In 1916 in Dublin began one of the largest uprisings by the Irish against British; it was called the Easter Rebellion.
In 1920 during a strike by railway workers in Ljubljana police killed 14 people and injured 30.
In 1934 the American actress Shirley MacLaine is born.
In 1952 the French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier is born.
In 1972 the Slovene skier Jure Košir is born.
In 1981 IBM introduced its first personal computer.
In 1983 the Slovene climber Nejc Zaplotnik dies under an avalanche in the Nepal Himalaya. His book Pot (The Way) is considered a bible of mountain climbing, and should be read by everyone who walks in the hills.
In 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope is carried into orbit by the spaceship Discovery.
MUSIC HISTORY
1961 - Del Shannon is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Runaway'.
1965 - Wayne Fontana is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Game Of Love'.
1968 - Louis Armstrong is No. 1 on the British singles chart with the singles 'What A Wonderful World'.
1995 - Oasis is No. 1 British singles chart with their song 'Some Might Say'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 - singer and actress Barbra Streisand, ('Woman In Love').
1982 - Kelly Clarkson (2002 'A Moment Like This').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1731 je umrl angleški romanopisec Daniel Defoe. Njegovo najbolj znano delo je Robinson Crusoe.
Leta 1916 se je v Dublinu začel eden največji uporov Ircev proti Britancem, imenovan velikonočni upor.
Leta 1920 je policija med stavko železničarjev v Ljubljani ubila 14 ljudi.
Leta 1934 se je rodila igralka Shirley MacLaine.
Leta 1952 pa se je rodil francoski modni oblikovalec Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Leta 1972 se je rodil smučar Jure Košir.
Leta 1981 je IBM predstavil svoj prvi osebni računalnik.
Leta 1983 je v Himalaji pod plazom umrl alpinist Nejc Zaplotnik. Njegova knjiga Pot velja za biblijo alpinizma, prebral bi jo naj vsak, ki se podaja v hribe.
Leta 1990 je vesoljsko plovilo Discovery dostavilo vesoljski teleskop Hubble.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1961 - Del Shannon je na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Runaway'.
1965 - Wayne Fontana je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Game Of Love'.
1968 - Louis Armstrong je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'What A Wonderful World'.
1995 - Oasis so na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Some Might Say'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1942 - pevka, igralka Barbra Streisand ('Woman In Love').
1982 - Kelly Clarkson (2002 'A Moment Like This').
