In 1819, George Eliot, the English novelist whose real name was Mary Ann Evans, is born. As one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, she described the social conditions of her time, as in her works Adam Bede and Mill on the Floss.
In 1906 the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin adopted the SOS distress signal.
In 1916, the American writer Jack London, whose real name was John Griffith, committed suicide. He is famous for his novels Iron Heel, White Canine and Call of the Wild.
In 1925, the Slovene sculptor, illustrator and animator Miki Muster is born.
In 1963, John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
In 1967 German former world No. 1 professional tennis player Boris Becker is born.
MUSIC HISTORY
1975 - KC and the Sunshine Band are No. 1 on the American singles chart with the song 'That's The Way (I Like It)'.
1986 - The Human League is at the top of the American singles chart with 'Human'.
1997 - Singer in the group INXS Michael Hutchens is found dead in his hotel room in Sydney. He was 37 years old.
1998 - Alanis Morissette is at No. 1 on the US album chart with her album 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'. The first single from album 'Thank You' received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1497 je portugalski pomorščak in raziskovalec Vasco Da Gama objadral Rt dobrega upanja. V zgodovino se je zapisal zaradi odkritja morske poti do Indije.
Leta 1819 se je rodila angleška pisateljica George Eliot, predstavnica ženskega romana, ki je v delih Adam, Bede in Mlin na reki Floss opisovala družbene razmere.
Leta 1906 je bil znak SOS sprejet kot mednarodni znak za klic v sili.
Leta 1916 je umrl ameriški književnik Jack London, ki je napisal romane Železne pete, Beli očnjak in Klic divjine.
Leta 1925 se je rodil slovenski kipar, ilustrator in animator Miki Muster.
Leta 1963 je bil ubit ameriški predsednik John F. Kennedy.
Leta 1967 se je rodil nemški teniški igralec Boris Becker.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1975 - KC and the Sunshine Band so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'That's The Way (I Like It)'.
1986 - The Human League so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Human'.
1997 - pevca skupine INXS so našli mrtvega v hotelski sobi v Sydneyu. Star je bil 37 let.
1998 - Alanis Morissette je na vrhu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie', na njem je tudi pesem 'Thank You'.
