1536 - Pedro de Mendoza founds Argentine city of Buenos Aires
1653 - New Amsterdam becomes a city (later renamed New York)
1899 - Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra between Sydney and Melbourne.
1994 - Czech Republic diplomatically recognized the Republic of Macedonia.
WORLD WETLANDS DAY
HEDGEHOG DAY
GROUNDHOG DAY
