List of explosions

This article is about pre-1901 explosions. For explosions that occurred in the 20th and 21st centuries, see List of 20th-century explosions and List of 21st-century explosions.
Date Country Location Damages Details
30 May 1626 China Beijing Unknown Wanggongchang Explosion
12 September 1634 Malta Valletta Unknown 1634 Valletta explosion: A gunpowder factory blew up, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings including a church and a college.[1]
12 October 1654  Dutch Republic Delft c. 100 Delft Explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing over 100 people and destroying a large part of the city.
18 August 1769  Republic of Venice Brescia 800+ Brescia explosion: A gunpowder store blew up after being hit by lightning, killing between 400 and 3000 people (reports vary) and destroying a large part of the city.
18 July 1806 Malta Birgu c. 100 1806 Birgu polverista explosion: A gunpowder magazine blew up, killing around 200 people and destroying part of the city's fortifications and many buildings.[2]
28 February 1844  United States Potomac River 16–20 A gun on board USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration, killing six people.
23 October 1844  United States near New Albany Unknown Lucy Walker steamboat disaster
14 July 1847  United Kingdom Faversham Unknown Faversham guncotton explosion
6 October 1854  United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead c. 400–500 (in fire and explosion) Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
17 July 1856  United States Whitemarsh Township c. 100 Great Train Wreck of 1856
17 September 1862  United States Pittsburgh Unknown Allegheny Arsenal explosion
27 April 1865  United States near Memphis c. 760 Sultana steamboat disaster
25 May 1865  United States Mobile Unknown Mobile magazine explosion
12 December 1866  United Kingdom Stairfoot Unknown Oaks explosion
13 May 1873  Canada Westville Unknown Drummond Mine explosion
3 May 1887  Canada Nanaimo Unknown 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion
26 August 1892  United Kingdom Aberkenfig Unknown Parc Slip Colliery explosion
16 February 1896  South African Republic Braamfontein 200+ Braamfontein Explosion
30 April 1896  United Kingdom Micklefield Unknown Peckfield Colliery disaster
30 January 1900  United States near Trenton 0 Sibley Quarry explosion

References
  1. Spiteri, Stephen C. (2012). "Hospitaller Gunpowder Magazines". Arx – International Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification. Occasional Papers (2): 6.
  2. "Explosion Polverista Vittoriosa". Medical Officers of the Malta Garrison. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
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