In 1818 James Prescott Joulle, inventor of the mechanical equivalent of heat and the law of conservation of energy is born.
In 1837 Sissi, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, wife of Franz Joseph I is born. In 1898 she was killed by an Italian anarchist.
In 1855 Lily Novy, Slovenia translator and poet, is born.
In 1863 William Thackeray, one of the greatest satirists of the 19th century, dies. His best known work is Vanity Fair.
In 1871 in the Cairo Opera house is the premiere of Verdi's Aida Giuseppe. The Egyptian king offered Verdi 4000 pounds for him to write an opera for the opening of the new opera house and the celebration of the opening of the Suez Canal.
MUSIC HISTORY
1976 - The album 'Hotel California' by The Eagles starts a marathon of eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. 16 million copies of the album were sold.
1977 - The Bee Gees are at the top of the American singles chart with 'Deep Is Your Love'.
1988 - Poison takes the No. 1 spot on the American singles chart with 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'.
1988 - the group Nirvana begin to record their first album 'Bleach' and that with 600 dollars that they borrowed from a school friend.
1994 - Pearl Jam takes the No. 1 spot on the US album chart with 'Vitalogy'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1924 - singer Lee Dorsey (1966 'Working In The Coalmine').
1971 - singer Ricky Martin (1999 'Livin' La Vida Loca').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1542 je umrl Vasco Da Gama, portugalski pomorščak, ki je na svojem prvem potovanju odkril pot v Indijo okrog Rta dobrega upanja.
Leta 1818 se je rodil James Prescott Joulle, iznajditelj mehanskega ekvivalenta toplote in zakona o ohranitvi energije. Po njem so poimenovali enoto za delo, energijo in toploto.
Leta 1837 se je rodila Sisi, avstrijska cesarica in ogrska kraljica, soproga Franca Jožefa I. Leta 1898 jo je ubil italijanski anarhist.
Leta 1863 je umrl William Thackeray, eden največjih satirikov 19. stoletja. Njegovo najbolj znano delo je Semenj ničevosti.
Leta 1855 se je rodila Lily Novy, slovenska prevajalka in pesnica.
Leta 1871 je bila v kairski operi premiera Aide Guisseppa Verdija. Egiptovski kralj je Verdiju ponudil 4000 funtov, če mu napiše opero ob odprtju nove operne hiše in proslave ob odprtju Sueškega prekopa. Verdi je ponudbo dvakrat zavrnil.
Leta 1995 je plaz pod Malo Mojstrovko pokopal legendarnega kamniškega alpinista Staneta Belaka - Šraufa.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1976 - album 'Hotel California' skupine The Eagles je na vrhu Billboardove lestvice. Prodali so 16 milijonov plošč.
1977 - The Bee Gees so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'How Deep Is Your Love'.
1988 - Poison zasedejo vrh ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'.
1988 - skupina Nirvana je začela snemati svoj prvi album 'Bleach' in to s 600 dolarji, ki so si jih sposodili od sošolca.
1994 - Pearl Jam so na vrhu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'Vitalogy'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1924 - pevec Lee Dorsey (1966 'Working In The Coalmine').
1971 - pevec Ricky Martin (1999 'Livin' La Vida Loca').
