1687 - Huguenots for the first time set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.
1897 - Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into NYC (1/1/1898)
1941 – In Struga, on the pass to New Year 1942 was sung the famous song "Today above Macedonia" - today's anthem of the Republic of Macedonia.
1946 - Adopted the first Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia.
2004 - The official opening of Taipei 101 the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft).
