In 1653 the city of New Amsterdam, which later was renamed New York, receives municipal rights.
In 1709 sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued from an uninhabited island after spending four years as a castaway. Selkirk's inspired Daniel Defoe whose fictional character Robinson Crusoe was certainly based on him.
In 1852 the first public toilet in the world opens in Fleet Street, London.
In 1882 the Irish novelist and poet James Joyce is born.
In 1939 Slovenian actor Boris Cavazza is born.
In 1996 American dancer and actor Gene Kelly dies.
In 2008, after facing fresh snow, fog and sun and with start number 47, Tina Maze has a sensational win in the downhill in St. Moritz. This was the first Slovenian female downhill victory.
MUSIC HISTORY
1959 - Buddy Holly, Richard Valens and The Big Bopper give their last performance in Iowa. The next day they all died in an air crash.
1985 - Foreigner is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'I Want To Know What Love Is'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1969 - John Spence, singer and original member of No Doubt ('Don't speak'). He committed suicide in 1987.
1977 - Columbian singer Shakira (2002 'Whenever Wherever').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1461 je umrl Owen Tudor, ustanovitelj angleške kraljevske družine Tudor.
Leta 1653 je nastalo mesto New Amsterdam, ki se je pozneje preimenovalo v New York.
Leta 1709 so pustolovca Alexandra Selkirka po brodolomu rešili s samotnega otoka. Po njegovi zgodbi je Daniel Defoe napisal knjigo Robinson Crusoe.
Leta 1852 so na londonski ulici Fleet odprli prvo javno stranišče na svetu.
Leta 1882 se je rodil irski književnik James Joyce.
Leta 1939 se je rodil igralec in režiser Boris Cavazza. Za svoje delo je prejel vrsto nagrad, tudi Borštnikov prstan.
Leta 1996 je umrl ameriški plesalec in igralec Gene Kelly.
Leta 2008 je Tina Maze v težkih vremenskih razmerah in s štartno številko 47 senzacionalno prišla do zmage v smuku v St. Moritzu. To je bila prva slovenska ženska smukaška zmaga.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1959 - Buddy Holly, Richard Valens in The Big Bopper so imeli svoj zadnji nastop, v Iowi. Naslednji dan so vsi umrli v letalski nesreči.
1985 - skupina Foreigner je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'I Want To Know What Love Is'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1969 - John Spence, pevec zasedbe No Doubt ('Don't speak'). Leta 1987 je naredil samomor.
1977 - kolumbijska pevka Shakira (2002 'Whenever Wherever').
