The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.

2004

Disaster

A fire that lasted over 15 hours destroyed almost one third of the East Tower of the Parque Central Urban Complex in Caracas, Venezuela.

2001

Milestone

Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi is assassinated by Hamdi Quran

a member of the PFLP, thus becoming the highest-ranking Israeli to be killed by a Palestinian.

2000

Milestone

The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.

1994

Milestone

Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.

1992

Milestone

Having gone to the wrong house

Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1991

Milestone

Rudrapur bombings by Sikh separatists

who explode two bombs, during a Ramlila Hindu celebration in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, killing 41 people.

1989

Disaster

The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast

killing 63.

1989

Milestone

The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary.

1988

Milestone

Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport

in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.