Burj Khalifa was completed
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the world's tallest building. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since its topping out in 2009, supplanting Taipei 101, the previous holder of that status.
Tokaido-Shinkansen high-speed railway line opened
The Tokaido Shinkansen is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyo Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opening in 1964, running between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, it is Japan's first high-speed rail line. Along with being the world's first high-speed rail line, it is also one of the most heavily used.
Stockholm metro opened
The Stockholm Metro is a rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. The Stockholm metro system has been called 'the world's longest art gallery', with more than 90 of the network's 100 stations decorated with sculptures, rock formations, mosaics, paintings, installations, engravings and reliefs by over 150 different artists. In 2017, the metro carried 353 million passengers, which corresponds to 1.2 million in a normal weekday. The metro system is 105.7 kilometers long.
Michigan Stadium opened
Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere, the third largest stadium in the world, and the 34th largest sports venue in the world. Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000.
Alois Negrelli died
Nikolaus Alois Maria Vinzenz Negrelli, Ritter von Moldelbe was a Tyrolean civil engineer and railroad pioneer mostly active in parts of the Austrian Empire, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He was involved in the construction of various civil engineering projects, such as railways, cannals, and bridges, amongst others.
Luigi Guido Grandi was born
Luigi Guido Grandi as an Italian monk, priest, philosopher, theologian, mathematician, and engineer. By 1707 Dom Grandi had developed such a reputation in the field of mathematics that he was named court mathematician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de Medici. In that post, he also worked as an engineer, being appointed Superintendent of Water for the Duchy, and in that capacity he was involved in the drainage of the Chiana Valley. In 1709 he visited England where he clearly impressed his colleagues there, as he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
