1535 - Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru.
1733 - 1st polar bear exhibited in America (Boston)
1778 - British Captain James Cook and his crew become the first Europeans to to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
2005 - Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France.
2007 - Hurricane Kyrill causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.
