2 - Venus and Jupiter in conjunction - possible astrological explanation for Star of Bethlehem
1000 - The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Istvan I of Hungary. St. Istvan Day. The main national holiday.
1856 - Wilberforce University forms in Ohio
1908 - Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo
1975 - Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing
1977 - NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
1991 - Estonia formally declares its independence from the USSR
