In 1975, for the second time Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor got married. The stars, who first married in 1965, appeared together in eleven films.
In 1985, the American film director and actor Orson Welles dies. He was one of the film giants, and his film Citizen Kane is considered one of the all time greatest films.
In 2004, actor Christopher Reeve dies. He is best known for his role as Superman.
In 2014, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
MUSIC HISTORY
1956 - Elvis Presley begins a 19 week marathon on the American charts with his song 'Love Me Tender', it was No. 1 for 5 weeks.
1970 - Black Sabbath is at the top of the British charts with their album 'Paranoid.' This album is still considered as a classic among Heavy Metal albums.
1987 - Whitesnake is at the top of the American singles chart with 'Here I Go Again'.
1987 - Bruce Springsteen releases his 9th album 'Tunnel of Love'.
1992 - R. E. M. is No. 1 on the British albums chart with 'Automatic For The People', on the album are also the songs 'Drive', 'Everybody Hurts' and 'Man On The Moon'.
1999 - Christina Aguilera is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Genie In A Bottle'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1955 - David Lee Roth, singer in the group Van Halen (1984 'Jump').
1955 - singer and guitarist Midge Ure (1985 'If I was').
1960 - Eric Martin, singer in the group Mr. Big (1992 'To Be With You').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1813 se je rodil italijanski skladatelj Giuseppe Verdi, njegova najbolj znana opera je Nabucco.
Leta 1920 je bil na Koroškem izveden plebiscit, na katerem so se koroški prebivalci odločali za priključitev južne Koroške k Avstriji.
Leta 1985 je umrl ameriški filmski režiser in igralec Orson Welles, eden od filmskih velikanov, ki je posnel celovečerec Državljan Kane.
Leta 2004 je umrl filmski Superman Christopher Reeve.
Leta 2014 sta Nobelovo nagrado za mir prejela in Kailash Satyarthi.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1956 - Elvis Presley je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Love Me Tender'.
1970 - Black Sabbath so zasedli vrh britanske lestvice z albumom 'Paranoid.' Ta album še vedno velja za klasiko med Heavy Metal albumi.
1987 - Whitesnake so na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov s 'Here I Go Again'.
1987 - Bruce Springsteen je izdal album 'Tunnel of Love'.
1992 - R. E. M. so zasedli vrh britanske lestvice z albumom 'Automatic For The People', na katerem so tudi 'Drive', 'Everybody Hurts' in 'Man On The Moon'.
1999 - Christina Aguilera je na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Genie In A Bottle.'
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1955 - David Lee Roth, pevec skupine Van Halen (1984 'Jump').
1955 - pevec in kitarist Midge Ure (1985 'If I was').
1960 - Eric Martin, pevec skupine Mr. Big (1992 'To Be With You').
