In 1844, in the newspaper Lublanske novice for the first time is published the proposal that Ljubljana should become the capital of Slovenia.
In 1963, the French statesman and financial expert Robert Schuman dies. Based on the Schuman Plan the European Coal and Steel Community was established.
In 2003, Keegan Reilly became the first parapalegic climber to reach the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji.
In 2006, the crocodile hunter and Australian television legend Steve Irwin dies. He was stabbed right in the heart by a stingray, a type of skate with a poisonous barb on its tail.
In 2012 American actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies. He is best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile.
MUSIC HISTORY
1965 - The Beatles are No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Help'.
1968 - The Bee Gees take to top spot on the British charts with the song 'I've Gotta Get A Message To You'.
1970 - George Harrison released 'My Sweet Lord'.
1982 - Survivor is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Eye Of The Tiger'.
1982 - The Steve Miller Band is at No. 2 on the US singles chart with 'Abracadabra'.
1999 - Enrique Iglesias is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Ballamos'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 - Bubba Knight, singer in the group The Pips (1973 'Midnight Train To Georgia').
1981 - Singer Beyonce, (2000 ‘Say My Name’).
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1781 je bilo ustanovljeno mesto Los Angeles.
Leta 1844 je bil v Lublanskih novicah prvič objavljen predlog, da naj Ljubljana postane prestolnica Slovenije.
Leta 1963 je umrl francoski državnik in finančni strokovnjak Robert Schuman. Na osnovi Schumanovega plana je bila ustanovljena Evropska skupnost za premog in jeklo, predhodnica današnje Evropske unije.
Leta 1972 je ameriški plavalec Mark Spitz, na poletnih olimpijski igrah v Munchnu, osvojil sedmo medaljo in postavil rekord v osvojenih medaljah na enih olimpijskih igrah.
Leta 2003 je Keegan Reilly kot prvi paraplegik osvojil japonsko goro Fuji.
Leta 2006 je umrl lovec na krokodile in avstralska televizijska legenda Steve Irwin. V srce ga je zabodel morski bič.
Leta 2012 je umrl igralec Michael Clarke Duncan, zvezdnik filma Zelena milja.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1965 - The Beatles so na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov s 'Help'.
1968 - The Bee Gees zasedejo vrh britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'I've Gotta Get A Message To You'.
1970 - George Harrison izda ploščo 'My Sweet Lord'.
1982 - Survivor so na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Eye Of The Tiger'.
1982 - The Steve Miller Band je tik pod vrhom ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Abracadabra'.
1999 - Enrique Iglesias je na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Ballamos'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1942 - Bubba Knight, pevec skupine The Pips (1973 'Midnight Train To Georgia').
1981 - pevka Beyonce, nekdaj članica Destiny’s Child (2000 ‘Say My Name’).
