3114 BC - Date Maya/Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar starts dating from (as corresponds to the Julian Calendar).
1492 - Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands
1522 - Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.
1776 - Hurricane hits Martinique; 100 French & Dutch ships sinks; 600 die
1776 - Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, killing more than 6,000.
1968 - Swaziland gains independence from Britain (National Day)
