1519 - Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second in command Sebastian Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
1675 - The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London is laid.
1680 - The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
1793 - The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
1821 - Missouri is admitted as the 24th US state.
1913 - Second Balkan War: delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
1990 - The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
1998 - HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation
2003 - Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space.
Famous Birthdays
1397 - Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor
1874 - Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States
1907 - Su Yu, Communist military leader
1933 - Rocky Colavito, baseball player
1960 - Antonio Banderas, actor
1965 - Claudia Christian, actress
1971 - Roy Keane, footballer
1977 - Matt Morgan, comedian
1990 - Lucas Till, American actor
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