In 1802 the American military academy West Point is founded.
In 1911 the German doctor Josef Mengele, nicknamed the Angel of Death, is born. He was a Nazi doctor at the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he supervised the gas chambers and carried out terrible tests on the prisoners.
In 1926 the American comic is born.
In 1941 the Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci is born. He is known for his films Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor and Little Buda.
In 1983 in Germany the last radio tower Ismaning is demolished. It was a wooden tower used for broadcasting.
MUSIC HISTORY
1959 - The Platters are at No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes'.
1964 - The Beatles set a record 'Can't Buy Me Love' is sold in 2,100,000 copies.
1965 - The Rolling Stones are No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'The Last Time'.
2003 - Gareth Gates featuring The Kumars are at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Spirit In The Sky'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1954 - Nancy Wilson, singer in Heart (1987 'Alone').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1789 se je rodil nemški fizik in matematik Georg Ohm, po katerem je dobila ime enota za merjenje upora električnega toka.
Leta 1802 je bila ustanovljena ameriška vojaška akademija West Point.
Leta 1911 se je rodil nemški zdravnik Josef Mengele, poimenovan tudi Angel smrti. Bil je nacistični zdravnik v koncentracijskem taborišču Auschwitz, kjer je nadzoroval delovanje plinskih celic in izvajal grozljive poskuse na ljudeh.
Leta 1926 se je rodil ameriški komik Jerry Lewis.
Leta 1941 se je rodil italijanski filmski režiser Bernardo Bertolucci. Proslavil se je s filmi Zadnji tango v Parizu, Zadnji Kitajski cesar in Mali Buda.
Leta 1983 so v Nemčiji zrušili radijski stolp Ismaning, zadnji stolp iz lesa.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1959 - The Platters so na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'.
1964 - The Beatles postavijo rekord, 'Can't Buy Me Love' je prodana v 2,1 mio kopijah.
1965 - The Rolling Stones so na vrhu britanske lestvice z 'The Last Time'.
2003 - Gareth Gates in The Kumars zasedejo vrh britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Spirit In The Sky'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1954 - Nancy Wilson, pevka v Heart (1987 'Alone').
