1489- Christopher Columbus discovers Venezuela.
1774- The discovery of the oxygen element.
1834- The first postage stamp issued in Brazil.
1876- Colorado becomes the 38th state of the United States of America.
1914- Germany declares war against Russia during the World War I.
1943- The independence of Burma.
1945- The Syrian Arab Army established.
Born Today:
1744- French Biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
1924- French Physicist Georges Charpak.
Passed away:
1137- King Louis VI of France.
1967- German biochemist Richard Kuhn.
Occasions:
The Syrian Arab Army Day
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