October 18, 1947Off the western coast of Africa, Pacific OceanActress Eileen Isabella Ronnie “Gay” Gibson (21) is pushed through the porthole of a ship Gibson was traveling on the Durban Castle when she met deckhand James Camb (31) and began to associate with him. After several days of casual conversation, Camb visited Gibson’s cabin in…
Goalie’s neck sliced by ice skate during hockey game
March 22, 1989 Buffalo, New York Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk is struck in the neck by another player’s ice skate During a game against the St. Louis Blues, Steve Tuttle of the Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Buffalo Sabres collided near the Sabres’ goal. As Tuttle was knocked over, his skate rose and hit…
Fire at Christmas festival kills 41, injures 16
December 24, 1894 Silver Lake, Oregon An accident causes the fiery deaths of 41 and the injuries of 16 The fire started when a man attempted to get a better view of a Christmas festival. As the man stood on a bench, his head struck an oil lamp and sent the flaming liquid on the…
“Such is fame”: young man jumps to death performing stunt at Niagara Falls
November 13, 1829 Niagara Falls Sam Patch free-jumps into the Falls, dying as a result Patch, who was reported to be around 20 years old, had been a daredevil for quite sometime and reveled in entertaining others by jumping from great heights. His fateful jump had not been his first, but rather his third, from…
Boiler explosion at telephone company kills 21 and injured 95
October 3, 1962 New York, New York A boiler in the New York Telephone Co. building explodes, killing 21 and injuring 95 While employees of the New York Telephone Co. ate lunch on October 3, the building’s boiler reached critical temperatures and exploded, killing 21 and wounding nearly 100. It was later found inspectors had…
