In 1776 the German composer Wilhelm Amadeus Hoffmann is born. The opera The Tales of Hoffmann was written by Jacques Offenbach.

In 1848 James W. Marshall finds gold in the Sacramento River, setting the stage for the Gold Rush.

In 1888 Jacob L. Wortman patents the writing machine track.

In 1935 the American company Kruger Brewing begins selling the first canned beer.

In 1965 Winston Churchill dies.

MUSIC HISTORY

1958 - Elvis Presley is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Jailhouse Rock'.

1968 - Georgie Fame is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde'.

1979 - The Clash released their first single in America 'I Fought the Law'.

1998 - Oasis is at No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'All Around the World'.

1999 - The Offspring are at No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Pretty Fly, For a White Guy'.

BORN ON THIS DAY

1941 - Aaron Neville, singer in The Neville Brothers ('Tell It Like It Is').

1941 - singer Neil Diamond ('Song Sung Blue').

1949 - singer, actor John Belushi ('Everybody Needs Somebody to Love').

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NA DANAŠNJI DAN

Leta 1458 je bil za kralja Češke in Ogrske imenovan Matija I. Korvin, v legendah znan kot Kralj Matjaž.

Leta 1776 se je rodil nemški skladatelj Wilhelm Amadeus Hoffmann, po njegovih pripovedkah je Jacques Offenbach napisal opero Hoffmannove pripovedke.

Leta 1848 je James W. Marshall v reki Sacramento našel zlato in povzročil zlato mrzlico.

Leta 1888 je Jacob L. Wortman patentiral trak za pisalni stroj.

Leta 1935 je podjetje Kruger Brewing začelo prodajati prvo pivo v pločevinkah.

Leta 1965 je umrl britanski državnik Winston Churchill.

GLASBENA ZGODOVINA

1958 - Elvis Presley je na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Jailhouse Rock'.

1968 - Georgie Fame je na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov z 'The Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde'.

1979 - The Clash so izdali svoj prvi singl v Ameriki 'I Fought The Law'.

1998 - Oasis so na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'All Around The World'.

1999 - The Offspring so na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov s 'Pretty Fly, For A White Guy'.

ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN

1941 - Aaron Neville, pevec v The Neville Brothers ('Tell It Like It Is').

1941 - pevec ('Song Sung Blue').

1949 - pevec, igralec John Belushi ('Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'