1519 - Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America
1579 - Francis Drake leaves San Francisco to cross Pacific Ocean
1805 - Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die
1865 - The capital of New Zealand moves from Auckland to Wellington
1887 - 1st Esperanto book published
1963 - A catastrophic earthquake devastated the capital of Macedonia, Skopje. Кilled 1 070 people, injured 2 900 and destroyed or damaged 4/5 of the housing fund.
1965 - Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Natl Day).
