1502 - The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored.
1576 - The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa.
1936 - Start into traffic of the railway traffic Prilep - Veles length of 86 km.
1985 - Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27°F (-33°C) in Chicago)
1986 - Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Canal)
2011- The Baikonur Cosmodrome is launched "Electro-L" - the first operational meteorological satellite of Russia.
