1457 – The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.
2002 – The Envisatenvironmental satellite successfully reaches an orbit above the Earth on its 11th launch, carrying the heaviest payload to date at 8500 kilograms (8.5 tons).
2002 – The peseta is discontinued as official currency of Spain and is replaced by the euro (€).