In 1896 the Greek Spyros Louis won the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens. He ran the 42 km route in 2 hours, 58 minutes and 50 seconds.
In 1912 the ship the Titanic set sail from the English port of Southampton on its first and only voyage towards America.
In 1925 in New York the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby is published for the first time.
In 1929 the Swedish actor Max von Sydow is born.
In 1972 film actor Charles Spencer Chaplin, who is renowned for his silent films, receives an Oscar for his life achievements. Among his most popular films are: The Kid, The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, and Limelight.
MUSIC HISTORY
1967 - Marvin Gaye recorded his version of 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'.
1968 - Cliff Richard had his ninth UK No. 1 with 'Congratulations' the British entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
1993 - Depeche Mode is No. 1 on the American albums chart with 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion. ' On this album are also I Feel You and Condemnation.
1994 - Mariah Carey is No. 1 on the British albums chart with 'Music Box'. On the album are also 'Hero' and 'Without you'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1940 - Ricky Valance (1960 'Tell Laura I Love Her. ')
1959 - Katrina Leskanich, Katrina And The Waves ('Walking On Sunshine').
1979 - Sophie Ellis Bextor (2001 'Murder On The Dancefloor).
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1847 se je rodil ameriški časnikar madžarskega rodu, Joseph Pulitzer. Ustanovil je Pulitzerjevo nagrado, ki jo podeljujejo od leta 1917.
Leta 1896 je Grk Spyros Louis postal zmagovalec maratonskega teka na olimpijskih igrah v Atenah. 42 km je pretekel v 2 urah, 58 minutah in 50 sekundah.
Leta 1912 se je rodil slovenski revolucionar Boris Kidrič.
Leta 1912 se je ladja Titanic iz angleškega pristanišča Southampton odpravila na svoje prvo in edino potovanje proti ZDA.
Leta 1925 je v New Yorku izšlo delo Veliki Gatsby pisatelja F. Scotta Fitzgeralda.
Leta 1972 je filmski igralec Charles Chaplin, ki je zaslovel predvsem z nemimi filmi, prejel Oskarja za življenjsko delo. Med njegovimi uspešnicami so filmi Pobič, Lov za zlatom, Luči velemesta, Moderni časi, Veliki diktator, Odrske luči.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1967 - Marvin Gaye posname pesem 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'.
1968 - Cliff Richard je na vrhu britanske lestvice s 'Congratulations', s katero je to leto nastopil na Eurosongu.
1993 - Depeche Mode so na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion. ' Na tem albumu sta tudi I Feel You in Condemnation.
1994 - Mariah Carey je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice albumov z 'Music Box'. Na tem albumu sta tudi 'Hero' in 'Without you'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1940 - Ricky Valance (1960 'Tell Laura I Love Her.')
1959 - Katrina Leskanich, pevka v Katrina And The Waves ('Walking On Sunshine').
1979 - Sophie Ellis Bextor (2001 'Murder On The Dancefloor').
