1598 - Netherland sailors discover Mauritius
1630 - The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.
1789 - William Herscheldiscovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn
1835 - Charles Darwins lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago
1849 - Harriet Tubman 1st escapes slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers
1871 - Mont Cenis railway tunnel Switzerland opens
1968 - Zond 5 completes circumnavigation of Moon
