334 BC - Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great defeated the Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Granicus.
760 - After the 14th time registered Halley's comet.
1370 - Expelled Jews from Brussels (Belgium).
1803 - In Connecticut (USA) opened the first public public library.
1919 - Andrew E. Douglass sets relative dates of two archaeological sites. using ancient samples of wood, which is a major step forward in the dating of archaeological sites.
1972 - Ceylon becomes the Republic of Sri Lanka.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIODIVERSITY
