during one of his many voyages James Cook discovered Hawaii, which one hundred and twenty years later annexed to the USA.

In 1534 the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Lima, which is today the capital of Peru.

In 1896 x-ray was presented for the first time.

In 1892 American film actor Oliver Hardy is born. Together with Stan Laurel they were the most popular comic pair in the history of film. They are known as Stan and Ollie.

In 1913 Russian-American actor Danny Kaye is born.

In 1919 the company Bentley Motors was founded.

In 1955 American actor Kevin Costner is born.

In 1964 plans were revealed for the construction of World Trade Centre in New York.

In 1998 ski-jumper Primož Peterka wins the World Cup in Zakopane in Poland. It was his tenth victory of his career.

In 2005 Slovenian singer Marjana Deržaj dies.

MUSIC HISTORY
1965 - The Rolling Stones record their song 'The Last Time'.
1975 - Barry Manilow takes the No. 1 spot on the American singles chart with 'Mandy'.
1975 - Status Quo is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Down Down'.
1986 - 'That's What Friends Are For' takes Dionne Warwick to No. 1 on the American singles chart.
1989 – Barely 38 years old, Stevie Wonder, as the youngest musician gets his place in the 'The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'. With him at the Hotel Waldorf Astoria in New York were also The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Otis Redding and Dion DiMucci.

BORN ON THIS DAY
1941 – singer Bobby Goldsboro (1968 'Honey').
1941 - David Ruffin, singer in the group The Temptations (1971 'My Girl').