Portuguese navigators discovered Rio de Janeiro.
Source
A B747 plane by Air India flying from Bombay, India to Dubai, UAE, crashed with no survivors.
Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
The Union Jack flag was flown for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, to commemorate the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Euro currency was introduced and adopted by 11 Member States.
Estonia joined the Eurozone and adopted the Euro as its currency.
