In 1833 in Hamburg the German composer Johannes Brahms is born.
In 1840 the Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is born. With the ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker has developed a type of symphonic ballet.
In 1892 in Kumrovac the Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito is born.
In 1901 the American film star Gary Cooper is born. The best known films in which he acted are Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls and High Noon.
In 1919 Eva Peron, the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until 1952, is born.
In 1945 in the headquarters of General Dwight Eisenhower, German General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional capitulation of the German land army.
In 1977 the Slovenian basketball player Marko Milič is born.
MUSIC HISTORY
1955 - 'Rock Around The Clock' is released by Bill Haley & His Comets.
1966 - The Mamas and the Papas are No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Monday Monday'.
1977 - The Eagles are No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Hotel California'.
1988 - Terence Trent D'arby is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Wishing Well'.
2006 - Snow Patrol is No. 1 on the UK album chart with 'Eyes Open', also a No. 1 in Ireland and Australia.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish singer ('Save Tonight').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1825 je na Dunaju umrl italijanski skladatelj Antonio Salieri. Bil je Mozartov sodobnik in učitelj Beethovna, Schuberta in Liszta.
Leta 1833 se je v Hamburgu rodil nemški skladatelj Johannes Brahms.
Leta 1840 se je rodil ruski skladatelj Peter Iljič Čajkovski. Najbolj znani so njegovi baleti Labodje jezero, Trnuljčica in Hrestač.
Leta 1892 se je v Kumrovcu rodil jugoslovanski predsednik Josip Broz Tito.
Leta 1901 se je rodil ameriški filmski igralec Gary Cooper. Najbolj znani filmi v katerih je igral so Zbogom orožje, Komu zvoni in Točno opoldne.
Leta 1919 se je rodila argentinska političarka Eva Maria Peron.
Leta 1945 je v štabu generala Dwighta Eisenhowerja, nemški polkovnik Alfred Jodl podpisal brezpogojno kapitulacijo nemške kopenske armade.
Leta 1956 so v Ljubljani ustanovili Slovensko mladinsko gledališče.
Leta 1977 se je rodil slovenski košarkar Marko Milič.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1955 - Bill Haley & His Comets izdajo hit 'Rock Around The Clock'.
1966 - The Mamas and the Papas so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Monday Monday'.
1977 - The Eagles so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Hotel California'.
1988 - Terence Trent D'arby je na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Wishing Well'.
2006 - zasedba Snow Patrol je na vrhu britanske lestvice z albumom 'Eyes Open'. Ta se je povzpel tudi do vrha lestvice na Irskem in v Avstraliji.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry, švedski pevec ('Save Tonight').
