2000- the Świętokrzyski Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge in Warsaw, Poland, opens for the first time over the Vistula River.

1882- Inventor of the first liquid-fueled rocket, Robert Goddard, is born in Massachusetts.

2009- The Kurilpa bridge, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Brisbane River, opens in Queensland, Australia.

1996-The Museum Tinguely in Switzerland, designed by architect Mario Botta, opens.