In 1869, French painter Henri Matisse is born.
In 1890, Ellis Island of the coast of New York is opened as an inspections station and becomes the gateway to America for millions of immigrants from Europe and other parts of the world.
In 1935, Welsh actor is born.
In 1935, Charles Darrow presents his game Monopoly to the public.
In 1943, English actor Ben Kingsley is born.
MUSIC HISTORY
1966 - The Monkees take the top spot on the American charts with Neil Diamond’s song 'I'm A Believer'.
1967 - Bert Berns, American musician and song writer dies at the age of 38. He is best known for his works 'Twist And Shout', 'Hang On Sloopy', ‘Here Comes the Night’ and 'Brown Eyed Girl'.
1985 - Ricky Nelson is killed in Texas ('Hello Mary Lou').
2005 - James Blunt's 'Back To Bedlam' is the biggest selling UK album of 2005.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1943 - American singer John Denver ('Annie's Song').
1948 - American singer Donna Summer ('Hot Stuff').
1970 - Danny McNamara, singer in the group Embrace ('Natures Law').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1695 so v Angliji uvedli davek na okna, zaradi česar so mnogi razbili okna svojih trgovin in domov, da bi se na ta način izognili plačilu.
Leta 1869 se je rodil francoski slikar Henri Matisse.
Leta 1890 so za priseljence iz Evrope in drugih predelov sveta odprli Elijev otok, kjer so pregledovali imigrante.
Leta 1935 se je rodil valižanski igralec Anthony Hopkins.
Leta 1935 je Charles Darrow javnosti predstavil družabno igro Monopoly.
Leta 1943 se je rodil angleški igralec Ben Kingsley.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1966 - The Monkees osvojijo vrh ameriške lestvice s skladbo Neila Diamonda 'I'm A Believer'.
1967 - star 38 let umre Bert Berns, glasbenik, ki je napisal hite 'Twist And Shout', 'Hang On Sloopy', ‘Here Comes the Night’ in 'Brown Eyed Girl'.
1985 - Ricky Nelson umre v letalski nesreči v Texasu (1961 'Hello Mary Lou' ).
2005 - najbolje prodajan album leta v Veliki Britaniji je 'Back To Bedlam' Jamesa Blunta. Na njem sta tudi 'High' in 'You're beautiful'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1943 - ameriški pevec John Denver ('Annie's Song').
1948 - ameriška pevka Donna Summer ('Hot Stuff').
1970 - Danny McNamara, pevec zasedbe Embrace ('Natures Law').
