In 1856 psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, is born.
In 1889 the Eiffel Tower in Paris is officially opened. It is 324 metres high.
In 1915 the American film producer Orson Welles is born.
In 1961 the American actor George Clooney is born.
In 1992 film star Marlene Dietrich dies.
In 1994 British Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterrand ceremoniously opened the Channel Tunnel, which linked Great Britain with mainland Europe.
MUSIC HISTORY
1981 - Scottish singer Sheena Easton is at the top of the American singles chart with 'Morning Train (9 to 5)'.
1995 - Oasis is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Some Might Say'.
2001 - Geri Halliwell resurrects the Weather Girls and their 1984 hit It's Raining Men, No. 1 on the British singles chart.
2002 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen is voted as the best song of all time, this was recorded in the Guinness Hit Singles book.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1945 - American singer Bob Seger (1987 ‘Like a rock’).
1960 - Larry Steinbachek, singer in the group Bronski Beat (1984 'Smalltown Boy').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1758 se je rodil eden od najpomembnejših voditeljev francoske revolucije Francois Isidore de Robespierre.
Leta 1856 se je rodil avstrijski psihiater judovskega rodu in utemeljitelj psihoanalize Sigmund Freud.
Leta 1889 so oprli Eifflov stolp v Parizu. Visok je 324 metrov.
Leta 1915 se je rodil ameriški filmar Orson Welles.
Leta 1961 se je rodil ameriški igralec George Clooney.
Leta 1992 je umrla filmska igralka Marlene Dietrich.
Leta 1994 sta britanska kraljica Elizabeta II. in francoski predsednik Francois Mitterrand odprla predor pod Rokavskim prelivom, ki je prometno povezal Veliko Britanijo z evropsko celino.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1981 - škotska pevka Sheena Easton je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Morning Train (9 to 5)'.
1995 - Oasis so na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov s 'Some Might Say'.
2001 - Geri Halliwell zasede vrh britanske lestvice s pesmijo zasedbe The Weather Girls iz leta 1984 'It's Raining Men'.
2002 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' skupine Queen je najboljša pesem vseh časov, zapišejo v knjigo Guinness Hit Singles book.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1945 - ameriški pevec Bob Seger (1987 ‘Like a rock’).
1960 - Larry Steinbachek, pevec v skupini Bronski Beat (1984 'Smalltown Boy').
