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On this day 4 April

1. 4. 2018In 186 the Roman Emperor, Mark Avrelius Antonius is born.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/4-april/450629

On this day 16 February

14. 2. 2018In 399 BC one of the greatest Greek philosophers Socrates is sentenced to death. In 1959 Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba. In 1959 American tennis player John McEnroe is born.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/16-february/445993

On this day 14 February

13. 2. 2018In 269 Saint Valentine is put to death, because he contrary to the Emperor's orders married young couples. In 869 Slav spreader of enlightenment Ciril dies.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/14-february/445824

On this day 1 February

26. 1. 2018In 1851 British writer Mary Shelley, author of the novel Frankenstein, dies. In 1901 American actor Clark Gable is born.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/1-february/444247

24. 1. 2018In 814 the Holy Roman emperor Charles the Great dies. In 1884 the Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard is born. In 1931 he was the first to reach a record altitude of 15. 781 metres in a balloon.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/28-january/444045

On this day 19 January

16. 1. 2018In 1736 Scottish engineer James Watt, inventor of the first steam engine, is born. In 1809 American poet, author, representative of American Romantic Movement Edgar Allan Poe is born.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/19-january/443257

On this day 12 January

9. 1. 2018In 1876 American writer Jack London is born. His real name is John Griffith. Many of his stories were based on his own experiences as a tramp, sailor and gold digger.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/12-january/442544

On this day 10 October

9. 10. 2017In 1813, the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is born. His best known opera is Nabucco. In 1975, for the second time Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor got married.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/10-october/434711

On this day 7 October

6. 10. 2017In 1849, in Baltimore English poet Edgar Allan Poe dies. In 1949, in the German Democratic Republic the session of the German National Council is held.

https://www.rtvslo.si/radio-si/on-this-day/7-october/434445