the first postal conection between Ljubljana and Graz was established.
In 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar the English naval admiral Horatio Nelson dies. He destroyed the greater part of the combined French and Spanish fleets, thereby ensuring England leadership at sea.
In 1833 in Stockholm the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, is born. With his legacy the Nobel Foundation was established. Each year the Foundation presents awards for the greatest achievements in science, literature and peace.
In 1931 in Maribor poet, writer and journalist Kajetan Kovič is born. Poetry collections: Pesmi štirih (together with Ciril Zlobec, Tone Pavček and Janez Menart), Prezgodnji dan, and Korenine vetra.
In 1994 in Los Angeles American actor, film director, and theatre producer Orson Welles dies. He is best remembered for Caesar (1937), a Broadway adaptation of Julius Caesar, The War of the Worlds (1938), one of the most famous broadcasts in the history of radio; and Citizen Kane (1941), which is consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films.
MUSIC HISTORY
1967 – in the No.1 spot on the American charts is the song by the Scottish singer Lulu 'To Sir With Love'.
1972 – in the top spot on the American singles chart is Chuck Berry with 'My Ding-A- Ling'.
1989 - Jive Bunny in The Mastermixes is in the No.1 spot on the British singles chart with 'That's What I Like.'
1989 – the best listen, played and sold album in Great Britain is the album by the Australian singer Kylie Minogue entitled 'Enjoy Yourself.'
BORN ON THIS DAY
1917 - American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie
1924 - Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz
1940 – British singer and keyboards player Manfred Mann.