1535 - on the initiative of Elena Glinsky in Russia held the first in the history of the country's central monetary reform (photo)
1792 - National Assembly of France approved the use of the guillotine during executions (photo)
1930 - founded the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) (photo)
1933 - start of operation at the time the most powerful broadcasting station them. Comintern (photo)
1992 - established the title of "Hero of Russia" and the medal "Gold Star" - the state award, for services to the state and the people associated with the commission of the heroic feat of (photo)
2003 - by decree of President Bush's coalition forces started to Baghdad bombardment - the beginning of the war in Iraq (photo)
