1509 - Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.
1536 - SpaniardPedro de MendozaPedro de Mendoza (born 1501 died 1537) was a Spanish conquistador, and the first adelantado of the Rio de la Plata. He founded Buenos Aires in February 2, 1536. Leaving Juan de Ayolas in charge, he sailed back to Spain in 1537 but died before arriving. founds Buenos AiresBuenos Aires (BWEH-naus EYE-ress, meaning "Good Winds" in Spanish) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest in South America. The city proper has a population of close to 3 million, while the Greater Buenos, ArgentinaArgentina is a Spanish-speaking country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in th.
1653Events February 2 New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. April 20 Oliver Cromwell expels the Long Parliament May 24 Ferdinand IV is elected King of the Romans June 12 First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of the Gabbard lasted until June 13. - New AmsterdamThis article is about the settlement in present-day New York City. For alternate usages, see New Amsterdam (disambiguation 20th century on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan recall the Dutch origins of the city. The original 17th century architecture of New (later renamed New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,) is incorporated.
1709Events January 12 Two-month freezing period begins in France The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. 000 Parisians die February 2 Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robi - Alexander SelkirkAlexander Selkirk (or Selcraig), ( 1676- 1723) was a sailor who spent 4 years as a castaway on an uninhabited island; he is supposed to be the prototype of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe''. The son of a shoemaker and tanner in Lower Largo, Fife, he was born in 1 is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
1812 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California .
1952 - A tropical storm forms north of Cuba and moves northeast making landfall in Florida. It is the earliest reported formation of a tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin.