648 bc - The first full solar eclipse observed by the ancient Greeks.
1652 - Colony Cape Town is the first European (Dutch) settlement in South Africa, founded by the Dutch East India Company under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck.
1667 - An earthquake splits Dubrovnik.
1851 – Was born French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan.
1896 - Athens held the first modern Olympic Games.
1909 - Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson are the first people of the North Pole.
1963 - Died Russian astronomer Otto Struve.
1965 - 1 Intelsat - "Early Bird", the first communications satellite placed in orbit sonhronichnata.
1980 – Was born French astronomer Andre L Danjon.
1990 - Died American astronaut (NASA) Ronald E Evans (part of the mission Apollo 17)
1984 – Was launched 11th Space Shuttle from the mission 41-C.
2009 - An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude was registered near the city of L'Aquila, Italy.
