In 1929 the Slovene film director Boštjan Hladnik is born. His best known films are Dance in the Rain and Sand Castle.
In 1948 the aviation pioneer Orville Wright dies.
In 1951 Ferdinand Porsche, the German automobile constructor, dies.
In 1948 Mahatma Ghandi, the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India, was assassinated in New Delhi.
In 1988 Slovene skier Mateja Svet won the World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora. She beat second placed Vreni Schneider by just over a second.
MUSIC HISTORY
1961 - The Shirelles are in the No. 1 spot on the American singles chart with ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’.
1970 - Edison Lighthouse is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)'.
1973 - Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in New York first perform as the group Kiss (they used to be called Wicked Lester).
1988 - INXS is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Need You Tonight'.
2000 - Gabrielle is at No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Rise'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 - Martyn Balin, singer in Jefferson Airplane (1967 'White Rabbit').
1951 - singer , also a member of Genesis (1986 'Invisible Touch').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1882 se je rodil Franklin Delano Roosevelt, edini politik, ki je bil štirikrat izvoljen za predsednika ZDA.
Leta 1929 se je rodil filmski režiser Boštjan Hladnik. Njegovi najbolj znani filmi so Peles v dežju, Peščeni grad, Čas brez pravljic.
Leta 1948 je umrl letalski pionir Orville Wright.
Leta 1951 je umrl nemški avtomobilski konstruktor Ferdinand Porsche.
Leta 1948 so ubili indijskega politika Mahatmo Gandhija, borca za neodvisnost Indije.
Leta 1988 je Mateja Svet zmagala na veleslalomu za svetovni pokal v Kranjski Gori. Drugouvrščeno Vreni Schneider je prehitela kar za sekundo in 66 stotink.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1961 - The Shirelles so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’.
1970 - Edison Lighthouse so na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)'.
1973 - Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley in Peter Criss v New Yorku prvič nastopijo kot Kiss (prej so bili Wicked Lester).
1988 - INXS so na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Need You Tonight'.
2000 - Gabrielle je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Rise'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1942 - Martyn Balin, pevec v Jefferson Airplane (1967 'White Rabbit').
1951 - pevec Phil Collins, tudi član Genesis (1986 'Invisible Touch').
