- 1877:The Maria Pia bridge, 1877
The Dona Maria Pia railway bridge over the Douro between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia is inaugurated. Built by Gustave Eiffel's Paris firm, its wrought-iron crescent arch, 160 metres across, was then the longest iron arch in the world; it carried trains until 1991 and is a National Monument.
- 1972: Luís Figo is born in Almada. The winger starred for Sporting, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, won a then-record 127 caps for Portugal and is regarded as one of the finest players of his generation.