In 1483 Richard III is crowned King of England.
In 1785, in the United States, the dollar is chosen for the name of the currency.
In 1845, mountaineering organizer and priest Jakob Aljaz is born. He promoted the construction of mountain huts and trails around the Julian Alps. He had a tower erected on the summit of Mount Triglav. He set to music the poem Triglav, my home.
In 1885, Louis Pasteur first used the anti-rabies vaccine.
In 1886, Slovenian flight pioneer and airplane constructor Edvard Rusjan is born.
In 1946, the American actor Sylvester Stallone is born. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles. Two notable characters he has portrayed are the boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo.
In 1962, the American writer William Faulkner dies. He was relatively unknown until receiving the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. Two of his works, A Fable and The Reiver,s won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
MUSIC HISTORY
1963 - James Brown is at the top of the American albums chart with 'Live At The Apollo'.
1968 - The Rolling Stones are No. 1 on the American singles chart with their song 'Jumpin Jack Flash'.
1971 - American trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong dies (1964 'Hello Dolly!').
1985 - Phil Collins is No. 1 on the American charts with 'Sussudio'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1925 - Bill Haley, singer in the group The Comets (‘The first Rock 'n' Roll star').
1937 - Gene Chandler, soul singer (1962 'Duke Of Earl').
1952 - David Smith, singer in The Real Thing (1976 'You To Me Are Everything').
1975 - 50 Cent, rapper with the name Curtis Jackson (2003 'In Da Club').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1415 je bil na grmadi sežgan češki reformator Jan Hus. Bil je rektor praške univerze, ki je močno kritiziral cerkvene razmere.
Leta 1483 je bil Richard III. okronan za angleškega kralja.
Leta 1785 je bil v Združenih državah Amerike za valuto izbran dolar.
Leta 1835 je umrl slovenski jezikoslovec, zgodovinar in kritik Matija Čop. Tragično je preminil med kopanjem v reki Savi. Prijatelj France Prešeren mu je posvetil pesnitev Krst pri Savici.
Leta 1845 se je rodil planinec in duhovnik Jakob Aljaž. Pospeševal je gradnjo planinskih koč in poti po Julijcih. Na Triglavu je dal postaviti stolp. Uglasbil je pesem Triglav, moj dom.
Leta 1885 je Louis Pasteur prvič uporabil cepivo proti steklini.
Leta 1886 se je v Trstu rodil prvi slovenski letalec Edvard Rusjan. Prvič je poletel na območju Malih Rojc leta 1909, z dvokrilnim letalom lastne konstrukcije EDA I, ki ga je zgradil z bratom Josipom.
Leta 1946 se je rodil ameriški gralec Sylvester Stallone. Svojo filmsko kariero je gradil kot boksar Rocky Balboa in vojak John Rambo.
Leta 1962 je umrl ameriški pisatelj William Faulkner. Za svoje delo je prejel Pulitzerjevo nagrado in Nobelovo nagrado za književnost.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1963 - James Brown je na vrhu ameriške lestvice albumov z 'Live At The Apollo'.
1968 - The Rolling Stones so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Jumpin Jack Flash'.
1971 - umrl je ameriški jazz trobentač Louis Armstrong (1964 'Hello Dolly!').
1985 - Phil Collins je na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Sussudio'.
1996 - Crowded House so na vrhu britanske lestvice albumov z 'The Very Best Of'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1925 - Bill Haley, pevec, kitarist v zasedbi The Comets ('The first Rock 'n' Roll star').
1937 - Gene Chandler, soul pevec (1962 'Duke Of Earl').
1952 - David Smith, pevec v The Real Thing (1976 'You To Me Are Everything').
1975 - 50 Cent, raper z imenom Curtis Jackson (2003 'In Da Club').
