October 28
2009
28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing
On October 28, 2009, an explosive device detonated in a crowded area of Peshawar, Pakistan, killing and injuring dozens and shattering the fragile normalcy of a city already hardened by months of insurgent violence. The blast and its aftermath—chaotic rescue, strained hospitals, and tentative investigations—became one more tragic note in a year of escalating attacks across northwest Pakistan. Read more
1995
1995 Baku Metro fire
On the evening of October 28, 1995, a fire broke out aboard a passenger train in the underground tunnels of the Baku Metro. Dense smoke rapidly filled the carriage and tunnel, incapacitating riders and overwhelming rescue efforts; official authorities later reported 289 fatalities and hundreds injured. The disaster exposed technical faults and long-standing safety gaps in an aging Soviet-era transit system and prompted gradual, resource-constrained reforms. Read more
1949
Air France Flight 009 (1949 Constellation accident)
On October 28, 1949, Air France Lockheed Constellation Flight 009 struck a mountainside on São Miguel Island in the Azores during an instrument approach in poor weather. All 48 people aboard were killed, including French boxing champion Marcel Cerdan; the crash became one of the stark postwar reminders of how fragile long‑distance air travel still was. Read more
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