1851 – Was born C E Arthur Wichmann, German geologist.
1870 - Decays American Association against the slavery after the Civil War.
1932 – Was born Jim Fowler, naturalist.
1932 – Was born Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, cosmonaut.
1959 - NASA selects seven astronauts for the project Mekuria.
1963 - Winston Churchill becomes the first honorary citizen of the United States.
1969 - The first flight of Concorde 002 (traveling from Filton-Bristol).
1983 - Sixth Challenger 1 space mission returns to Earth.
