3114 BC – Beginning of Mayas calendar (Mesoamerican Long Count calendar), used by the Mayans and several pre-Columbian Middle American civilizations.
1863 - Cambodia becomes a French protectorate.
1909 - SOS first used by American ship, Arapahoe, at Cape Hatteras, New York.
1960 - Chad declares independence from France.
1999 – Total Eclipse of the Sun in Europe and Asia (2 minutes and 23 seconds).
