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Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground.
Category: 1961 deaths. ... Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961 (33 P) Y. ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view; Search. Search.
12 July 1961 Panshet Dam failure [40] Pune, India 941 3 May 1868 Iruka Lake Dam failure Inuyama, Japan 500–1500 20 September 1807 Eitai Bridge collapse Tokyo, Japan 608 30 April 1802 Puentes dam collapsed flooding Lorca, Spain 502 29 June 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse: Seoul, South Korea 400–600+ 12 March 1928 St. Francis Dam failure
Wednesday's plane crash that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skating team members recalls memories of another tragedy nearly 64 years ago.
“It’s now a ways back, but in 1961, the entire world team of U.S. figure skating en route to the World Championships in Prague was lost in a plane crash in Belgium.”
The crowd crush is the worst recorded accident to have occurred in Sabarimala. In the past on 14 January 1952, 66 Ayyappa pilgrims were burnt to death when two fireworks sheds caught fire, while on the same day in 1999, 52 pilgrims were killed following a crowd crush during their return after witnessing the Makara Jyothi at Pamba. [2]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1961 deaths. It includes 1961 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. 1956
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to approximately 232 people, with hundreds still missing, and numbers expected to rise as recovery efforts continue, especially in the hardest hit ...