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Port Arthur massacre

1996 mass shooting in Tasmania, Australia
Event mass_shooting Q2357517
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Summary

Port Arthur massacre is a mass shooting[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of mass shooting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,034 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tasmania[3]
  • Country: Australia[4]
  • Instance of: mass murder[5], arson[6]
  • Location: Port Arthur[7]
  • Commons category: Port Arthur massacre (Australia)[8]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+10:00[9]
  • Armament: Armalite AR-15[10], rifle[11]
  • Point in time: April 28, 1996[12]
  • Participant: Martin Bryant[13]
  • Number of deaths: 35[14]
  • Number of injured: 24[15]
  • Different from: Port Arthur massacre[16]
  • Perpetrator: Martin Bryant[17]

Why It Matters

Port Arthur massacre has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Australia

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · MonsieurScie · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → https://www.britannica.com/event/Port-Arthur-Massacre
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', '
    Different from → Port Arthur massacre
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