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| | Description: | The Death Database is a collaborative database which catalogs significant events in which people died, for comparison and understanding. | | Category: | Society » Death | | Date Added: | August 09, 2007 12:57:52 AM | | Google Pagerank: | | | Visited: | 0 | | RSS Feeds: | http://feeds.feedburner.com/DeathDB |
Markale Massacres -- 105 dead
The Markale massacres were two massacres committed by the Army of Republic of Srpska on civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War. They occurred at the Markale (marketplace) located in the historical core of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first happened on February 5, 1994 when 68 people were killed and 144 more were wounded. The second occurred on August 28, 1995 when a mortar shell killed 37 people and wounded another 90. This latter attack was the stated reason for NATO air strikes against the Bosnian Serb forces that would eventually lead to the Dayton Peace Accords and the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The question of whether the shells responsible for the massacres came from Bosnian government Army of Republic of Srpska forces positions had been the subject of a prolonged controversy and numerous conspiracy theories. However, The Bosnian government army site in question was visible to UNPROFOR (UN) observers at the time, who reported that no shell was fired from that position.
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Srebrenica Massacre -- 10,000 dead
In east Bosnian city Srebrenica during the Bosnian War on July 6, 1995, the army of Republic of Srpska under command of generals Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic entered the village of Potocari in Srebrenica. As part of a policy of ethnic cleansing, they captured over 10,000 civilians between 5-77 years old from local villages and took them as prisoners. The second day the German UN soldiers which were in Bosnia to protect civilians came to Srebrenica asking permission to protect the prisoners. Some of the prisoners were killed and massacred on the worst way in front of the eyes of German soldiers. German UN soldiers were asking the permission to protect them in next three days and they didn't get it, they could only get a promise from General Mladic that he would not kill them if they left Srebrenica.
On the fifth day (July 11, 1995) after the UN soldiers had left Potocari, general Ratko Mladic gave the command to kill all the prisoners and bury them. Among the prisoners were kids younger than 15 years old and their mothers. After the UN soldiers realized that they were lied to by general Mladic, they went back to Potocari to witness the scene of the horrible massacre.
Generals Mladic and Karadzic are still on the list of the most wanted war criminals in Eastern Europe for not respecting war rules and giving the command to kill 10,000 civilians in Potocari.
This was the biggest execution of civilians after the second war. |
Dog Attacks -- 26 dead
26 people were killed by dog bites in the United States in 2006. This is counting only deaths there were a direct result of dog bites. For example, someone having a heart attack after being bitten would not be counted. In most cases, victims are young children. The most common dog breeds involved in these fatalities were Rottweilers, Pit bulls and Chows. |
Columbine -- 12 dead
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 people (11 students and 1 teacher) at Columbine High School. 24 other people were wounded. Eric and Dylan committed suicide when they were done. Harris used a 12 gauge shotgun and a 9mm semi-automatic rifle. Klebold used a Tec-9 handgun and a 12 gauge sawed-off shotgun. |
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