1362 - A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt.
1493 - Columbus leaves the new world and sets sail for Spain on his 1st trip
1900 - The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
1909 - British explorers David, Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole as part of the Nimrod Expedition
1927 - Починал Јован Цвииќ — српски географ и претседател на Српската академија на науките и уметностите.
