1627: The first dictionary of the Ukrainian language, entitled “Slavic-Ruthenian Lexicon and Interpretation of Names,” compiled by Pamva Berynda, is published in Kyiv.
1914: Russian pilot Jan Nagorski makes the world’s first flight in the Arctic aboard a Farman plane in search of Georgy Sedov’s expedition.
1937: The Soviet Union and China sign a non-aggression treaty.
1938: The icebreaker Joseph Stalin goes on the first Arctic voyage.
1957: The Soviet R-7 IBM, designed by Sergei Korolyov and with Valentin Glushko’s engines, is successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
1991: The coup d’etat in the USSR ends in failure.
1992: The World Forum of Ukrainian begins in Kyiv.
1996: The Order for Bravery of the president of Ukraine is instituted
1996: Kiev Universal Exchange holds the first UAH auction for future contracts.
