22 July

The legend of 'funk'. Photo: EPA

In 365 BC, Macedonian Alexander the Great is born. In the thirteen years of the reign he united Greeks and defeated the Persians. He is one of the most credited for the development of Greek culture throughout the then known world.

In 1280, the first document is stamped with the Ljubljana city seal.

In 1755, the French mathematician and engineer Gaspard de Prony is born. He was best known for the Pronyjevi brake dynamometer used for

In 1946, the American actor Danny Glover is born. He is well known for his roles as Albert Johnson in The Color Purple and as detective sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series.

In 1986, Great Britain becomes the last country to abolish school beatings.

MUSIC HISTORY

1967 - On the British singles chart the The Beatles are at the top with 'All You Need Is Love'.

1989 - Martika takes the top spot on the American charts with 'Toy Soldiers'.

1989 - Simply Red is at the top of the British albums chart with 'A New Flame'.

BORN ON THIS DAY

1941 - George Clinton, the American singer, songwriter and the principal architect of P-Funk, the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s ('Loopzilla').

1944 - Ric Davis, singer in the group Supertramp (1979 'The Logical Song').

1947- Don Henley, drummer, singer in the group The Eagles (1977 'Hotel California').

1973 - Rufus Wainwright, singer-songwriter (2007 'Release the Stars').

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NA DANAŠNJI DAN

Leta 365 pr. n. št. se je rodil Aleksander Veliki Makedonski. V trinajstih letih vladavine je združil Grke in porazil Perzijce, in je eden najbolj zaslužnih za razvoj grške kulture po tedaj znanem svetu.

Leta 1280 je bila z ljubljanskim mestnim pečatom potrjena prva listina.

Leta 1887 se je rodil nemški fizik Gustav Ludwig Hertz, ki je raziskoval eksperimentalno atomsko fiziko.

Leta 1946 se je rodil ameriški igralec Danny Glover, najbolj znan po vlogah v filmih Barva škrlatna in Smrtonosno orožje.

Leta 2011 je Anders Breivik v bombnem napadu v Oslu in v strelskem napadu na otoku Utoya ubil 77 ljudi, ranil jih je 240.

GLASBENA ZGODOVINA

1967 - na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov so The Beatles z 'All You Need Is Love'.

1989 - Martika zasede vrh ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Toy Soldiers'.

1989 - Simply Red so na vrhu britanske lestvice z albumom 'A New Flame'.

ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN

1941 - George Clinton, legenda funka, v 70-tih v skupinah Parliament in Funkadelic ('Loopzilla').

1944 - Ric Davis, pevec v skupini Supertramp (1979 'The Logical Song').

1947 - Don Henley, bobnar in pevec v The Eagles (1977 'Hotel California').