In 1919 a rebellion by the Spartacist movement broke out in Berlin under the leadership of Karl Liebknecht and Roze Luxembourg. The two leaders were caught by German officers and brutally killed.
In 1931 American actor Robert Duvall is born.
MUSIC HISTORY
1997 - Sonny Bono dies in a skiing accident at Lake Tahoe. In 1965 he and Cher recorded the hit 'I Got You Babe', which was at the top of the British and American charts.
1980 - Donna Summer is at No. 1 on the American albums chart with 'On the Radio - Greatest Hits'.
1980 - KC and the Sunshine Band are No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Please Don't Go'.
1991 - Iron Maiden is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter'.
1991 - In the USA Madonna is at the top of the charts with the song 'Justify My Love', the producer is Lenny Krawitz.
2003 - Canadian singer Avril Lavigne is at No. 1 on the British album chart with her debut release 'Let Go'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1949 - George Brown, singer in the group Kool & The Gang ('Celebration').
1969 - Controversial singer Brian Warner, better known as Marilyn Manson.
1970 - Jeffrey Jey, singer of the Italian group Eiffel 65 ('Blue (Da Ba Dee').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1896 je Nemški fizik Wilhelm Röntgen odkril rentgenske žarke.
Leta 1907 se je v Spodnji Polskavi rodil slovenski pisatelj in dramatik Anton Ingolič. Med mnogimi deli sta njegova tudi humoristična povest Tajno društvo PGC in mladinski roman Gimnazijka.
Leta 1919 je v Berlinu izbruhnila vstaja spartakove zveze pod vodstvom Karla Liebknechta in Roze Luxemburg. Voditelja so nemški častniki brutalno ubili.
Leta 1921 so Italiji priključili Slovensko primorje s Trstom in celotno Istro.
Leta 1931 se je rodil ameriški igralec Robert Duvall .
Leta 1982 se je rodila hrvaška smučarka Janica Kostelić, štirikratna olimpijska prvakinja in zmagovalka 30 tekem za svetovni pokal.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1997 - Sonny Bono se smrtno ponesreči na smučanju v Lake Tahoe-u. S Cher sta leta 1965 posnela hit 'I Got You Babe', ki je bil na vrhu britanskih in ameriških lestvic.
1980 - Donna Summer je na vrhu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'On The Radio- Greatest Hits'.
1980 - KC and the Sunshine Band so na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Please Don't Go'.
1991 - Iron Maiden so na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'.
1991 - v ZDA je na vrhu Madonna s skladbo 'Justify My Love', producent je Lenny Krawitz.
2003 - Avril Lavigne je na vrhu britanske lestvice z albumom 'Let Go'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1949 - George Brown, pevec zasedbe Kool & The Gang ('Celebration').
1969 - kontroverzni pevec Brian Warner, znan bolj kot Marilyn Manson.
1970 - pevec Italijanske skupine Eiffel 65, Jeffrey Jey ('Blue (Da Ba Dee').
