On this day, 36 years ago, on April 15, 1989 (March 10, 1989, the lunar calendar), a tragedy occurred at Hillsborough Stadium in the United Kingdom. Hillsborough Football Stadium Tragedy At 3 pm on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest started a semi-final of the 108th FA Cup in England. The Hillsborough Stadium, which can accommodate 54000 people, was packed, and even the stands behind the goal were packed with spectators. After the game started, more than 4000 unticket-free fans and latecomers outside the stadium were anxious. They rushed towards a large 16-foot-wide iron gate entrance. At 3:06, the big iron gate was opened, and thousands of fans rushed into the stands behind the goal like a flood. The spectators in the stands who were watching the game were unprepared. Some were knocked over, and some were involuntarily pushed towards the riot net on the side of the court. In the corridor leading from the gate to the stands, the crowd fell one after another like dominoes, and those who came after them were forced to step on those who fell to the ground. The stands suddenly fell into chaos, and screams and cries filled the air. Fans squeezed into the riot nets suffered most, and the death toll was concentrated in this area. The referee was forced to stop the match. A dozen minutes after a corner of Hillsborough football stadium, a large number of police and ambulance personnel arrived at the scene, but 95 people were killed and more than 200 injured. Most of the victims were young people under the age of 30, including several women. The youngest is only 10 years old. Queen Elizabeth was deeply shocked and saddened by the tragedy. Mrs. Thatcher announced that the government would use £ 500,000 to compensate the victims. U.S. President Bush, French President Mitterrand, Italian President Corsica, Spanish King Carlos and others have called to express condolences to the families of the victims. Pope Paul II also expressed deep condolences for this tragic disaster. According to figures released at the International Conference on Anti-Sports Violence in Catania, Italy, since the first major tragedy on the football field in 1946, more than 1200 people have died in football tragedies and more than 4000 have been injured by 1989. Hillsborough Football Stadium massacre Liverpool mourns the victims of Hillsborough massacre