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1009 - First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.
1459 – Was born Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian sailor
1500 - Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas.
1934 – Was born Jiri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut.
1957 - A magnitude 8.3 earthquake in the Andreanof Islands, Alaska triggers a Pacific-wide tsunami causing extensive damage to Hawaii and Oahu.
1961 - The Soviet Union successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, and demonstrating that Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.
1997 - Comet Hale-Bopp Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
2011 - Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
2012 - Polish mountaineers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Gołąb make the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum I.
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1844 - Доминиканската Република стекнала независност од Хаити
1967 - Доминика добила независност од Британија.
1976 - Револуционерното движење „Полисарио“ ја прогласила поранешната шпанска колонија Западна Сахара за самостојна држава.
1996 - Република Македонија и Република Грција воспоставиле дипломатски односи на амбасадорско ниво.
2010 – Земјотрес во Чиле со јачина од 8, 8 степени; преку 500 жртви и илјадници повредени. Земјотресот подоцна предизвикува цунами на Хавајските ОСтрови.
Ден на независноста на ДОМИНИКАНСКАТА РЕПУБЛИКА
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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”.
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1632 - Galileo Galilei's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published.
1819 - Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onís Treaty)
1979 - St Lucia gains independence from Britain
1994 - Macedonia Government made decision to establish diplomatic relations between Macedonia and United Kingdom.
2011 - An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude strikes Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 181 people
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1440 - The Prussian Confederation is formed.
1583 - Groningen, Netherlands, begins using Gregorian calendar
1804 - 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
1885 - Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed.
1981 - NASA launches Comstar D-4
International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)