1739 - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was founded in Stockholm.
1758 – Was born Cornelis R T Krayenhoff, a Dutch cartographer.
1858 - For the first time, the comet Donati was named, named after its discoverer.
1875 - Alexander Graham Bell makes the first transmission of sound.
1924 - The US Congress recognized the right to citizenship of all Indians.
1966 - The first US space shuttle "Server-1" is dropped on the Moon without a human crew.
1979 - NASA launches S-198 spacecraft.
