Hillsborough disaster

incident which occurred during the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989
Event stampede Q234132
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Hillsborough disaster

Summary

Hillsborough disaster is a stampede[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of stampede entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,750 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hillsborough disaster is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Hillsborough disaster's instance of is recorded as stampede[4].
  • Hillsborough disaster's instance of is recorded as disaster[5].
  • Hillsborough disaster took place at Hillsborough Stadium[6].
  • Hillsborough disaster's Commons category is recorded as Hillsborough disaster[7].
  • Hillsborough disaster took place on April 15, 1989[8].
  • Hillsborough disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.4115, 'lon': -1.5016}[9].
  • Hillsborough disaster's sport is recorded as association football[10].
  • Hillsborough disaster's has cause is recorded as crowd collapses and crushes[11].
  • Hillsborough disaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hillsborough disaster[12].
  • Hillsborough disaster resulted in {'amount': '+97'} deaths[13].
  • Hillsborough disaster caused {'amount': '+766'} injuries[14].

Body

When and Where

Hillsborough disaster took place on April 15, 1989[8]. It took place at Hillsborough Stadium[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include stampede[4] and disaster[5].

Outcome and Impact

Hillsborough disaster resulted in {'amount': '+97'} deaths[13]. It caused {'amount': '+766'} injuries[14].

Why It Matters

Hillsborough disaster ranks in the top 2% of stampede entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,750 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . news.sky.com. Retrieved . news.sky.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths {'amount': '+97'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546713005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 28d ago · ~2026-27493-19 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time +1989-04-15T00:00:00Z
    Sport association football
    Instance of
    Has cause crowd collapses and crushes
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1120]]: 11,111,212"
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