In 1839 tea from India first arrives in the United Kingdom. It quickly became the English national drink.
In 1883 Russian writer Aleksej Nikolajevic Tolstoj is born. He is known for his novels Prince Serebrenny, the drama Ivan the Terrible, the trilogy entitled The Road to Calvary and the biographic novel of Peter the Great.
In 1898 Sergej Mihajlovic Eisenstein is born. He became a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist.
In 1925 he made the film Battleship Potemkin, which due to the consistent application of the principle of mounting left a decisive impact the viewer’™s perception of the film.
In 1917 Legend of the Wild West, William Frederic Cody dies. Better known as Buffalo Bill he was a Pony Express rider, and a guide and tracker in the US army.
In 1971 Gabrielle Chanel Coco or Coco Chanel, the French fashion designer dies. She became famous for her creation of the little black dress and numerous innovations. She introduced bow, gilt buttons, handbags with chain straps and the perfume Chanel No. 5. Her costume is a symbol of traditional elegance.
MUSIC HISTORY
1958 - Jerry L. Lewis is at No. 1 on the British charts with 'Great Balls Of Fire'.
1981 - John Lennon is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Imagine', 10 years after it was recorded. On this day Lennon is also among the top 5 with 'Happy Christmas', (War Is Over') and '(Just Like) Starting Over'.
2008 - Radiohead topp the US album charts with the physical release of 'In Rainbows', originally sold via the internet for a price chosen by fans.
2016 - English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor David Bowie died two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday (1969 'Space Oddity').
BORN ON THIS DAY
1927 - singer Johnnie Ray (1956 'Just Walking in the Rain').
1939 - singer Scott McKenzie (1967 'San Francisco').
1945 - singer Rod Stewart (1975 'Sailing').
1964 - Brad Roberts, vocals, guitar in Crash Test Dummies (1994 'MMM MMM MMM MMM').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1815 je umrl francoski naravoslovec in zdravnik Balthasar Hacquet, ki je prvi zapisal slovenska krajevna imena.
Leta 1839 so v Anglijo prvič pripeljali čaj iz Indije, kmalu je postal angleška narodna pijača.
Leta 1883 se je rodil ruski pisatelj Aleksej Nikolajevic Tolstoj, poznan po delih Kruh, Ivan Grozni, Trnova pot in biografskem romanu Peter Veliki.
Leta 1898 se je rodil ruski režiser Sergej Mihajlovic Eisenstein, začetnik nove filmske dobe. Leta 1925 je posnel film Oklepnica Potjomkin, ki je zaradi dosledne uporabe načela montaže odločilno vplival na dojemanje filma.
Leta 1917 je umrl William Frederic Cody, legenda ameriškega zahoda bolj znan kot Buffalo Bill. Bil je jezdec Pony Expresa, vodnik in stezosledec v ameriški vojski.
Leta 1971 je umrla Gabrielle Chanell Coco ali Coco Chanel, francoska modna kreatorka, ki je zaslovela s kreacijo male črne obleke. Uvedla je velike črne pentlje, pozlačene gumbe, torbice s pozlačenimi verižicami in parfum Chanel številka 5. Njen kostim je simbol tradicionalne elegance.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis je na vrhu britanske lestvice z 'Great Balls Of Fire'.
1981 - John Lennon je na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Imagine', ki ga je posnel že 10 let prej. Na ta dan sta med petimi najboljšimi pesmimi še 'Happy Christmas', (War Is Over') in '(Just Like) Starting Over'.
2008 - Radiohead so na vrhu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'In Rainbows', ki so ga sprva prodajali po spletu za ceno, ki so jo poslušalci sami izbrali.
2016 - umrl je Britanski pevec, multi instrumentalist in igralec David Bowie. Dva dni pred smrtjo je izšel njegov album Blackstar (1969 'Space Oddity').
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1927 - pevec Johnnie Ray (1956 'Just Walking In The Rain').
1939 - pevec Scott McKenzie (1967 'San Francisco').
1945 - pevec Rod Stewart (1975 'Sailing').
1964 - Brad Roberts, pevec in kitarist zasedbe Crash Test Dummies (1994 'MMM MMM MMM MMM').
