November 24
2012
2012 Dhaka garment factory fire (Tazreen Fashions, Ashulia)
On November 24, 2012, a fire swept through the Tazreen Fashions garment complex in the Ashulia industrial zone on Dhaka’s outskirts, killing at least 112 people and injuring more than 200. The blaze exposed chronic safety failures—locked exits, combustible storage, and weak enforcement—that had become woven into a rapidly expanding ready-made garment industry and helped push global buyers and labor groups toward broader safety agreements the following year. Read more
2001
Crossair Flight 3597 crash
On November 24, 2001, Crossair Flight 3597, an Avro RJ100 registered HB-IXM, struck treetops and crashed in wooded terrain near Bassersdorf while on final approach to Zurich Airport (Kloten). Of the 33 people aboard, 24 were killed and 9 survived. A Swiss investigation concluded the accident was a controlled flight into terrain caused by descent below minima without required visual reference and by breakdowns in crew coordination and decision-making. Read more
1992
China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crash
On November 24, 1992, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-300 on a routine domestic run from Guangzhou to Guilin lost control while on approach and struck terrain near Guilin, killing everyone aboard. The accident added to growing scrutiny of maintenance, training, and oversight in China’s rapidly expanding civil aviation system and remains a touchstone in the country’s journey toward stronger safety practices. Read more
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1976
1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake
In the early hours of November 24, 1976, a shallow, powerful earthquake struck between the districts of Çaldıran and Muradiye in Van Province, eastern Turkey. The Mw ≈ 7.3 (Ms reported slightly higher) strike‑slip event leveled many villages of unreinforced masonry and adobe, killed thousands, and left survivors to face winter nights in the open while aftershocks and damaged roads slowed rescue efforts.
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1966
TABSO Flight 101 (24 November 1966)
On the night of 24 November 1966, a TABSO Ilyushin Il-18 on approach to Bratislava struck rising ground short of the airport in poor visibility. The aircraft was destroyed and all on board were killed; official investigators concluded the crew descended below the safe altitude in instrument conditions, a classic controlled-flight-into-terrain accident that fed later improvements in approach procedures and navigation safety.
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1943
Sinking of USS Liscome Bay (CVE‑56)
On November 24, 1943, during Operation Galvanic off Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, the escort carrier USS Liscome Bay was struck by a Japanese torpedo—believed to have been fired by submarine I‑175—setting off a catastrophic explosion in the ship's forward hangar and ordnance spaces. The carrier sank in under half an hour. Of those aboard, 644 men were killed, including Rear Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix; only about 272 survived.
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