1781 the city of Los Angeles is founded.
In 1844, in the newspaper Lublanske novice for the first time is published the proposal that Ljubljana should become the capital of Slovenia.

In 1906 American molecular biologist Max Delbrück is born. In 1969, he received the Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the structure of genetic material of viruses.
In 1963, the French statesman and financial expert Robert Schuman dies. Based on the Schuman Plan the European Coal and Steel Community was established.

In 2006, the crocodile hunter and Australian television legend Steve Irwin dies. He was stabbed right in the heart by a stingray, a type of skate with a poisonous barb on its tail.
MUSIC HISTORY
1965 - The Beatles are No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Help'.
1968 - The Bee Gees take to top spot on the British charts with the song 'I've Gotta Get A Message To You'.
1970 - George Harrison released "My Sweet Lord."
1982 - Survivor is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Eye Of The Tiger'.
1999 - Enrique Iglesias is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Ballamos'
BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 - Bubba Knight, singer in the group The Pips (1973 'Midnight Train To Georgia').
1981 – Singer Beyonce, (2000 ‘Say My Name’).