In 1959 Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba.
In 1959 American tennis player John McEnroe is born. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles and nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles.
In 1979 Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is born.
MUSIC HISTORY
1980 - Captain and Tennille are No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Do that to me one more time'.
1985 - Bruce Springsteen is No. 1 on the British album chart with 'Born in the USA', on which is also the title song.
1985 - Wham is at No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Careless Whisper'.
1991 - Queen is at No. 1 on the British album chart with 'Innuendo'.
1999 - Robbie Williams won three awards at this year's Brit's (Best British solo artist, Best Single for 'Angels' and Best Video for 'Millennium').
BORN ON THIS DAY
1935 - Singer Sonny Bono (1965 'I Got You Babe').
1959 - Ice-T, (Tracy Morrow), male rapper ('That's How I'm Livin').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 399 pr. n. št. so grškega folozofa Sokrata obsodili na smrt.
Leta 1824 se je rodil slovenski pravnik in geograf Peter Kozler, ki je izdelal prvi zemljevid Slovenije.
Leta 1959 postane predsednik Kube Fidel Castro.
Leta 1959 se je rodil ameriški teniški igralec John McEnroe. Zmagal je na številnih turnirjih za grand slam in v Wimbledonu, še bolj pa je bil znan po svojih čustvenih izpadih na igriščih.
Leta 1979 se je rodil italijanski motociklist Valentino Rossi.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1980 - Captain and Tennille so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Do that to me one more time'.
1985 - Bruce Springsteen je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice albumov z 'Born In The USA', na katerem je tudi naslovna pesem.
1985 - Wham sta na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Careless Whisper'.
1991 - Queen so na 1. mestu britanske lestvice z albumom 'Innuendo'.
1999 - Robbie Williams prejme tri nagrade na Brit awards, za najboljšega solo glasbenika, pesem 'Angels' in za video za pesem 'Millennium'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1935 - pevec Sonny Bono (1965 'I Got You Babe').
1958 - pevec in igralec Tracy Marrow, bolj znan kot Ice-T.
