page_title: National day of mourning
section_title: Tragedies
hierarchical_section_title: National day of mourning / Selected list of figures recognized / Tragedies
caption_attribution_description: English: From PNP SAF website - The 44 police officers who died during the Mamasapano clash Tagalog: Mula sa PNP SAF website - Ang mga 44 na pulis opisyal na namatay sa sagupaan sa Mamasapano
context_page_description: A national day of mourning is a day or days marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace. They are designated by the national government. Such days include those marking the death or funeral of a renowned individual or individuals from that country or elsewhere or the anniversary of such a death or deaths, the anniversaries of a significant natural or man-made disaster occurring either in the country or another country, wartime commemorations, or in memory of the victims of a terrorist attack. Flying a national or military flag of that country at half-staff is a common symbol.
context_section_description: Victims of Hurricane Hazel (Haiti, 3 days)
  Victims of the Great Chilean earthquake of 1960.
  Victims of the 1990 20 January Black January Massacre by Soviet Union's Red army (Azerbaijan, Baku)
  Victims of the 1996 Kamianske tram accident (Ukraine, July 3, 1996)
  Victims of the Columbine High School massacre
  Victims of the 1999 Jiji earthquake (Taiwan)
  Victims of the 2000 Kaprun disaster (Austria, 2 days)
  Victims of September 11, 2001 attacks (France, Republic of Korea, Albania)
  Victims of the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing (Italy, May 2, 2003)
  Victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (All parts of the world)
  Victims of the 2004 terrorist train bombing in Madrid, Spain (Spain, and Portugal)
  Victims of 2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash (Slovakia, 19 January 2006)
  Victims of the crash of TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (Brazil, 3 days)
  Victims of the 2007 Greek forest fires (Greece, 1 day)
  Victims of the 2007 Slovenia floods (held 21 September 2007) (Slovenia)
  Toše Proeski's death in a car accident on 17 October 2007 (Macedonia)
  Victims of the 2008 Cameroonian anti-government protests, called for on 21 April 2008
  Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma (Myanmar, 3 days)
  Victims of the crash of Spanair Flight 5022 which crashed in Madrid on 20 August 2008
  Victims of the 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake
  Victims of the Winnenden school shooting (12 March 2009, Germany)
  Victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (2009, Italy)
  Victims of the bus accident in Egypt (2009, Serbia)
  Victims of the Užice explosion (2009, Serbia)
  Victims of the Air France Flight 447- which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009.
  Victims of the Maguindanao massacre (2009, Philippines)
  Victims of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 (January 2009, Lebanon)
  Victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
  Victims of the 2010 Madeira floods and mudslides (February 2010, Madeira, Portugal)
  Victims of the 2010 sinking of the Cheonan on 26 March 2010, and national mourning day of 25-29 April in South Korea
  Victims of the Smolensk air disaster (April 2010, Brazil, Canada, Spain, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine)
  Victims of the 2010 Yushu earthquake
  Victims of the 2010 Dhaka fire
  Victims of the 2010 Yanga train derailment
  Victims of the 2010 Gansu mudslide
  Victims of the 2010 Manila hostage crisis (25 August in Philippines)
  Victims of the Marhanets train and bus collision (2010, Ukraine)
  Victims of the Pike River Mine disaster (2010, New Zealand)
  Victims and damage of the 2010 Israel forest fire
  Victims of the January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides (2011, Brazil, 3 days)
  Victims of the Rio de Janeiro school shooting (2011, Brazil)
  Victims of the 2011 Norway attacks (Norway, Sweden)
  Victims of the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2 days)
  Victims of the 2012 Qafa e Vishës bus accident (Albania, 1 day)
  Victims of the 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes (Italy, 1 day)
  Victims of the 2012 Egyptian–Israeli border attack (Egypt, 3 days)
  Victims of the 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes (Iran, 2 days)
  Victims of the 2012 Disaster at the Paraguana Refinery Complex (Venezuela, 3 days)
  Victims of the 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede (Ivory Coast, 3 days)
  Victims of the 2013 Santa Maria nightclub fire (Brazil, 3 days)
  Victims of the 2013 Pemex Executive Tower explosion (Mexico, 3 days)
caption: The 44 police officers who perished during the Mamasapano clash
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