1607 - A strong flood in England destroys about 200 miles square and results in about 2 000 casualties.
1774 - Captain Cook in the south reaches 71 ° 10 ' at 1 820 km from the South Pole (then a record).
1847 - Yerba Buena in California has been renamed San Francisco.
1964 - Ranger 6 is launched; realizes flight to the moon.
1969 - Canadian-American ISIS 1 has been launched to investigate the ionosphere.
