1455 the Gutenberg Bible became the first western book printed with movable type 1941 Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr Glenn T Seaborg

1958 Egypt and Syria joined to be the United Arab Republic 2011 New Zealands deadliest eathequacke struck Christchurch

921 Abe no Seimei Japanese astrologer was born 1995 Steve Fossett was the first person to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon

John Glenn became the first man to orbit the earth he did it 3 times before returning to earth 1986 the Soviet Union launched the core module for the Mir Space Station

1942 250 Japanese warplanes attacked Darwin Australia killing 243 people 1960 China successfully launched the T7 sounding rocket

1473 Nicolaus Copernicus the Polish astronomer was born in Torun Poland he died 1543 1930 Pluto was discovered using a 13 inch telescope in Flagstaff, Arizona USA by 24 year old Clyde Tombaugh he had no training