1991    A Nationair DC-8 crashes during an emergency landing at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing 261. The Canadian charter flight was ferrying Hajj pilgrims on behalf of Nigeria Airways.

2001    In Mecca, 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

2004    251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

2006    A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.