1540 - Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the 7 cities of Cibola
1822 - Boston, Massachusetts, is incorporated as a city
1887 - The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
1904 - United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1947 – In Geneva was founded International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
1967 – Founded Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
1970 - Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)
1987 - Supernova 1987 (A): is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
1994 – On Shar Mountain, near Tetovo, stared with work four small hydropower as a part of a power system “Popova Sapka”.
