301 - San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
1930 - Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic)
1971 - Qatar regains complete independence from Britain
1976 - Viking 2 soft lands on Mars (Utopia), returns photos
1979 - Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000
