In 1828 the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen is born. He is perhaps best known for his three-act play in prose A Doll's House. A Doll's House holds the distinction of being the world's most performed play.

In 1900 the Croatian revolutionary and national hero Josip Kraš is born.

In 1916 Albert Einstein publishes his ground breaking work on General Relativity. He is best known for his mass’“energy equivalence formula E = mc2.
MUSIC HISTORY

1959 - The Platters are at No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'.

1961 - Ricky Nelson recorded 'Hello Mary Lou'.

1969 - John Lennon marries Yoko Ono, in Gibraltar.

1971 - Janis Joplin is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Me And Bobby McGee'.

1982 - Joan Jett is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'.

1993 - Shaggy is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Oh Carolina'.

BORN ON THIS DAY

1972 - Alex Kapranos, vocals, Franz Ferdinand ('Take me out').

1976 - Chester Bennington, singer in Linkin Park ('Hybrid Theory').

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NA DANAŠNJI DAN

Leta 1809 se je rodil ruski pisatelj Nikolaj Vasiljević Gogolj. Proslavil se je z delom Plašč in s komedijo Revizor.

Leta 1828 se je rodil norveški dramatik Henrik Ibsen. Njegove prozne drame, med njimi Nora in Strahovi, so vrhunec evropske realistične drame.

Leta 1900 se je rodil hrvaški revolucionar in narodni heroj Josip Kraš.

Leta 1916 je Albert Einstein objavil relativnostno teorijo. Po njegovi teoriji relativnosti je utemeljena sodobna fizika. Enačba o ekvivalentnosti mase in energije, E = m x c na kvadrat, je najbolj znana enačba relativnostne teorije.

Leta 2007 je umrl slovenski filmski režiser Jane Kavčič, režiser filma Sreča na vrvici.

GLASBENA ZGODOVINA

1959 - The Platters so na vrhu britanske lestvice s 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'.

1961 - Ricky Nelson posname 'Hello Mary Lou'.

1969 - John Lennon se je poročil z Yoko Ono.

1971 - Janis Joplin je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Me And Bobby McGee'.

1982 - Joan Jett je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'.

1993 - Shaggy je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Oh Carolina'.

ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN

1972 - Alex Kapranos, pevec zasedbe Franz Ferdinand ('Take me out').

1976 - Chester Bennington, pevec skupine Linkin Park ('Hybrid Theory').