1939 The Spanish Civil war ended with the surrender of Madrid to General Francisco Franco’s forces.

1970 Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260.

1979 A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.

1979 The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan’s government, precipitating a general election.

1994 In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.

1999 Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in the Izbica massacre.

2003 In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard’s 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull.

2005 The 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 is the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965.

2008 World’s first fluorescent frog found in

Argentina.