In 1573 in Zagreb, Matija Gubec, leader of the Slovene and Croatian peasant revolt, is publicly executed.
In 1812 the American jeweller Charles Lewis Tiffany is born.
In 1903 first Teddy Bear is introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom.
In 1935 the popular board game Monopoly goes on sale, which in a short time spread around the world.
MUSIC HISTORY
1962 - Ray Charles recorded 'I Can't Stop Loving You'.
1965 - American singer Nat King Cole dies. In 1943 he had his first hit 'Straighten Up and Fly Right'.
1969 - American rock, funk, soul group Sly and the Family Stone are at the top of the American singles chart with 'Everyday People'.
1986 - Whitney Houston is at the top of the American singles chart with 'How Will I Know'.
1997 - U2 are at the top of the UK singles chart with 'Discotheque'.
2015 - Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk' reached the one million sales mark.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1944 - Denny Zager, singer with Zager and Evans (1969 'In The Year 2525').
1959 - Ali Campbell, singer and member of the group UB40 ('Red Red Wine').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1564 se je v Pisi rodil italijanski filozof in fizik Galileo Galilei. Znan je postal po svojem izreku 'In vendar se vrti'.
Leta 1573 so v Zagrebu usmrtili Matijo Gubca, voditelja upora slovenskih in hrvaških kmetov.
Leta 1812 se je rodil ameriški draguljar Charles Lewis Tiffany.
Leta 1903 sta Morris in Rose Michtom predstavila prvega plišastega medvedka.
Leta 1935 so pričeli prodajati družabno igro Monopoli, ki je kmalu obšla ves svet.
Leta 2014 je Peter Prevc v Sočiju osvojil drugo olimpijsko medaljo, bronasto na veliki skakalnici. Na ta dan je še slovenska hokejska reprezentanca dosegla prvo olimpijsko zmago, s 3:1 je ugnala hokejsko velesilo Slovaško.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1962 - Ray Charles posname pesem 'I Can't Stop Loving You'.
1965 - umrl je ameriški pevec Nat King Cole. Njegov prvi hit je bil leta 1943 'Straighten Up and Fly Right'.
1969 - ameriška rock, funk, soul skupina Sly and the Family Stone je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Everyday People'.
1986 - Whitney Houston je na ameriški lestvici singlov na vrhu s 'How Will I Know'.
1997 - U2 so na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Discotheque'.
2015 - Mark Ronson proda milijonto ploščo singla 'Uptown Funk'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1944 - Denny Zager, pevec zasedbe Zager and Evans (1969 'In The Year 2525').
1959 - Ali Campbell, britanski pevec in član zasedbe UB40 ('Red Red Wine').
