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The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle of History's 100 Worst Atrocities is a popular history book by Matthew White, a librarian. The book provides a ranking of the hundred worst atrocities of mankind based on the number of deaths.
The events included torture, rape, and looting and were described as the worst atrocities against civilians so far in the 2023 conflict in Sudan. [29] [30] Ardamata massacre: Between 800 and 2,000 people were murdered. 20,000 fled. [31] Misterei massacre: 17,000 people fled to Chad (Gongour) after the massacre. [32] [33]
Killed people because they were "mocking" him; sentenced to life imprisonment. [106] Donato Bilancia Italy: 1997–1998 17 17 Burglar who murdered 17 people, mainly sex workers, between 1997 and 1998, during a six-month period. Known as the "Prostitutes Killer" and the "Liguria Monster".
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This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...
[There were no deaths due to deterministic effects (i.e., people receiving a high dose of radiation, rapidly becoming ill, and dying); the 100–240 figure is an estimate of the number of people who died later in life due to cancer caused by radiation from the accident [30]]. 95–4,000+ [31] [32] 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Ningxia, Republic of China (now People's Republic of China) December 16, 1920: 5. 270,000 1303 Hongdong earthquake [45] Mongol Empire (now China) September 17, 1303: 6. 260,000 [46] 115 Antioch earthquake: Roman Empire (now Turkey) December 13, 115: 7. 230,000: 1138 Aleppo earthquake: Zengid dynasty (now Syria) October 11, 1138: 1139 Ganja ...
LV An assessment by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department determined that 413 people were injured by gunfire of the approximately 869 injured. [4] In November 2019, a woman who was paralyzed during the shooting was pronounced dead [5] A second woman was pronounced dead in May 2020. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has not ...