Famous Unsolved Mysteries
Famous Unsolved Mysteries is a structured history & culture dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Mystery, Year, Location. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Mystery, Year, Location, Category, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1590 to 2014
- Across 11 preview rows
- Category groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Mystery, Year, and Location across history & culture entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Mystery↕ | Year↕ | Location↕ | Category↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D.B. Cooper Hijacking | 1971 | Pacific Northwest, USA | Crime | Only unsolved US hijacking, parachuted with $200K, never found, folk hero status |
Zodiac Killer | 1968-1969 | San Francisco, USA | Serial killer | Taunting ciphers to newspapers, 'This is the Zodiac speaking', movies, cipher partially solved 2020 |
Bermuda Triangle | Various | Atlantic Ocean | Disappearances | Ships and planes vanish, Flight 19, paranormal theories, probably just bad weather |
Jack the Ripper | 1888 | London, UK | Serial killer | Whitechapel murders, 'Dear Boss' letters, Victorian London terror, endless suspect theories |
Amelia Earhart Disappearance | 1937 | Pacific Ocean | Disappearance | Lost during circumnavigation attempt, Nikumaroro theory, most famous missing person, aviation pioneer |
Voynich Manuscript | ~1404-1438 | Unknown (Europe) | Cryptography | Undeciphered illustrated codex, unknown language, botanical drawings of unknown plants, hoax debate |
Dyatlov Pass Incident | 1959 | Ural Mountains, Russia | Unexplained deaths | 9 hikers died mysteriously, tent cut from inside, some had radiation, avalanche theory (2021) |
Roanoke Colony | 1590 | North Carolina, USA | Disappearance | 'CROATOAN' carved on tree, 115 colonists vanished, America's oldest unsolved mystery |
Stonehenge Purpose | ~3000 BC | Wiltshire, England | Archaeological | How and why was it built?, stones from Wales (150+ miles), solstice alignment, druids |
MH370 Disappearance | 2014 | Indian Ocean | Aviation | 239 people, vanished mid-flight, fragments found years later, biggest aviation mystery of modern era |
Nazca Lines | ~500 BC - 500 AD | Peru | Archaeological | Giant geoglyphs visible only from air, hummingbird and monkey, alien runway theories, Nazca culture |
Tamam Shud Case | 1948 | Adelaide, Australia | Unexplained death | Unidentified man on beach, torn page from rare book, coded message, Cold War spy theories |
Wow! Signal | 1977 | Ohio, USA (Big Ear telescope) | Space | 72-second signal from space, '6EQUJ5', never repeated, alien contact?, comet theory (debated) |
The Mary Celeste | 1872 | Atlantic Ocean | Maritime | Ship found adrift, crew vanished, food still on table, lifeboat missing, ghost ship archetype |
Kryptos Sculpture | 1990 | CIA HQ, Virginia, USA | Cryptography | 4-section encrypted sculpture at CIA, 3 of 4 sections solved, section 4 remains unsolved, Jim Sanborn |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Unsolved Mysteries organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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