6 February – The 6.4 MwTaiwan earthquake affected the southwest part of the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing 117 and injuring 550.
25 June – the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union, representing some 2500 cabin crew from China Airlines, staged the first strike in Taiwanese aviation history. A total of 122 China Airlines-passenger flights from Taoyuan International Airport and Taipei Songshan Airport were cancelled as a result. The strike ended within a day following government intervention, replacement of top officials, and management-representatives conditionally agreeing to all seven demands from the union.[18]
8 December – Sung Ching-yun [zh], 94, Taiwanese agriculturalist.[66]
26 December – Robert Storey, 63, American-born Taiwanese travel writer.[67]
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