Victoria Hall Disaster

Date: June 16, 1883 • Location: Sunderland, United Kingdom

In the Victoria Hall disaster, 183 children were crushed to death when they ran down the stairs to collect gifts after a variety show in Sunderland, England.

On 16 June 1883, a crowd crush caused by the distribution of free prizes resulted in the deaths of 183 children at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England.