the last gladiator fight takes place in Rome.

In 1801 the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland is completed. This move brought about the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1863 American President Abraham Lincoln signed the abolition of slavery thus freeing all slaves.

In 1881 the journal Ljubljanski zvon (The Ljubljana Bell) is published in Ljubljana.

In 1939 Slovene poet and writer Svetlana Makarovič is born.

In 1953 Zoran Janković, mayor of Ljubljana, is born.

In 1993 the European single market comes into effect between the 12 European Union member states.

In 2007 Slovenia joins the Eurozone.

MUSIC HISTORY
1956 - Bill Haley takes the No. 1 spot on the British singles chart with 'Rock Around The Clock'.

1966 - Simon and Garfunkel with their song 'The Sounds Of Silence' take the top place on the American charts. .
1969 - Marmalade with a remake of The Beatles 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da', land at the top of the British singles chart.

BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 – American country singer Joe McDonald, vocalist in the group Country Joe and the Fish (1968 'I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die')
1945 – one of the best drummers of all time Jim Gordon. Gordon contributed his share to the song Layla with Eric Clapton, he also worked for The Everly Brothers, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, John Lennon.
1956 – American singer Diane Warren, who wrote over 80 American hits ('I Don't Want To Miss A Thing', 'How Do I Live', 'Un- Break My Heart').