Madras, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
ReportedOctober 3, 1889 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Madras, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. Recorded date: 1889-10-03. Classification: Unprovoked.
Shark incidents in the 1880s
This decade page shows reviewed public incident records in this dataset.
July 8, 1889 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Port Phillip, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1889-07-08. Classification: Unprovoked.
1889 · Unknown · Unknown
A historical reference describes an event at Freetown Western Area Sierra Leone in 1889. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.
December 9, 1888 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney (Estuary), New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1888-12-09. Classification: Unprovoked.
December 1, 1888 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Hawkesbury Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1888-12-01. Classification: Unprovoked.
June 24, 1888 · Watercraft · Non-fatal
Historical record: Port Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1888-06-24. Classification: Watercraft.
June 18, 1888 · Invalid · Unknown
Historical record: Point Cook, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1888-06-18. Classification: Invalid.
January 22, 1888 · Watercraft · Non-fatal
Historical record: Sydney Harbor, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1888-01-22. Classification: Watercraft.
January 1, 1888 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
Historical record: Off Tripoli, Mediterranean Sea, LIBYA. Recorded date: 1888-01-01. Classification: Unprovoked.
October 18, 1887 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Between Lake Worth & Biscayne Bay, near Hillsboro, Florida, USA. Recorded date: 1887-10-18. Classification: Unprovoked.
BAHAMAS
ReportedOctober 1, 1887 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: BAHAMAS. Recorded date: 1887-10-01. Classification: Sea Disaster.
Gulf of California
ReportedJuly 30, 1887 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: Gulf of California. Recorded date: 1887-07-30. Classification: Sea Disaster.
June 17, 1886 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Off Bribie Heads, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1886-06-17. Classification: Unprovoked.
May 6, 1886 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Noumea, South Province, NEW CALEDONIA. Recorded date: 1886-05-06. Classification: Unprovoked.
1886 · Provoked · Non-fatal
Historical record: Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Provoked.
Unknown, Unknown location
Reported1885 · Unknown · Unknown
A historical reference describes an event at Unknown, Unknown location in 1885. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.
January 14, 1884 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf, 230 km north of Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1884-01-14. Classification: Unprovoked.
December 19, 1883 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Parramatta River, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1883-12-19. Classification: Unprovoked.
1883 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Fort Pickens, Escambia County, Florida, USA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Unprovoked.
1883 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Bull's Bay near Charleston (from historical route), South Carolina, USA. Recorded date: 1883. Classification: Unprovoked.
April 15, 1882 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1882-04-15. Classification: Unprovoked.
October 16, 1881 · Invalid · Unknown
Historical record: Pensacola Bay, Escambia County, Florida, USA. Recorded date: 1881-10-16. Classification: Invalid.
Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA
ReportedJune 13, 1881 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA. Recorded date: 1881-06-13. Classification: Unprovoked.
Stretto Di Messina Sicily Italy
Reported1881 · Watercraft · No injury
A historical reference describes an event at Stretto Di Messina Sicily Italy in 1881. Recorded activity: Fishing from a boat. Classification: Watercraft. Outcome: No injury.
October 10, 1880 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: Bermagui, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1880-10-10. Classification: Sea Disaster.
Ganges River, West Bengal, INDIA
ReportedMay 15, 1880 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
Historical record: Ganges River, West Bengal, INDIA. Recorded date: 1880-05-15. Classification: Unprovoked.
1880 · Unknown · Unknown
A historical reference describes an event at Guadalcanal Guadalcanal Province Solomon Islands in 1880. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.
SYRIA
Disputed1880 · Invalid · Unknown
Historical record: SYRIA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Invalid.
1880 · Invalid · Unknown
Historical record: Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida, USA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Invalid.