In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell tests the functionality of the telephone. The first words he speaks are: ‘Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.’
In 1940 actor and master of martial arts Chuck Norris is born.
In 1959 Tibetan leader Dalai Lama went into exile in India, where he continued to fight against Chinese rule in Tibet.
In 1977 astronomers discover that the planet Uranus has rings around it.
MUSIC HISTORY
1964 - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel record 'The Sounds Of Silence'.
1979 - Gloria Gaynor is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'I Will Survive'.
1988 - Andy Gibb, member of the group Bee Gees dies.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1954 - Tina Charles (1976 'I Love to Love, But My Baby Loves to Dance').
1962 - Gary Clark, singer in Danny Wilson (1988 'Mary's Prayer').
1964 - Neneh Cherry (1988 'Buffalo Stance').
1977 - Robin Charles Thicke (2013 Blurred Lines).
1987 - Emeli Sande, Scottish singer ('Next to Me').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1856 se je rodil slovenski naravoslovec Ferdinand Seidl, ki velja za utemeljitelja slovenske geologije in geološke terminologije. Na njegovo pobudo so vrh Gorjancev poimenovali Trdinov vrh, tamkajšnji studenec pa Gospodična.
Leta 1876 je Alexander Graham Bell preizkusil delovanje telefona. Prve besede, ki jih je spregovoril, so bile: »Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.«
Leta 1940 se je rodil igralec in mojster borilnih veščin Chuck Norris.
Leta 1948 je začel izhajati satirični časopis Pavliha.
Leta 1959 je tibetanski voditelj Dalaj Lama odšel v izgnanstvo v Indijo, kjer je nadaljeval boj zoper kitajsko oblast v Tibetu.
Leta 1977 so astronomi odkrili, da ima planet Uran prstane.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1964 - Paul Simon in Art Garfunkel posnameta 'The Sounds Of Silence'.
1979 - Gloria Gaynor je na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'I Will Survive'.
1988 - Umrl je Andy Gibb, član skupine Bee Gees.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1954 - Tina Charles (1976 'I Love to Love, But My Baby Loves to Dance').
1962 - Gary Clark, pevec v zasedbi Danny Wilson (1988 'Mary's Prayer').
1964 - Neneh Cherry (1988 'Buffalo Stance').
1977 - Robin Charles Thicke, ameriški pevec (2013 Blurred Lines).
1987 - Emeli Sande, škotska pevka ('Next to Me').
