Lucij Domicij Ahenobarus is born. He became Emperor at the age of 17.

In 1852 in Paris, the French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel is born. He discovered the natural radioactivity of uranium, for which in 1903 he won the Nobel Prize.

In 1846 Poezije (Poems) written by France Prešeren is published. This was certainly one of the most important milestones in the Slovenian cultural history.

In 1939 in American cinemas there is the premier showing of the film Gone With The Wind.

In 1949 the American actor Don Johnson is born.

In 1966 American animator Walter Disney dies.

MUSIC HISTORY
1944 – in a plane crash over the English Channel American jazz composer and conductor Glenn Miller dies.
1973 – in the No. 1 spot on the American charts is Charlie Rich with 'The Most Beautiful Girl'.
1979 – at the top of the British singles chart is Pink Floyd with 'Another Brick in the Wall, (part 2).'
1984 – on the charts in Great Britain at the No.1 spot is Band Aid with 'Do They Know It's Christmas'.

BORN ON THIS DAY
1919 - Max Yasgur, the owner of the Woodstock dairy farm, where in 1969 the Woodstock Festival was held.
1922 - Alan Freed, American DJ, who gave the music genre 'Rock'n'Roll' its name.
1942 - Dave Clark, leader of the group the Dave Clark Five.