In 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte is named Commander of the French army in Italy. He begins to rapidly rise through the military ranks crowning himself Emperor of France in 1804.
In 1824 pianist and conductor Bedrich Smetana is born.
In 1908 one of the pioneers of television technology, German engineer Walter Bruch is born. He invented the PAL colour television system.
In 1931 Mihail Gorbačov, leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, is born.
In 1949 pilot James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II at Fort Worth in Texas and becomes the first person to fly not-stop around the world. The flight took 94 hours and one minute.
In 1968 British actor Daniel Craig, known for his role as James Bond, is born.
In 1995 the website YAHOO is founded.
MUSIC HISTORY
1974 - Terry Jacks is at No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Seasons In The Sun'.
1985 - Wham is at No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Make It Big'.
1996 - Oasis is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.
1999 - American singer Dusty Springfield dies.
2003 - Christina Aguilera is No. 1 on the UK singles chart with her song 'Beautiful'.
2003 - Norah Jones is No. 1 on the UK album chart with her debut album 'Come Away With Me'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 - Lou Reed, also singer in the group Velvet Underground (1973 'Walk On The Wildside'), died in 2013.
1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, singer in the group Bon Jovi (1987 'Livin' On A Prayer').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1791 so v Parizu postavili prvi semafor.
Leta 1796 je bil Napoleon Bonaparte imenovan za vrhovnega poveljnika francoske armade v Italiji, s čimer se je začel njegov bliskovit vzpon na vojaškem področju.
Leta 1824 se je rodil pianist in dirigent Bedrich Smetana.
Leta 1908 se je rodil eden izmed pionirjev televizijske tehnike, nemški inženir Walter Bruch, ki je ustvaril sistem barvne televizije PAL.
Leta 1931 se je rodil Mihail Gorbačov, vodja Sovjetske zveze od 1985 do 1991.
Leta 1949 je pilot James Gallagher pristal v Teksasu s svojim letalom B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in kot prvi človek obletel svet. Za polet je potreboval 94 ur in eno minuto.
Leta 1968 se je rodil britanski igralec Daniel Craig, znan po vlogi Jamesa Bonda.
Leta 1995 je bila ustanovljena spletna stran YAHOO!.
Leta 2013 je Tina Maze s svojo drugo smukaško zmago dosegla zmage v vseh disciplinah v eni sezoni. Pred njo je to uspelo še Marcu Girardelliju, Petri Kronberger in Janici Kostelič.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1974 - Terry Jacks je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov s 'Seasons In The Sun'.
1985 - Wham sta na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Make It Big'.
1996 - Oasis so na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.
1999 - umrla je ameriška pevka Dusty Springfield ('In Private').
2003 - Christina Aguilera je na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Beautiful'.
2003 - Norah Jones je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice z albumom 'Come Away With Me'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1942 - Lou Reed, pevec v Velvet Underground (1973 'Walk On The Wildside'), umrl leta 2013.
1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, pevec v Bon Jovi (1987 'Livin' On A Prayer').
