The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Taiwan: NameDateLocationDeathsNotesLamey Island MassacreApril–May 1636Liuqiu Island300By Dutch soldiersGuo Huaiyi rebellion 1652-09-07 & 1652-09-11Tainan4.000+by Dutch soldiersNerbudda incident1842-08-10Tainan city197by Qing DynastyMudan incident1871-12-18Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province54by Paiwan FormosansBeipu uprising1907-11-14Beipu village100+by Japanese armyMusha Incident1930-10-27Musa village134by Seediq rebels against Japanese occupationFebruary 28 incident and White Terror (Taiwan)1947-02-28entire Taiwan main island18,000-28,000by Republic of China ArmyJuly 13 Penghu incident1949-07-13Penghu7+ (Initial casualties of July 13 unknown)By Republic of China Armed ForcesNantou shooting1959-09-21Nantou City 11 (including the perpetrator)By Li Hsing-ju (李兴儒)Li Shing Junior High School Shooting1962-01-26Taipei7By Tsui Yin (崔荫)Admits killing 7 for revenge, Pacific Stars and Stripes (January 27, 1962)Teacher who slew 7 denied wish to see pupil perform, Toledo Blade (July 26, 1962)Lee We incident1962-04-05Taipei10By Lee We (李某)Berserk Soldier Slays 10 Others, The Chronicle Telegram (April 6, 1962) Poker loser kills 10 others, San Antonio Light (April 6, 1962) News in brief, The New Mexican (April 6, 1962)Nationalist Soldier Kills 10 Comrades, Pacific Stars and Stripes (April 8, 1962) Chinese Runs Amok, Kills Seven, Tucson Daily Citizen (April 5, 1962)Civil Air Transport Flight 1061964-06-20village of Shenkang57By Zeng Yang (曾旸) and Wang Zhengyi (王正义)揭秘台湾海军军官夺机叛逃事件， (January 5, 2006)台中上空的“死亡航班” 上， (March 31, 2006)台中上空的“死亡航班” 下， (March 31, 2006)Declassified: Civil Air Transport B-908 Crash Investigation Report, (March 30, 2010)Taipei bus attack Angry bus driver runs amuck, Reading Eagle (August 31, 1964) 1964-08-30Taipei3By Ho Chung-ming (何忠明)Miffed driver of bus kills 3, faces death, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (November 2, 1964)Taichung massacre 1965-01-24 & 1965-01-25Taichung7 (including the perpetrator)by HsiaoPrefiere morir carbonizado antes que entregarse a la policia, La Vanguardia (January 27, 1965)Mou family massacre1965-08-22Taipei6by Chou Shin-Hsiang (周信祥)Six in a family slain because of $450 debt, The Straits Times (August 24, 1965)China Airlines Flight 8251971-11-20Penghu25by unknownLin family massacre1980-02-28Taipei3by unknown1987 Lieyu massacre1987-03-07Lieyu, Kinmen19 or moreby Republic of China ArmyMin Ping Yu No. 5540 incidentJuly 21–22, 1990Aodi, Yilan County, Taiwan Province25 By Taiwan Garrison CommandLunqing Western Restaurant fire1993-01-19Taipei 33by unknownCarlton Barber's Shop fire1993-05-12Taipei 21 (including the perpetrator)by Liang Hsin-teng (梁兴登)Murder of Liu Pang-yu1996-11-21Taoyuan8by Two KillersLuzhou fire2003-08-31New Taipei City16by Xu Ruiqin (徐瑞琴)Beimen of Xinying Hospital fire2012-10-23Tainan13by Lin Jixiong (林基雄)2014 Taipei Metro attack2014-05-21New Taipei City4by Cheng Chieh (郑捷)Weng Renxian arson case2016-02-06Taoyuan 6by Weng Renxian (翁仁贤)2016 Taoyuan bus fire2016-07-19Taoyuan 26 (including the perpetrator)By Su Mingcheng(苏明成)2021 Kaohsiung building fire2021-10-14Kaohsiung46by Huang Gege (黄格格)Chen Yanxiang arson case2022-06-15Hsinchu City8by Chen Yanxiang(陈彦翔)2025 Taipei stabbings2025-12-19Taipei4 (including the perpetrator)by Chang Wen (張文)

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