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1453 - Died Constantine XI Palaeologus - the last Roman (Byzantine) emperor. Legend has it that when the Ottomans entered Constantinople, an angel saved the emperor and placed him in a cave under the Golden Gate, where he waits to be brought back to life when Constantinople will again become a Christian city. Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire falls under the authority of Muhammad II, which marked the end of the Byzantine imeprija.
1721 - South Carolina was formally incorporated as a Crown Colony.
1727 - Peter II becomes King of the age of two.
1848 - Wisconsin becomes the 30th state of the United States.
1851 - In Akron is taken first Convention on the Rights of the black woman.
1922 - Ecuador becomes nezavsina state.
1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tenzing Norkaj first in history to climb the highest peak on earth, the "roof of the world" Mount Everest, 8,848 meters high.
1994 - Great Comet of ice was observed over the North Sea.
1996 - In Budapest, Republic of Macedonia's application for full member of the European Conference of Transport -CEMT.
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1054 - A supernova explosion is observed by the Chinese, the Arabs and probably the Indians near the star ζ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen throughout the day. Her residue forms the Rocky Nebula.
1776 - The Universal Declaration of Independence of the United States of America was adopted at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia; This day in the United States is celebrated as the Day of Independence in the United States.
1790 - George Everest, a geographer, a Welsh researcher, was born, followed by Mount Everest.
1796 - The Day of Independence in the United States is celebrated for the first time.
1817 - Engineer James Geddes begins the construction of the Erie Canal, one of the first major engineering projects in North America.
1827 - Slavery is abolished in New York.
1836 - The territory of Wisconsin was established.
1870 - Pieter van der Lijn, a Dutch geologist, was born.
1906 - Britain, France and Italy declare independence of Ethiopia.
1946 - The Philippines gained independence from the United States.
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1567 - Born Samuel de Champlain, a researcher who discovered and explored Lake Champlain.
1608 - Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec.
1848 - Slaves are released in (then) the Danish West Indies, today the Virgin Islands.
1886 - In Germany, Karl Benz drives his first car.
1935 - Born Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut.
1987 - Double Eagle II with two members is the first hot air balloon that crosses the Atlantic.
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1679 - The expedition of Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth is the first European expedition, which arrives in Minnesota and the Mississippi calls.
1698 - Thomas Savery patented a steam engine.
1900 - The first flight of the LZ-1 bubble, designed by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, over Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1937 - Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first flight around the globe through the equator. Her body has never been found.
1957 - Use of the first submarine, which spews firearms, Grayback.
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1831 - Admiral James C Ross walked to the magnetic North Pole.
1863 - Slavery in Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles was abolished.
1867 - Dominion Canada, formed from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec, was formed. CANADA DAY.
1873 - Prince Edward Island becomes 7 Canadian province.
1907 - The first world air force, the United States, was established.
1960 - Ghana becomes a republic.
1962 - Algeria votes for independence from France.
1962 - Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium. NATIONAL DAY.
1997 - Surrender of sovereignty over Hong Kong from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China.
2000 - The Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden has been put into operation.