1816 - Indiana becomes 19th state of the Union
1905 - 120°F (49°C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record)
1958 - Upper Volta (now Bourkina Faso) gains autonomy from France
1972 - Apollo program: Apollo 17; becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon. (The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.)
1996 – In Bitola was held the inaugural meeting of the National Students' Union of Macedonia.
International Mountain Day
