1642 - Abel Tasman sails around Farewell Spit and into Golden Bay, first sighting local Māori and becomes first European to land in New Zealand.
1828 - Strong earthquake devastated the Japanese city of Nagaoka, killing 30,000 people.
1865 - Slavery was abolished in the United States.
1958 - 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip.
1958 - Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day)
