknown | Drummond Mine explosion |
3 May 1887 | Canada | Nanaimo | 150 | Unknown | 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion |
26 August 1892 | United Kingdom | Aberkenfig | 112 | Unknown | Parc Slip Colliery explosion |
16 February 1896 | South African Republic | Braamfontein | 70–75 | 200+ | Braamfontein Explosion |
30 April 1896 | United Kingdom | Micklefield | 63 | Unknown | Peckfield Colliery disaster |
30 January 1900 | United States | near Trenton | 1 | 0 | Sibley Quarry explosion |
References
- ^ Spiteri, Stephen C. (2012). "Hospitaller Gunpowder Magazines". Arx – International Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification. Occasional Papers (2): 6.
- ^ "Explosion Polverista Vittoriosa". Medical Officers of the Malta Garrison. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.