November 3

On November 21, 1990, Bangkok Airways Flight 125 crashed shortly after takeoff from Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, striking ground near the airport perimeter and setting off a fire that destroyed the aircraft. The accident killed passengers and crew, triggered a formal investigation by Thai authorities, and added pressure on a developing regulatory system to improve rescue, maintenance, and operational practices.

On November 14, 1992, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474, a Tupolev Tu-134 on a routine domestic run, descended into low clouds above the central Vietnamese coastline and struck mountainous terrain during its approach. The accident — widely classified as a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) — destroyed the aircraft and caused heavy loss of life, and it became one of a string of accidents that pushed Vietnam’s civil aviation system toward upgraded procedures, training, and avionics.

In the days between November 14 and 17, 1973, students and citizens occupied the National Technical University of Athens, broadcasting calls for democracy from an improvised radio and erecting barricades along Patission Street. The occupation ended in the early hours of November 17 when military forces moved in; the precise details of the breach and the number of fatalities remain disputed. The event became a decisive symbol in the collapse of Greece’s military junta and a defining moment in the country’s return to democracy.